Camilla visits Black Beauty author's house in Great Yarmouth

Queen Camilla has spent the morning in Norfolk visiting the birthplace of Anna Sewell, the author of Black Beauty.

Sewell was born in a tiny bedroom at the house on Church Plain in Great Yarmouth in 1820, custodianship of which was granted to Redwings Horse Sanctuary last year.

The Queen was greeted by crowds and while there, viewed a first edition of the famous book.

Nicola Knight, from the charity said it had been "an honour" to host the Queen.

She added: "I can hardly believe we've just welcomed the Queen to Anna Sewell House in Great Yarmouth.

"I've been with Redwings 20 years now and we've never had a Royal visit, so it's been an absolute honour, and I think because she loves the book so much and she's got a genuine interest in horses, there's a really lovely connection there - and I hope she really enjoyed her visit."

Helen Whitelegg, from Redwings Horse Sanctuary, showed the Queen around the house and said she was "very engaged".

"She's clearly passionate about Black Beauty, she's passionate about horses, so there's a natural connection there, which is lovely and makes it much easier to chat," she said.

Ms Whitelegg said the Queen was "very interested in Redwings as well".

"The fact that we're relatively young, but it's our 40th anniversary next year, so another exciting year to come for us as well," she said.

Evie and her mother Chelle were on holiday in Great Yarmouth from Essex and got to meet the Queen.

The 10-year-old said she told the Queen she had "adopted a horse called Lily at Redwings", which the Queen said was "very nice".

She said it was "very cool" to meet the Queen.

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