Hava Camilla! Duchess led merry dance by Abe, 86
THE Duchess of Cornwall was twirled around the dance floor by a sprightly 86-year-old yesterday during a visit to a day centre for the elderly.
Abraham David could not believe his luck that one of the youngest women in the room wanted to dance with him at the charity Jewish Care’s Brenner Centre in Stepney, east London.
“It was a lovely, wonderful experience, I think I’m dreaming,” Mr David, from Shadwell, east London, said. “She put her hand out to mine and wanted to dance – I couldn’t believe it. I won’t sleep tonight I’m so excited.”
Camilla, 71, also linked arms with Lord Levy, Jewish Care’s president, to join a ring of people dancing to the Jewish folk song Hava Nagila, which means Let Us Rejoice.
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The dancing duchess was marking the 80th anniversary of the centre, opened in 1938 by George V’s widow, Queen Mary.
Camilla joined residents of the nearby Malmesbury Residents’ Association in Bow, cleaning up litter in their neighbourhood.
She was given litter sticks for the Duke of Cambridge and Duke of Sussex, who have both spoken about how their father encouraged them to clear up rubbish in their school holidays.
Camilla, who is president of the charity Cleanup UK which organised the litter pick, said: “I will deliver these personally, they are rather pros at the job.
“They were taught well by their father, who as you know is a passionate litter picker.
“We aren’t allowed to go past anything without stopping and picking it up, so I’m quite well versed in it too.”