Queen Camilla has told French rape survivor Gisèle Pelicot that she was left speechless by her new memoir, which she says she finished reading in just two days.
The Queen invited Pelicot to her official residence in London, where the 73-year-old had been promoting her new book, Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides.
Pelicot became a global figurehead of strength and feminism after waiving her right to anonymity and confronting dozens of the men who had raped her.
"I've met so many survivors of rape and sexual abuse," the Queen told Pelicot on Monday. "I never thought I could be shocked by anything anymore, but I was shocked at your case - it left me speechless."
The two women sat down for tea together at Clarence House, where Pelicot was joined by her partner, Jean-Loup Agopian, and her literary and legal team.
