Photographer Anna Gordon. Copyright Antiques Roadshow / BBC Studios

The Queen Consort Camilla announced as special guest on Antiques Roadshow

Her Majesty will feature on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow this Sunday, bringing with her a book and a snuff box...

Published: March 5, 2023 at 3:00 pm

This Sunday, 5th March, The Queen Consort Camilla will be the special guest on the Antiques Roadshow.

A particularly fitting guest for this episode, filming took place at the Eden Project, of which Camilla is patron of their biggest community outreach initiative, The Big Lunch.

BBC One viewers will see presenter Fiona Bruce introducing The Queen Consort to Roadshow visitors in the much-anticipated broadcast.

- Photographer Anna Gordon. Copyright Antiques Roadshow / BBC Studios -

During the broadcast, Fiona learns about Camilla's close connection to Eden and The Big Lunch, which The Queen Consort has supported since 2013 to bring millions of people together annually, helping to reduce loneliness, and strengthening UK communities.

Like any visitor to the Roadshow, The Queen Consort has brought some personal items to share with the experts: a book and a snuff box.

Silver specialist Duncan Campbell is thrilled to see a rare snuffbox from the Royal Collection that was made from Cornish silver, while books expert Justin Croft admires a copy of Thomas Gray’s 'Elegy in a Country Churchyard.’

- Photographer Anna Gordon. Copyright Antiques Roadshow / BBC Studios -

The Queen Consort talks of her love for the poem and her interest in the book’s exquisite binding, which was done in 1899 by the Guild of Women Binders.

Camilla also joins Fiona for a ‘guess the mystery item’ challenge, posed by jewellery specialist Geoffrey Munn. In this segment, they will try to decipher the purpose of three unusual items: a piece of rock crystal, a silver plaque decorated with a pair of eyes and two jewelled arrows.

'It was a total privilege to welcome Her Majesty The Queen Consort and the Antiques Roadshow team to Eden last summer for what was a real red-letter day for us,' says Peter Stewart, Chief Purpose Office at the Eden Project.

'Her Majesty has been an incredible supporter of The Big Lunch and has been patron since 2013. The airing of this episode is a timely reminder of this special connection as we look forward to the Coronation Big Lunch May 6-8.'

The special episode airs in the run up to the Coronation Big Lunch, which is an official part of the celebrations for King Charles III's Coronation in May.

Antiques Roadshow featuring The Queen Consort airs on Sunday 5th March 2023 at 8pm on BBC1.

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