Queen Camilla's IWD Speech on Violence Against Women

Queen Camilla delivered a poignant speech on International Women's Day at St. James's Palace in London, emphasizing solidarity with survivors of violence and abuse while wearing a badge reading "Shame Must Change Sides." The address, given as president of the Women of the World alliance, highlighted the need to break the culture of silence around violence against women and girls, drawing attention amid ongoing scrutiny of her brother-in-law, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, over his past associations with Jeffrey Epstein.

Camilla, 76, recounted recent meetings with French assault survivor Gisèle Pelicot, who gave her the badge, and with John Hunt and his daughter Amy, whose family members were murdered in Hertfordshire last year. "To every survivor of every kind of violence, many of whom have not been able to tell their stories or who have not been believed, please know that you are not alone," she said. "We stand with you and alongside you, today and every day, in solidarity, sorrow and sympathy. Every woman has a story. And these stories must be told. Because when we live in a culture of silence, we empower violence against women and girls." She cited statistics showing a woman is...