Queen Elizabeth II has celebrated the 100th anniversary of Queen Mary's Dolls' House by championing a project to create a modern miniature library. Leading writers, illustrators, and binders contributed handwritten manuscripts for a new collection. The Queen also wrote a foreword for the special miniature collection. Authors, illustrators, and binders were welcomed by the Queen for their involvement in creating the miniature books. Queen Camilla hosted a reception at Windsor Castle for the contributors. The Queen joked about her eyesight being affected by writing a miniature book for the centenary celebrations.
The Queen has joked that writing a miniature book for the centenary celebrations of the world’s most famous dolls’ house affected her eyesight ✍️: @PARoyal https://t.co/JonxwC8nzs
Queen Camilla has joked her eyesight had "deteriorated" as she was presented with the miniature book she wrote, which will go on display at Windsor Castle https://t.co/YHOE5NRLNN
Queen updates royal Dolls' House with tiny modern books https://t.co/owofEvgWMw
“These new books highlight the incredible richness of twenty-first century literary talent.” The Queen has welcomed authors, illustrators and binders involved in creating special miniature books in celebration of the centenary of Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House.
The Queen has contributed her own handwritten book, in the form of a foreword, to the special new miniature collection being added to Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House in its centenary year. Read Her Majesty’s contribution here: https://t.co/sdn0Y4DHfn https://t.co/QshqhLYmNp
🏠Queen Camilla will host a reception at Windsor Castle on Tuesday for the authors, illustrators and binders who created a new miniature book collection for replica of an Edwardian residence built for Queen Mary. Read more here👇 https://t.co/qkMX6NSGId https://t.co/lPojVxlynQ
To celebrate 100 years of Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House, The Queen has championed an initiative to create a modern-day miniature library. 📚Leading writers, illustrators and binders have contributed their own handwritten manuscripts as a mirror to the books collected a century ago. https://t.co/RM0JwMGdZ2
📚Queen celebrates royal dolls’ house as tiny books by Horowitz and Donaldson placed on shelves https://t.co/1ryKd1e9pQ