{"id":186355,"date":"2026-04-05T14:16:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/186355\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T14:16:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:16:37","slug":"queens-reading-festival-to-return-to-stately-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/186355\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen&#8217;s reading festival to return to stately home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-ylk=\"elm:icon;slk:BBC;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"BBC\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"195\" height=\"40\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"pr-2.5 max-w-[150px] max-h-[40px] min-[601px]:max-w-[115px]\" style=\"color:transparent;max-width:auto;max-height:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/9188fa80-1cd1-11ee-adeb-4290b12541e6.png\"\/><\/a>Sun, April 5, 2026 at 1:57 PM UTC<img alt=\"Queen Camilla meeting members of the public attending a showing of Pride and Prejudice on the lawns of Chatsworth House during The Queen's Reading Room Festival at Chatsworth House. She is shaking a woman's hand.&#10;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1242\" height=\"699\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/22ec475cf3e9be7fad883bafcd1598ac.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Queen met members of the public at Chatsworth House during last year&#8217;s event<\/p>\n<p>Queen Camilla&#8217;s literary festival is set to return to Chatsworth House for a second year, it has been announced.<\/p>\n<p>The Queen&#8217;s Reading Room Festival, which debuted at Hampton Court Palace in London in 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cr4qey227y9o?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Baol.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:took place at the stately home in Derbyshire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">took place at the stately home in Derbyshire<\/a> for the first time in September 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The Queen&#8217;s Reading Room, a charity she founded following the success of her Instagram book club in the Covid pandemic, said this year&#8217;s event would bring together an &#8220;outstanding&#8221; line-up of authors, including Harlan Coben, Lee Child, Clare Balding and Cecelia Ahern.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s festival is due to take place on 19 and 20 September.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Chatsworth House\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1242\" height=\"699\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3a4738ad6e3295cf18c56fd40a6f3400.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Queen&#8217;s Reading Room Festival will return to Chatsworth House in September<\/p>\n<p>Vicki Perrin, chief executive of The Queen&#8217;s Reading Room, said: &#8220;As we celebrate the fifth anniversary of The Queen&#8217;s Reading Room, it is a joy to announce the return of our festival to Chatsworth.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bringing so many remarkable authors, thinkers and storytellers to one place is a true privilege.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Perrin said the charity was committed to &#8220;making reading accessible for all&#8221; and would be continuing a partnership with The Elm Foundation, a charity that supports people affected by domestic abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/live\/bbc_radio_derby?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Baol.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:BBC Radio Derby on Sounds;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">BBC Radio Derby on Sounds<\/a> and follow BBC Derby on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DerbyBBC\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Facebook<\/a>, on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCDerby\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">X<\/a>, or on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcderby\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Instagram<\/a>. 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