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The Queen has told French rape survivor Gisele Pelicot she was left “speechless” by the account of her ordeal in her new memoir.Camilla invited Ms Pelicot, 73, to her official London residence as her UK tour promoting the book drew to close and told her guest she read the memoir in just two days, unable to put it down.

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00:10I read the book.
00:11Oh, yes.
00:26That was very brave.
00:30So many survivors of rape and sex.
00:34I never thought I could be shocked by anything.
00:37But the survivors have been shocked.
00:39It's definitely speechless.
00:45It's a book that is supposed to appeal to all generations.
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