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Queen Camilla Hosts Hamnet Screening as Queen’s Reading Room Turns Five

The charity marked its fifth anniversary with a ticketed fundraiser spotlighting the film’s awards-season momentum.

Overview

  • Camilla welcomed cast and creatives to The May Fair Hotel in London for a Queen’s Reading Room event held with Universal and Focus Features.
  • She met author Maggie O’Farrell, actors Joe Alwyn and Jacobi Jupe, and key producers and casting director Nina Gold before the screening.
  • Costume designer Malgosia Turzanska gave the Queen a personal tour of the film’s handcrafted outfits displayed at the venue.
  • Hamnet leads the British awards race with 11 BAFTA nominations, a record for a female-directed film, and it has eight Oscar nominations including Best Picture.
  • The evening served as a fundraising engagement, with paid tickets and post-screening conversations supporting the charity’s literacy work and related causes.