The Duchess of Cornwall met some of Islington’s brightest young readers during a library visit this week.

Camilla Parker Bowles came to Islington Central Library in Highbury to launch a new children’s book and met with national literacy charities.

Children from Sacred Heart nursery school were given an exclusive reading of the Book Trust’s new book, Bear’s Reading Adventure, by the Duchess. She also heard about a new reading club pilot from pupils at Pakeman and Laycock schools.

The book is aimed at a younger audience, and is designed to encourage reading as well as regular library visits. The Duchess later joined children, parents and carers singing songs and rhymes at the library’s free weekly Baby Bounce session, which introduces young children to books, reading and learning.

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