The Queen took a shine to a diamond ring worn by Charles Dickens during his lifetime and quipped “I won’t nick it” after holding the jewellery. Camilla lightened the mood after being told the story of how Dickens’ sister-in-law Mary Hogarth died in his arms after collapsing the night before and he took her ring as a keepsake. The Queen heard the tale when she visited the Charles Dickens Museum, established in the writer’s only remaining London home, to celebrate its 100th anniversary and hear its patrons, actors Miriam Margolyes and Simon Callow, read extracts from his works and letters. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
