l The Duchess of Cornwall’s role as an unsung champion of the victims of rape and sexual abuse will come to the forefront next week when she makes an impassioned speech calling for a fundamental change in society’s attitudes.
For the past three years, almost unnoticed, the Duchess has travelled the country hearing the stories of rape victims, meeting campaigners and talking to officers from the specialist rape unit of the Metropolitan Police.
On Tuesday she will hold a reception at Clarence House for groups dealing with rape and sexual abuse in which she will speak of her passion for a subject that, campaigners say, is far too often ignored by
She visited the Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre in Croydon, South London, in 2009. Her host that day, Yvonne Traynor, chief executive of Rape Crisis South London, said: “Rape and sexual violence is not a cuddly subject. For someone in the public eye who is brave enough to support us and talk about the subject is amazing. She has listened to some horrible stories. She has not flinched. It has really affected her to understand what is going on.”
Since 2009 the Duchess has visited nine Rape Crisis and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) in Britain. Although the visits are not secret, they attract very little publicity because of the issues of confidentiality involved.
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Camilla takes leading role in fight to help rape victims | The Times
