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Camilla's grandfather, writer Philip Morton Shand (top inset), brutally beat his wife Edith when she was four months pregnant with the Queen's father, Major Bruce Shand, in August 1916.
Queen Camilla has been an outspoken supporter of victims of domestic abuse and dedicates much of her royal work to shining a light on violence against women.
Queen Camilla is Patron of SafeLives, a UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse and often speaks out to support survivors - but the reason behind her important work has never been revealed