Gisele Pelicot waived her right to anonymity at a historic mass rape trial in France last year where 51 men, including her ex-husband, were sentenced for abusing her.

Multiple sources say Queen Camilla wrote a letter expressing support to Gisele Pelicot, whose husband drugged and raped her and invited other men to do the same.

The Queen was said to have been "tremendously affected" by the ordeal of Ms Pelicot at the hands of her ex-husband The Queen sent a personal letter of support to French rape survivor Gisèle Pelicot, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.

Queen Camilla wrote a letter of support to Pelicot after being "tremendously affected by the Madame Pelicot case in France."

Her Majesty, a long-time campaigner against domestic violence, was 'tremendously affected' by the horrific four-month rape trial that took place in Avignon, southern France, last year, an aide said.