Overview

• The Times/Sunday Times published the advance extract on August 31–September 1, with the full book due for release on September 11.
• According to the account, Camilla struck the attacker with her shoe heel on a train to Paddington and later identified him to an official, leading to an arrest.
• The disclosure was made during a June 2008 meeting at Clarence House with then–London mayor Boris Johnson about plans for rape‑crisis support in the capital.
• Valentine Low attributes the episode to Johnson’s former communications chief Guto Harri, making the report second‑hand rather than a public statement by Camilla.
• Coverage links the account to Camilla’s long‑running support for survivors, including work with SafeLives, the Wash Bags initiative, a 2024 Buckingham Palace reception, and a March 2025 letter to Gisèle Pelicot.