Queen Camilla’s efforts to raise awareness of violence against women have been hailed as a royal vow to “keep trying” to end domestic violence in a landmark new documentary.

Camilla, 77, told the film, produced by an all-female team, that domestic violence was a “heinous crime” and she was determined to help ensure the issue was no longer a taboo.

One in five adults experience domestic violence in their lifetime, and it is estimated that around three women commit suicide every week due to domestic violence.

The 90-minute ITV1 and ITVX film follows the Queen over the course of a year as she attends official engagements and never-before-seen private meetings with survivors and a visit to a refuge centre.

Regarding ending domestic violence, Camilla said in the documentary Her Majesty The Queen: Behind Closed Doors: “It’s going to take a very, very long time because it’s been going on forever. It’s been going on since the beginning of time. But I think that If you look at the steps we’ve taken since the bad old days, we’ve come a long way and I’ll keep trying until I can’t anymore.

The program also includes interviews with survivors, relatives who have lost loved ones and those working to end domestic violence, including former Prime Minister Theresa May, Protection Minister Jess Phillips, campaigner Cherie Blair, Dame Helen Mirren and presenter Emma Barnett.

While meeting Diana Parkes, whose daughter, Joanna Simpson, was killed by her ex-husband in 2010, the Queen said: “I think she is so strong because not many people would be able to survive the death of their daughter. I admire him more than I can say.

Camilla credited hearing Ms Parkes’ story as the turning point that inspired her work with survivors of domestic violence.

Hetti Barkworth-Nanton, who was Joanna’s best friend, co-founded a foundation to support children affected by domestic violence alongside Ms Parkes and praised the Queen for her “tireless” work on the issue at a screening documentary at Buckingham Palace.

She said: “Domestic violence is something that, even now, is steeped in shame and is felt extremely sadly by victims or survivors.

“Her Majesty swore in 2016, when I and several others had the privilege of meeting her, that she wanted to do something to remove this veil of shame and be a catalyst for change.”

Both women were appointed CBEs for services to vulnerable children suffering from domestic violence and domestic homicide and last month presented them with a Pride of Britain award at a surprise ceremony at Clarence House.

The emotional moment features in the documentary, which will be broadcast on ITV1 at 9pm on Monday November 11.

Camilla has been working to raise awareness about violence against women since 2010 and has previously admitted that it is a “thorny” subject that many have avoided, but that she wants to continue working on these issues which affect millions of people in the UK. .

During her recent visit to Australia and Samoa alongside the King, Camilla took part in a women’s forum with other key figures from the Commonwealth who are leading change on domestic violence in their own countries.

Ms May, who made coercive and controlling behavior a crime, said it was “incredibly important” that a member of the royal family took an interest in the issue.

“We have come a long way… but unfortunately, there is still much to do. The police receive a call about domestic violence every 30 seconds,” she said.

One victim told the program: “She gives survivors a voice. Survivors like me.

Every 30 seconds someone calls 999 about domestic violence, but it is estimated that less than 24% of crimes are reported to the police.