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The Duchess of Cornwall had a nice family day with her adult children yesterday at the 2015 Cheltenham Festival. Camilla stayed in the royal box with son Tom Parker-Bowles and daughter Laura Lopes. Camilla is reportedly quite close with her children and her grandchildren – she keeps a home adjacent to Prince Charles’ Highgrove estate just so can spend time with Tom, Laura and their kids. Apparently, Tom and Camilla made a bet with each other about the horses and Tom had to pay his mum – the Daily Mail says Tom gave her a “fistful of £20 notes.” I’ve heard that the Queen likes to put some money on the horses too, she just does it discreetly.

Camilla looks nice here, doesn’t she? I don’t really think she has the elegance for formal eveningwear, but she looks good when she’s in horse-culture, in her tweeds. And like all royal women, Camilla does have a face for hats.

Meanwhile, Camilla recently spoke to a magazine for children about her favorite fictional characters. Her ultimate favorite was apparently Winnie the Pooh because “I would love to have my fingers stuck in honey.” But she also said she adores Elizabeth Bennett of Pride & Prejudice. I recently had a conversation with a big Jane Austen fan and I mentioned that out of all of Austen’s heroines, Emma was probably my favorite. Story-wise, I would go with Persuasion or Pride & Prejudice, but as far as well-drawn, flawed heroines, yes, Emma is my favorite. Anyway, the Austen fan was shocked! Apparently, it’s practically sacrilegious to prefer Emma over Lizzy Bennett.

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