{"id":186363,"date":"2026-04-05T14:27:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/186363\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T14:27:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:27:35","slug":"queens-reading-festival-to-return-to-stately-home-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/186363\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen&#8217;s reading festival to return to stately home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Queen Camilla&#8217;s literary festival is set to return to Chatsworth House for a second year, it has been announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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-%5Byahoo.north.america%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\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;took place at the stately home in Derbyshire&quot;}\" class=\"link \">took place at the stately home in Derbyshire<\/a> for the first time in September 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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 class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775399255_497_3a4738ad6e3295cf18c56fd40a6f3400.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Queen&#8217;s Reading Room Festival will return to Chatsworth House in September [BBC]<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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 class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Bringing so many remarkable authors, thinkers and storytellers to one place is a true privilege.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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 class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/live\/bbc_radio_derby?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%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\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;BBC Radio Derby on Sounds&quot;}\" class=\"link \">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\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">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\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;X&quot;}\" class=\"link \">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\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Instagram&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a>. 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