Camilla Discloses Teenage Train Assault

Queen Camilla, publicly disclosed for the first time that she was attacked on a train as a teenager. In an interview with BBC, she recounted fighting back against an unknown man and expressed the anger she felt, which 'lurked for many years'. Details of the assault, including her reported use of a shoe to hit the assailant and his subsequent arrest at United Kingdom — London Paddington station, were previously published in a book serialized by The Times newspaper. Queen Camilla has been a long-time advocate for charities like SafeLives that combat sexual and domestic violence, and her disclosure was part of a broader discussion on violence against women.