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It’s part of the slightly elicit appeal and if you sanitise it you might take away what makes Roald Dahl interesting. He said: ‘I am impelled, not to squeak like a grateful and apologetic mouse, but to roar like a lion out of pride in my profession and in the great and good men who have practised it through the ages.’īoyd, the Scottish author of Any Human Heart, said: ‘I think children go to Roald Dahl for precisely the reasons they are excising (the books). She quoted a “stirring speech” given by John Steinbeck when he received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962, a copy of which, she said, should be on the desk of every author to act as an encouragement and as a reminder of what Steinbeck described as ‘the ancient commission of the writer.’ The Queen Consort urged all of those gathered to take ‘the most enormous pride’ in their profession and in the part they play in opening readers’ eyes to others’ experiences.

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The charity will also hold its first literary festival at Hampton Court in June.Ĭamilla was joined by her proud husband, King Charles, who laughed as she smiled and thanked ‘Your Majesty’ for coming, before the couple spent more than an hour chatting to their 90 plus guests.

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It’s hope is to close the gap between writers and readers through accessible, educational and free literary content available year-round through its social media and online platforms. It is also being turned into a charity - the first time this has happened in her name - to improve education and foster a love of literature among both adults and children in the UK and around the world. She was speaking at a Clarence House reception where it was announced that her Instagram and online book club was being renamed The Queen’s Reading Room. Puffin says it made the changes so that Dahl’s works 'can continue to be enjoyed by all today',īut it is clear that the Queen Consort - who was yesterday backed by a host of major literary figures in her defence of their art - believes that historic works should be preserved as products of their time. Some parents have even said that they will be boycotting the updated novels as the changes were branded as 'absolutely insane', with one saying: 'If you're that easily offended, then stay at home wrapped in bubble wrap.' However, the move has triggered a wave of outrage, with 98 per cent of MailOnline readers demanding the best-selling author's works are kept in their original form. In The Witches, a paragraph describing them as bald under their wigs is followed shortly by a new line: 'There are plenty of other reasons why women might wear wigs and there is certainly nothing wrong with that.' Passages not written by the late author, who died in 1990, have also been added by the publisher to complete their new editions. Miss Trunchbull in Matilda, once a 'most formidable female', is now a 'most formidable woman', while her 'great horsey face' is now simply called 'her face'.įantastic Mr Fox's three sons have become daughters. The Queen Consort met with many literary professionals and lovers at her event including author Charlie Mackesy and his dog Barney

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