Queen Camilla will launch a weekly podcast called the Reading Room – an audio version of her popular online book club

It seems anyone who’s anyone has a podcast these days. And the Queen is set to jump on the bandwagon herself, with a weekly audio version of her popular online book club.

Camilla will personally star on The Queen’s Reading Room Podcast, which launches from January 8.

Her Majesty, 76, is a bookworm who has used her royal role to promote reading and help improve national literacy.

Her Instagram book club, which boasts 167,000 followers, was set up after she shared some of her lockdown reading favourites during the pandemic.

It has since become a charity and launched its own annual literary festival at Hampton Court Palace, which will be held again next year on June 8. Now, in a royal first, the Queen will share her own ‘bookish treasures’ in an eight-episode series.

Queen Camilla will personally star on The Queen’s Reading Room Podcast, which launches from January 8

Her Majesty, 76, is a bookworm who has used her royal role to promote reading and help improve national literacy

Her Instagram book club has become a charity and launched its own annual literary festival at Hampton Court Palace, which will be held again next year on June 8

Camilla will present the show alongside a series of star guests including Dame Joanna Lumley, Sir Ian Rankin, David Baddiel, Elif Shafak and Countdown’s Susie Dent.

It’s hoped the podcast will create a space where book lovers – and those who wish to connect more with books – can hear straight from the mouths of literary heroes.

Chief executive of The Queen’s Reading Room and podcast host Vicki Perrin said: ‘There is nothing quite like a brilliant book recommendation from a friend; but it’s even better when that person is one of your favourite authors or most admired persons.

‘I hope that this podcast will inspire listeners to new literary adventures and help those wishing to love books a little more, find the books which set their imaginations alight.’