Queen Camilla returns to public duties saying she is “feeling much better” after recovering from a recent chest infection – to host a reception for authors shortlisted for this year’s Booker Prize.
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00:00Yeah, and then the two join Gabby and
00:04Then we do that picture and then we have given them the books
00:30I
01:00Wish I said that Caliper
01:16Straight towards me again. Thank you
01:23I can imagine
01:31So impressed by everything you write
01:47This is absolutely brilliant because there were so many good books and the last five six
01:53I
02:03Think I'm on the mend these things always take a bit of time to get rid of so you think you've got rid of it
02:09And then they just sort of hang on for a bit, but hopefully it's nice to see you again
02:14It's nice to see you. Yes twice to get in. It's very exciting
02:18Yes
02:22I
02:37Have to wait
02:47My concentration is elsewhere
02:53Yes
02:55Everyone was very excited
02:58It was so lovely to get such a warm welcome
03:01Yes, everywhere. We looked
03:07I was out of town actually. Yeah. Yes. Well, it's very exciting. This is
03:15Yeah, yes, so you're all going to be sitting tonight with your fingers crossed
03:22I
03:39Get the call saying you're through to the final it must be shocking
03:45But I mean that's what everybody's goal is I suppose in a way to just go for the top one
03:54It's tremendous there's tremendous solidarity among us I must say it's a it's a astonishing each other before
04:02No
04:15I'm Rachel. I just come from California. This is like the whole
04:25Double finalist. Yeah. Yeah. I mean as Percival said it's you know, well
04:30For me, it's not really about winning things because I I only really want things I have control over again
04:38But it's just so
04:43Fantastic books the jury does a phenomenal job. I'm very honored to be
04:50Yes, it is goodness me I know
04:54Is it your second language?
04:56Not quite not quite. Yeah at one and a half. I would say yeah
05:00Yeah, my parents don't speak each other's languages very well. So I grew up speaking their form of English
05:06Not entirely English, but so what what you writing in the first place? Oh
05:12Boredom
05:14We were staying with my grandparents for for three months in the in the force in the Netherlands where I live and
05:20TV was very strict and
05:22There were no friends. There were no children. So I turned to books out of sheer desperation
05:27And
05:31Right to the top, well, it's very excited. So I said I have read some of your books, but I they won't go anywhere
05:38So I don't know who the winner is either. So all I can do is, well there's probably a judge there who does know who the winner is.
05:48And also he's such a brilliant writer himself.
05:50Isn't he?
05:52Yes, I loved your latest book.
05:54Yes, aren't you celebrating it in your book club now?
05:56Yes
05:58But I mean, how many books did you read?
06:00Oh, how many did I read?
06:02156
06:04Narrowing it down
06:06Narrowing it down
06:08We properly, properly, properly read them all.
06:10It was a very fearsome group of judges.
06:12They would hold you to account.
06:14So it was actually really remarkable.
06:16We really read them all.
06:18So it's been quite a year.
06:20No sleep.
06:22No sleep.
06:24Just keep on reading.
06:26It's a productive books.
06:28They must have had something very special.
06:30They had very special.
06:32We had a rather beautiful criteria.
06:34Which was that books had to have heart.
06:36They had to be funny and needed other people to read.
06:38Exactly.
06:40Which is sort of a beautiful principle.
06:42Which is so lovely.
06:44You know, everybody needed to be able to read them.
06:46You know, to be, I mean, you know,
06:48in my sort of teenage years,
06:50it was pop stars.
06:52Now it's my turn.
06:54So, you know,
06:56I was all over the place.
06:58I was all over the place.
07:00I was all over the place.
07:02To all the authors,
07:04I think you're all fantastic.
07:06So underneath that,
07:08I'm extremely jealous.
07:10Because I'd love to be able to write
07:12like all of you do.
07:14When you get some time.
07:16When I get some time.
07:18Not these days.
07:20But seeing people like you,
07:22I know that you couldn't possibly do anything like that.
07:24You have to start somewhere.
07:26Thank you so much for having us.
07:28I'd love for somebody to just sneak
07:30a forward whisper in my ear.
07:32Well, I leave them all.
07:34So I can't come back and tip them.
07:36Anyway, it's lovely to see you.
07:38Thank you so much.
07:40Have a lovely evening.
07:42Bye.