Queen Consort Camilla implored her audience to value freedom of expression and seemingly referenced the end of Roald Dahl’s ‘The Witches.’
, they remain a nostalgic favorite for adults, and that sentiment, along with the implication that the new editions were a form of censorship, inspired an impassioned discourse. On Thursday,might have entered the fray when she made comments about censorship and the value of imagination during an event.
”, a source close to Camilla said she was “shocked and dismayed” to hear that Dahl’s books had been altered and thought that the freedom of writers needed to be preserved.that they would continue selling previous editions of the books alongside the newly edited ones.
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