The Queen celebrates reading’s wellbeing impact

The Queen celebrates reading’s wellbeing impact

In addition to our five a day and our 10,000 steps we should all be aiming for at least five minutes of reading every day for invaluable benefits for brain health and mental well-being just as we always suspected books are good for us and now science is proving us

Right thanks to all of you the reading room is doing what it can to spread the word about how literature quite simply makes life better since it began three years ago it has reached nearly 12 million people through all its platforms Navy don’t worry about it my met go very

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The Queen joins guests, including actresses Helena Bonham Carter CBE and Dame Joanna Lumley, at Clarence House, to celebrate the results of The Queen’s Reading Room study into the link between reading fiction and wellbeing, which has proven a clear link between reading fiction and increased mental health, brain health and social connectedness. Her Majesty has long championed a love of reading across generations and is passionate about shining a light on the importance of literature. Report by Marek Czubala.