Camilla made the joke after she was gifted a pair of pink ballet pumps at a reception to mark 75 years of the English National Ballet company.
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The Queen joked that she would “outperform” dancers at the English National Ballet company after she was gifted a pair of pumps during a reception at Buckingham Palace.
Camilla was handed a pair of baby pink shoes worn by ballerina Sangeun Lee during an event to mark 75 years of the company.
Camilla said she was ‘very impressed’ after meeting the young entrepreneur in Newquay.
The Princess of Wales missed last year’s event during the period she was receiving cancer treatment.
The actress and dance partner Vito Coppola performed at an afternoon tea hosted by the Duchess of Edinburgh at St James’s Palace.
Camilla attended a reception at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, alongside writers and actors.
The Queen has supported literary charities and organisations for a number of years.
For the past five years the Princess of Wales has staged her celebratory Christmas carol concert at Westminster Abbey.
