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Queen Camilla details harrowing ‘attack on a train’ as a teen for…

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Queen Camilla opened up for the first time about her harrowing experience being “attacked on a train” as a teenager.

While the royal said on BBC Radio 4’s “Today” show Wednesday that she had “sort of forgotten about” the assault by “somebody [she] didn’t know,” she does “remember … being so angry” afterward.

“I was reading my book, and this boy – man – attacked me, and I did fight back,” the 78-year-old recalled.

Queen Camilla spoke for the first time about being assaulted on a train as a teen on Wednesday. BBC
The royal, pictured above in the 1990s, told BBC on Wednesday that she “did fight back.” Getty Images

“I remember getting off the train and my mother looking at me and saying, ‘Why is your hair standing on end, and why is a button missing from your coat?’” she added.

Camilla noted that she was “so furious about it,” with the emotions “lurking for many years.”

She was inspired to share her story over BBC commentator John Hunt’s wife, Carol, and daughters Louise and Hannah being killed by Louise’s ex-partner.

While the 78-year-old, pictured above on Dec. 25, had “sort of forgotten the experience,” she was “so furious” at the time. Samir Hussein/WireImage
King Charles III’s wife, pictured above in October, noted the emotions “lurked for many years.” ZUMAPRESS.com

“When the subject about domestic abuse came up, and suddenly you hear a story like John and Amy’s, it’s something that I feel very strongly about,” Camilla said.

While King Charles III’s wife has not publicly shared her story before, she did speak to then-London mayor Boris Johnson about the incident in 2008.

Johnson’s communications director, Guto Harri, told “Power and Palace” author Valentine Low about Camilla’s “serious conversation” with the politician.

Camilla, pictured above in 2023, told views the attacker was “somebody [she] didn’t know.” Getty Images
Camilla, pictured above on Dec. 20, reportedly spoke to Boris Johnson about the assault attempt in 2008. UK Press via Getty Images

“[She was] the victim of an attempted sexual assault when she was a schoolgirl,” Low wrote in his September release.

“She was on a train going to Paddington — she was about 16, 17 — and some guy was moving his hand further and further,” he added.

When Johnson “asked what happened next,” she allegedly replied, “I did what my mother taught me to. I took off my shoe and whacked him in the nuts with the heel.”

Camilla, pictured above on Dec. 20, was around 16 or 17 and smacked the man with her shoe. Bav Media / SplashNews.com
The “self-possessed” teen, pictured above in 1976, had the stranger arrested. Getty Images

The “self-possessed” teen then “jump[ed] off the train” upon arrival, told a man in uniform about the attack and had him arrested.

In 2008, notably, Camilla and Johnson were discussing opening rape crisis center, with Hari revealing, “Nobody asked why the interest, why the commitment. But that’s what it went back to.”

If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-330-0226.

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Writers at Lord’s Press come from a range of professional backgrounds, including history, diplomacy, heraldry, and public administration. Many publish anonymously or under initials—a practice that reflects the publication’s long-standing emphasis on discretion and editorial objectivity. While they bring expertise in European nobility, protocol, and archival research, their role is not to opine, but to document. Their focus remains on accuracy, historical integrity, and the preservation of events and individuals whose significance might otherwise go unrecorded.

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