09 February 2023 , 15:55
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While out on duty, fans are usually eager to present flowers and other gifts when meeting royals.
But when one little girl met the Queen Consort on a charity visit today she gave her a crumpled note - and it had an adorable request for Princess Charlotte.
It came when Camilla visited Storm Family Centre, a charity supporting domestic abuse survivors in south London, an experience she described as a privilege and honour.
There she met eight-year-old Charlotte-Rose Hickson when she joined members of a lunch club having a cup of tea.
The youngster, known to her family as Charlie-Rose, passed the slightly crumpled note to the royal guest requesting a playdate with Charlotte.
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Queen Camilla on a visit to a charity in London today (Getty Images)
Princess Charlotte with her older brother Prince George (Getty Images)And Camilla pledged to pass it on to the young royal with Charlie-Rose saying after: "She said she would give my note to Charlotte, I’m hoping she’ll agree, you never know, and I think I’ll go to her house."
The schoolgirl who has donated toys to the centre was joined by her dad Wayne Hickson, 39, invited to the event as his mother is a volunteer with the charity.
Camilla during a visit to the STORM Family Centre in London, as it marks its 19th anniversary (PA)He joked: "My daughter's got a sign saying 'The Original Princess Charlotte'" and he said she wrote the note on the train to London, from their home in Surrey, after he revealed they were going to an event where Camilla was the guest.
Mr Hickson, 39, added: "We were just talking about this a while back and I said if you get a chance to meet the Queen, you don’t want to regret not mentioning it.
"She took it and definitely said she would pass it on, so watch this space."
Camilla listened to the experiences of a group of women supported by the charity. (Toby Melville/AP/REX/Shutterstock)Storm, an organisation based in Battersea, also provides a range of services for the community from education tuition to counselling and the Queen Consort tried her hand at some of the workshops on offer, making a scented candle and signing a painting.
It was founded by Marie Hanson in 2004 after, as a heavily pregnant mother, she found herself living in her car after fleeing domestic violence.
Ms Hanson hosted Camilla for the visit which included the royal sitting down and listening to the experiences of a group of women supported by the charity.
In an impromptu brief speech, the Queen Consort told her host: "I’d like to say a huge thank you, to you, for all you’re doing for domestic abuse and (these) women being abused.
"I've been to a lot of centres all the way around the country, but I seldom come to ones like this where there’s so much going on to help the community."
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She added: "Thank you every body who’s been part of Marie’s mission, I feel very privileged and honoured to have come and visited you today."