Editing Queen Camilla (section)

==== Victims of rape and sexual abuse ====
After visiting nine [[rape crisis centre]]s in 2009 and hearing accounts from survivors, Camilla began raising awareness and advocating ways to help victims of [[rape and sexual abuse]] to overcome and move past their trauma.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Low |first=Valentine |date=2 February 2013 |title=Camilla takes leading role in fight to help rape victims |work=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/camilla-takes-leading-role-in-fight-to-help-rape-victims-dfnkpf6ldgf |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=7 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203204403/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/article3675617.ece |archive-date=3 February 2013}}</ref> She often speaks to victims at a rape crisis centre in [[Croydon]] and visits other centres to meet staff and victims, around the United Kingdom and during overseas tours.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Supporting victims of rape and sexual abuse |url=http://www.hrh-princeofwales.com/uk/focus/rape-and-sexual-abuse.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150315172520/http://www.hrh-princeofwales.com/uk/focus/rape-and-sexual-abuse.html |archive-date=15 March 2015 |access-date=14 March 2015 |work=The Prince of Wales}}</ref><ref name="centers">{{Cite magazine |date=5 February 2013 |title=Duchess of Cornwall hosts a reception supporting survivors of rape and sexual abuse |url=http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/world/540675/duchess-of-cornwall-hosts-reception-supporting-survivors-of-rape-and-sexual-abuse.html |url-status=live |magazine=Marie Claire |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190256/http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/world/540675/duchess-of-cornwall-hosts-reception-supporting-survivors-of-rape-and-sexual-abuse.html |archive-date=29 October 2013 |access-date=22 June 2013}}</ref> In 2010, alongside the [[mayor of London]], [[Boris Johnson]], she opened a centre in [[Ealing]], West London, for rape victims. The centre later expanded to other areas including [[Hillingdon]], [[Fulham]], [[Hounslow]], and [[Hammersmith]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kirk |first=Tristan |date=13 July 2010 |title=Duchess of Cornwall opens new rape support centre in Ealing |work=Harrow Times |url=http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/8267919.Duchess_of_Cornwall_opens_new_rape_support_centre |url-status=live |access-date=29 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193728/http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/8267919.Duchess_of_Cornwall_opens_new_rape_support_centre |archive-date=29 October 2013}}</ref> In 2011, Camilla opened the Oakwood Place Essex Sexual Assault Referral Centre at Brentwood Community Hospital in [[Essex]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Duchess of Cornwall visits rape crisis centre in Essex |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-15428304 |url-status=live |access-date=4 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404041938/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-15428304 |archive-date=4 April 2019}}</ref> She is patron of the [[Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 April 2018 |title=Bobby Van Patron, HRH Duchess of Cornwall, supports domestic abuse campaign |url=https://wiltshirebobbyvan.org.uk/2018/04/06/bobby-van-patron-hrh-duchess-of-cornwall-supports-domestic-abuse-campaign |access-date=21 August 2022 |work=Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust |archive-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913040451/https://wiltshirebobbyvan.org.uk/2018/04/06/bobby-van-patron-hrh-duchess-of-cornwall-supports-domestic-abuse-campaign/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which provides home security for victims of crime and domestic abuse, and of [[SafeLives]], a charity that campaigns against domestic abuse and violence.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 May 2022 |title=Duchess of Cornwall visits 'moving' Manchester photo exhibition |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-61305564 |access-date=21 August 2022 |work=BBC News |archive-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821220214/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-61305564 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2013, Camilla held a meeting at Clarence House which brought together rape victims and rape support groups. Director of Public Prosecutions [[Keir Starmer]] and Home Secretary [[Theresa May]] (both future prime ministers) were guests at the occasion. At the occasion, she introduced a plan to help the victims: about 750 wash-bags, created by her Clarence House staff and packed with luxury toiletries, were distributed to victims at the centres. Camilla thought of the gesture after she visited a centre in [[Derbyshire]] and asked victims what they would like to help them feel at ease after the trauma and forensic examinations. According to Clarence House, the event was the first meeting of high-profile figures to focus exclusively on rape and sexual abuse subjects.<ref name="centers"/><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/duchess-of-cornwall-launches-scheme-offering-comfort-for-rape-victims-pl0vp6sqbms |title=Duchess of Cornwall launches scheme offering comfort for rape victims |work=[[The Times]] |first=Valentine |last=Low |date=6 February 2013 |access-date=1 January 2024 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=1 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101182546/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/duchess-of-cornwall-launches-scheme-offering-comfort-for-rape-victims-pl0vp6sqbms |url-status=live }}</ref> In the same year, Camilla travelled to Northern Ireland and opened The Rowan, a sexual assault and referral centre at [[Antrim Area Hospital]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 July 2013 |title=Duchess of Cornwall officially opens The Rowan |work=Northern Health and Social Care Trust |url=http://www.northerntrust.hscni.net/about/1865.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=25 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203153832/http://www.northerntrust.hscni.net/about/1865.htm |archive-date=3 December 2017}}</ref> which was the first centre to provide help and comfort to rape and sexual abuse victims in Northern Ireland.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 June 2013 |title=Northern Ireland first Sexual assault referral centre opens |work=Northern Ireland Executive |url=http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news-dhssps-250613-northern-irelands-first |url-status=dead |access-date=2 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808060923/http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news-dhssps-250613-northern-irelands-first |archive-date=8 August 2014}}</ref> In March 2016, during a tour to the [[Western Balkans]] with her husband, Camilla visited [[UNICEF]] programmes in Montenegro and while there, she discussed child sexual abuse and was shown an exclusive preview of a new app designed to protect children from online sexual abuse.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 March 2016 |title=The Duchess of Cornwall sees how UNICEF protects children from online sexual abuse in Montenegro |work=UNICEF |url=http://www.unicef.org/media/media_90562.html |url-status=dead |access-date=29 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520055608/http://www.unicef.org/media/media_90562.html |archive-date=20 May 2016}}</ref> The following year, she partnered with retail and pharmacy chain [[Boots UK|Boots]] to create a line of wash-bags which will be given to sexual assault referral centres around the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 June 2017 |title=Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, is using her royal profile to draw attention to sexual violence |work=Chatelaine |url=https://www.chatelaine.com/living/camilla-duchess-of-cornwall |url-status=live |access-date=14 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115075731/https://www.chatelaine.com/living/camilla-duchess-of-cornwall |archive-date=15 January 2019}}</ref> As of 2024, it has donated more than 50,000 wash-bags filled with toiletries, which are offered at SARCs after a forensic examination.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 May 2024 |title=Boots attends reception at Buckingham Palace to mark the relaunch of the Wash Bags project |url=https://www.boots-uk.com/newsroom/news/boots-attends-reception-at-buckingham-palace-to-mark-the-relaunch-of-the-wash-bags-project/ |work=Boots UK |access-date=2 May 2024 }}</ref>

In May 2020, Camilla supported SafeLives's 'Reach In' campaign, which encourages people to look out for people around them that might be suffering from domestic violence.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/duchess-cornwall-supports-reach-campaign-domestic-abuse|title=The Duchess of Cornwall supports 'Reach In' campaign on domestic abuse|work=The Prince of Wales|date=17 May 2020|accessdate=29 November 2022|archive-date=30 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130011758/https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/duchess-cornwall-supports-reach-campaign-domestic-abuse|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2020, she guest-edited ''The Emma Barnett Show'' on [[BBC Radio 5 Live]], which featured conversations on domestic violence.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.tatler.com/article/camilla-duchess-of-cornwall-guest-edit-emma-barnett-show-radio-five-live|title=Why the Duchess of Cornwall cannot wait to physically hug her grandchildren|magazine=Tatler|first=Annabel|last=Sampson|date=7 July 2020|accessdate=29 November 2022|archive-date=30 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130011757/https://www.tatler.com/article/camilla-duchess-of-cornwall-guest-edit-emma-barnett-show-radio-five-live|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2021, Camilla was named as patron of the Mirabel Centre, Nigeria's first sexual assault referral centre.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Javed |first=Saman |date=7 September 2021 |title=Duchess of Cornwall named as patron of Nigeria's first sexual assault referral centre |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/duchess-cornwall-patron-nigeria-sexual-assault-b1915798.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907162840/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/duchess-cornwall-patron-nigeria-sexual-assault-b1915798.html |archive-date=7 September 2021 |access-date=7 September 2021 |work=The Independent}}</ref> In October 2021, she gave a speech at the launch of ''Shameless'', a project endorsed by the Women of the World Foundation and [[Birkbeck, University of London]] looking to educate people on sexual violence. She expressed her shock at the [[murder of Sarah Everard]] and urged both men and women to break down the "[[culture of silence]]" surrounding sexual assault.<ref name="bbcOct2021">{{Cite news |last=Coughlan |first=Sean |date=27 October 2021 |title=Camilla warns of culture normalising sexual violence |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59061740 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102143650/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59061740 |archive-date=2 November 2021 |access-date=3 November 2021 |work=BBC News}}</ref>

In February 2022, the Duchess and Theresa May supported a campaign initiated by the NHS England to encourage survivors of sexual and domestic abuse to come forward for help.<ref name="feb2022"/> The campaign also highlighted the support offered at sexual assault referral centres (SARCs) in England.<ref name="feb2022">{{Cite news |last=Grierson |first=Jamie |date=6 February 2022 |title=Camilla and May back NHS campaign to help victims and survivors of abuse |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/feb/07/camilla-and-may-back-nhs-campaign-to-help-victims-and-survivors-of-abuse |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715131750/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/feb/07/camilla-and-may-back-nhs-campaign-to-help-victims-and-survivors-of-abuse |archive-date=15 July 2022 |access-date=15 July 2022 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> The campaign was released on the first day of Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week.<ref name="feb2022"/> She also visited the Haven Paddington, a sexual assault referral centre in [[West London]] and Thames Valley Partnership, a charity for domestic abuse survivors in [[Aylesbury]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60377261|title=Camilla tests positive for coronavirus|work=BBC News|first=Doug|last=Faulkner|date=14 February 2022|accessdate=29 April 2023|archive-date=22 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422022251/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60377261|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2022, Camilla hosted her first reception at Buckingham Palace after becoming queen to raise awareness of violence against women and girls during the UN's annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign. She was joined by [[Sophie, Countess of Wessex]], Queen Rania of Jordan, [[Queen Mathilde of Belgium]], [[Crown Princess Mary of Denmark]] and the first lady of Ukraine, [[Olena Zelenska]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.sky.com/story/queen-consort-praised-for-raising-awareness-of-horrific-violence-against-women-and-girls-12758111 |title=Queen Consort praised for raising awareness of 'horrific' violence against women and girls |work=Sky News |first=Emma |last=Birchley |date=29 November 2022 |access-date=29 December 2023 |archive-date=29 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229065740/https://news.sky.com/story/queen-consort-praised-for-raising-awareness-of-horrific-violence-against-women-and-girls-12758111 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her work with survivors of domestic abuse and campaigners working to raise awareness on the issues was covered in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] documentary ''Her Majesty The Queen: Behind Closed Doors'' in November 2024.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/documentaries/queen-camilla-documentary-confirms-date-newsupdate/|title=Queen Camilla documentary Her Majesty: Behind Closed Doors confirms air date|magazine=Radio Times|first=James|last=Hibbs|date=30 October 2024|access-date=1 November 2024}}</ref>