Queen Camilla beams alongside Loose Women’s Janet Street-Porter and Denise Welch at charity reception ngocc

   

THE Queen met two hosts of chat show Loose Women at a royal charity reception yesterday.

ITV stars Janet Street-Porter and Denise Welch were among 100 guests gathered at London’s Clarence House.

Queen Camilla with Denise Welch and Janet Street-Porter at a SafeLives anniversary reception.

The Queen met Loose Women's Denise Welch and Janet Street-Porter at a royal charity reception yesterdayCredit: PA

Queen Camilla speaking with Diana Parkes at a SafeLives anniversary reception.

Queen Camilla with Diana ParkesCredit: PA

Camilla, 77, hosted the event to mark the 21st anniversary of SafeLives, which aims to end domestic violence.

Diana Parkes, whose daughter Joanna Simpson was killed by her estranged husband, told the Queen the scale of domestic abuse was “frightening”.

Camilla replied: “Terrifying. And social media.”

She also met the parents of Holly Newton, a 15-year-old who was stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend.

Holly’s mum Micala Trussler is campaigning for the age at which a person can be classed as a domestic abuse victim to be lowered below 16.

She said of Camilla: “She was really passionate about our campaign.”

In her first engagements since the King was taken to hospital she had earlier inspected a giant “Green Man Humpty Dumpty Egg” outside Buckingham Palace.

Marvelling at the 2ft high sculpture outside Buckingham Palace she said: "This is very exciting, a real Humpty Dumpty."

The artwork is one of 123 that make up “The Big Egg Hunt” campaign by Elephant Family, the conservation charity founded by Her Majesty’s late brother Mark Shand.

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Queen Camilla standing by a large decorated egg sculpture outside Buckingham Palace, flanked by two guardsmen.

Camilla inspected a giant 'Green Man Humpty Dumpty Egg' outside Buckingham Palace