BRIDGERTON'S ROYAL SEAL OF APPROVAL

As she prepares to appear at The Queen's Reading Room Festival, the best-selling novelist Julia Quinn tells us why she admires 'cool' Camilla

- NICKY MORRIS

The author Julia Quinn has made a career out of creating stories about the lives of members of high society in Regency London in her bestselling novel series, Bridgerton, and its prequel, Queen Charlotte.

Now, the writer, 55, has received a royal seal of approval from the Queen, who invited her to join The Queen's Reading Room Festival 2025 this week.

“I very much admire her,” Julia says of Camilla, who is a passionate advocate of reading and literacy, which she champions through her charity, The Queen's Reading Room.

“I've always thought she seems like a really cool person. I admired her even more when I heard about this charity. I thought: ‘Well, that’s wonderful to do something to promote reading.’”

The first Bridgerton novel was published in 2000, and the series follows the eight siblings of a noble family as they search for love matches while navigating the top echelons of London society.