Queen Camilla Shares Teen Assault Story on Women's Violence

Queen Camilla has publicly recounted for the first time her experience of fighting off a sexual assault as a teenager, sharing the story during a discussion on violence against women with the family of a BBC racing commentator whose wife and two daughters were murdered last year.

The conversation, recorded last month at Clarence House and broadcast on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, featured Camilla speaking with John Hunt, his surviving daughter Amy, former Prime Minister Baroness Theresa May and was chaired by BBC broadcaster Emma Barnett. It focused on women's safety and domestic abuse, coinciding with the United Nations' 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.

Camilla began by praising John and Amy Hunt for their resilience following the tragic deaths of Carol Hunt, 61; her daughter Hannah, 28; and Louise, 25, who were killed in their home in Bushey, Hertfordshire, on July 9, 2023. The attacks were carried out by Kyle Clifford, 27, Louise's former partner, using a crossbow. Clifford pleaded guilty to the three murders and to raping Louise, receiving a whole-life prison sentence at Cambridge Crown Court in March 2024.

In memory of the victims, John and Amy Hunt...