Camilla: We will put an end to domestic abuse

Strong words as royal recovers from pneumonia

- RUSSELL MYERS

THE Queen has said she is determined to turn the tide on domestic violence, and vowed never to stop campaigning.

Camilla held a reception yesterday to mark the 50th anniversary of charity Women's Aid.

At the event, she pledged continued support for those with experience of domestic abuse.

She said: "I have no intention, now I've started, to stop and I am determined to put an end to this.

"We have all got to pull together. You are all doing a wonderful job, and we will put an end to it, probably not in my lifetime, but in some of yours."

The Queen has recently suffered from pneumonia and has scaled back her work schedule in recent weeks as she takes time to recover.

She told charity representatives at the event: "I am still a bit tired.

It catches up a bit".

Many attendees congratulated the Queen on the success of her recent ITV documentary, Her Majesty the Queen Behind Closed Doors, which explored her many years of work in the field.

One of the survivors who took part was Alice Liveing, who was abused by her partner at the age of 16. Miss Liveing, who is Aid now a Women's Aid ambassador, said: "I asked how she was feeling. She said she was feeling pretty tired but was trying to juggle some bits."