Overview
- Speaking publicly for the first time, the Queen said a stranger attacked her on a train as a teenager, that she fought back, and that the episode left her furious.
- The remarks aired on BBC Radio 4’s Today in a pre-recorded conversation at Clarence House with John and Amy Hunt and guest editor Theresa May.
- An earlier account in Valentine Low’s Power and the Palace reported she struck the assailant with her shoe and he was arrested at Paddington, which Buckingham Palace did not dispute at the time.
- Camilla framed her disclosure within her long-standing advocacy on domestic and sexual violence, saying she wants to use her “tiny soapbox” to encourage open discussion and support for victims.
- The programme also spotlighted the Hunts’ efforts after the 2024 murders of Carol, Hannah and Louise Hunt by Kyle Clifford, who received a whole-life sentence.