Queen Camilla vows to try to bring domestic violence to an end

In a new documentary, the Queen says she will continue to tackle the issue until she is "able to do no more".

Monday 4 November 2024 09:44, UK

The Queen has vowed to try to bring domestic violence to an end.

Queen Camilla told a new documentary that domestic abuse was a "heinous crime" and she was determined to continue to raise awareness until she is "able to do no more".

The Queen says "it is going to take a long, long time" to end domestic violence but that "we have made a huge amount of progress".

Her Majesty The Queen: Behind Closed Doors also features interviews with survivors of domestic abuse, relatives who have lost loved ones and campaigners including former prime minister Theresa May.

One of those interviewed as part of the 90-minute programme is Diana Parkes, whose daughter Joanna Simpson was killed by her estranged husband in 2010.

Camilla credits Ms Parkes's story, who co-created the Joanna Simpson Foundation in memory of her daughter, as a turning point which inspired her work on the issue.

Chief Inspector Sharon Baker of Avon and Somerset Police, who has set up a support network, also featured in the ITV documentary.

She revealed more colleagues were coming forward every week to say they were survivors of domestic violence.

"We've done a lot of work internally now, changed our policies," Ms Baker said.

"The whole message in our organisation is - you will be believed, you will be supported.

"So it's changing the culture - it's OK to talk about being a victim and a survivor now."

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