‘It’s incredibly moving’: Camilla praises bravery of domestic violence survivors as she attends the photo exhibition in an ITV documentary about her behind-the-scenes life
- Duchess of Cornwall, 74, appeared in ITV documentary, Camilla’s Country Life
- The intimate film offered a glimpse into Camilla’s childhood and private life
- While Camilla guest edited Country Life magazine, she covered domestic violence
- People on Twitter praised the Duchess for her commitment to helping victims
The Duchess of Cornwall has praised survivors of domestic violence as “so brave” to speak out about their abuse.
As she was filmed for her new ITV documentary Camilla’s Country Life, the 74-year-old Duchess visited an exhibition in Manchester that showed photos of people who had survived domestic violence.
The documentary followed the Duchess of Cornwall as she was guest editor of Country Life magazine for her 75th birthday.
Speaking to the film crew, Camilla said she wanted to draw attention to the issue of domestic violence in her issue of the magazine.
The Duchess of Cornwall, 74, met Allie Crewe (left) who was photographing survivors of domestic violence as part of an exhibition
Speaking to the cameras, Camilla said she felt that survivors of domestic violence were “very brave” for talking about their experiences
The Duchess, who is the patroness of the charity Safelives, met Allie Crewe, who took the photo series of survivors.
Camilla told the film crew, “It’s incredibly moving. It’s so brave of these women… to stand up and talk about it when some of them have sat on it for years and years and years.”
The Duchess added that it was “a very brave thing to do.”
Speaking to a male domestic violence survivor who appeared in Allie’s exhibit, Camilla said she was “glad” to meet him.
The Duchess said to him: ‘You were the brave man in the exhibition.
“I think sometimes men are a little overlooked. I think people think ‘it’s all women and it doesn’t happen to men’, but that’s very good.’
Speaking to a male survivor of domestic violence, the Duchess of Cornwall said she felt men were overlooked when it came to the issue.
Photographer Allie Crewe walked Camilla around the exhibit, which she described as ‘incredibly moving’
The Duchess confirmed that she wanted to mention domestic violence in her edition of Country Life – especially in rural areas.
‘I wanted to point out that things are not rosy in the countryside. Dark things happen, especially in rural areas where they don’t get as much attention as they do in these big cities.’
Viewers took to Twitter to praise Camilla for her work on domestic violence.
One person wrote: ‘I firmly believe that HRH’s work to support those who have experienced domestic violence and the related organizations, while often going under the radar (at its discretion), will be one of the things that will her work and role in the coming years.’
Viewers took to Twitter to praise the Duchess of Cornwall for her work helping victims of domestic violence ‘behind the scenes’
Another said: ‘Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall has worked tirelessly behind the scenes on the issue of domestic violence.
“She made herself a toiletry bag for rape survivors after undergoing clinical trials – they are now available nationwide.”
The ITV documentary was a rare, intimate look into the life of the Duchess of Cornwall as she reflected her passions in her edition of the magazine.
In addition to domestic violence, Camilla devoted pages to gardening, her favorite hobby, and wrote about Hall Place, a vacation home she visited as a child.
The Duchess also used her issue to pay tribute to hatter Philip Treacy who designed the headdress for her wedding, and Army veteran Harry Parker.
Parker, who lost both his legs while serving in Afghanistan, has always had a passion for art.
After seeing some of his work, Camilla invited Parker to take art classes at the Royal Drawing School.