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| Hay Festival: Duchess of Cornwall promotes literacy | Hay Festival: Duchess of Cornwall promotes literacy |
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| The Duchess of Cornwall has demonstrated her concern to promote child and adult literacy during a visit to the Hay Festival in Powys. | The Duchess of Cornwall has demonstrated her concern to promote child and adult literacy during a visit to the Hay Festival in Powys. |
| The duchess flew in to the book festival by helicopter to read to children. | The duchess flew in to the book festival by helicopter to read to children. |
| Afterwards, her spokesman said she has had a long interest in books and reading which stemmed from being read to as a child. | |
| "She read to her children and it's been life-long passion," he said. | "She read to her children and it's been life-long passion," he said. |
| The duchess read an except from Dog Love Books by Louise Yates, a 2010 Roald Dahl Funny Prize winner and a New York Times bestseller. | The duchess read an except from Dog Love Books by Louise Yates, a 2010 Roald Dahl Funny Prize winner and a New York Times bestseller. |
| Afterwards, children's author Michael Morpurgo read an extract from one of his books. | Afterwards, children's author Michael Morpurgo read an extract from one of his books. |
| The duchess then met children, including some taking cookery lessons. | The duchess then met children, including some taking cookery lessons. |
| A spokesman for the duchess said one of the main reasons why she was at the festival was to promote reading and literacy among children and adults. | A spokesman for the duchess said one of the main reasons why she was at the festival was to promote reading and literacy among children and adults. |
| He said: "It's one of her key areas of interest - literacy for children and adults. The duchess has had a long interest in books and reading which stems from being read to as a child." | He said: "It's one of her key areas of interest - literacy for children and adults. The duchess has had a long interest in books and reading which stems from being read to as a child." |
| The spokesman added that duchess was patron of two organisation related to literacy - the Wicked Young Writers Award and the National Literacy Trust. | The spokesman added that duchess was patron of two organisation related to literacy - the Wicked Young Writers Award and the National Literacy Trust. |
| Pickles and jam | Pickles and jam |
| He went on to say the duchess regularly visits schools and libraries and encourages reading and reading aloud. | He went on to say the duchess regularly visits schools and libraries and encourages reading and reading aloud. |
| After the book-reading session, the duchess called at a stall where children were being taught how to make strawberry shortcake biscuits. | After the book-reading session, the duchess called at a stall where children were being taught how to make strawberry shortcake biscuits. |
| The duchess remarked that strawberries were early this year and said "aren't we lucky". | The duchess remarked that strawberries were early this year and said "aren't we lucky". |
| She also visited a drapers stall from Staunton-on-Wye, Herefordshire. | She also visited a drapers stall from Staunton-on-Wye, Herefordshire. |
| Owner Carolyn Denham said she spoke to the duchess about sewing and how it was coming back into fashion. | Owner Carolyn Denham said she spoke to the duchess about sewing and how it was coming back into fashion. |
| "[I said] when we were feminists we were not allowed to make pickles and jam but now we can, " she explained. | "[I said] when we were feminists we were not allowed to make pickles and jam but now we can, " she explained. |
| "And that is just like sewing. It's not a girlie thing to do anymore." | "And that is just like sewing. It's not a girlie thing to do anymore." |
| "She agreed and laughed and said she wished she had more time to sew." | "She agreed and laughed and said she wished she had more time to sew." |