Overview
- In a rare TODAY interview at the New York Public Library, Queen Camilla urged Americans to “keep reading” and warned that children’s reading rates are slipping.
- She used the visit to highlight The Queen’s Reading Room charity, read Winnie-the-Pooh to schoolchildren, and donated a Roo toy to complete the library’s Pooh collection.
- The appearance came during a four-day U.S. state visit, the first of King Charles’s reign, which included meetings in Washington with President Donald Trump.
- As the trip concludes, the official schedule points to Virginia community events next, including a neighborhood block party with local residents.
- Camilla and TODAY co-host Jenna Bush Hager, who first met in 2005, reconnected over their book clubs and floated future joint efforts to promote reading.