Queen presents children with books during primary school visit
Camilla visited Lacock Church of England Primary School in Lacock, near Chippenham, Wiltshire.
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.The Queen has presented children with a selection of books during a visit to a primary school.
Camilla visited Lacock Church of England Primary School in Lacock, near Chippenham, Wiltshire, to mark its 200th anniversary.
Among the books the Queen gave the school for its library was a copy of Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone.
Lacock Abbey was used as one of the locations for the first of the hit Harry Potter movies.
She also donated copies of Paddington At The Palace, The Tiger Who Came To Tea, Swallows And Amazons and Moorland Mousie, for which Camilla wrote the foreword.
During the visit, Camilla was shown around the school by headteacher Caroline Jackson and took part in lessons on poetry, art and music.
The school was built in 1824 to mark the 21st birthday of William Henry Fox Talbot – a scientist, inventor and pioneer of modern photography.
To celebrate the anniversary, the school has also created a scrapbook, marking all its celebratory events throughout the year and Camilla signed the first page.
The Queen unveiled a plaque and was presented with a posy and centenary badge by two pupils, Parker and Arla.
Thanking the children, the Queen said: “I shall make sure I wear it. Thank you very much. That’s really kind.”
Mrs Jackson told Camilla: “It has been a huge, huge pleasure to welcome you to our school today to celebrate our bicentenary.
“We have had such a busy 2024 and your visit is one of the highlights of our year.”
After joining a group photograph with pupils and teachers underneath the foundation stone bearing the date 1824, the Queen met members of the public who had gathered outside the school.