‘I’m a Killing addict’ admits Camilla as she visits set of hit TV crime show

The Duchess of Cornwall confessed to being “an addict” of The Killing as she visited the set of the Danish TV crime drama.

Camilla requested the trip to the set outside Copenhagen on the final day of her eight-day tour of Scandinavia with the Prince of Wales.

Charles told the series’ creator earlier on the trip to Denmark that his wife introduced him to the hit detective show – one of the only television programmes that did not leave them fighting over the remote control.

The visit to the location, a run-down car scrapyard where detectives are looking for a boy who may be a witness, was arranged at the request of the Duchess, who has seen both series.

She was given a sneak preview of the third series as she saw filming take place yesterday, while Charles visited a nearby housing estate. Camilla said: “I’m an addict. I’m so excited by this.”

The series’ creator, Soren Sveistrup, who met the couple yesterday, said: “Royalty is not the kind of audience you would expect. Prince Charles told me that it was Camilla who introduced him to The Killing.”

The Duchess seemed fascinated by the replica gun used by Sofie Grabol, who plays lead character Sarah Lund, asking if it was a toy or real. It was then handed over to her so she could try it out for herself. As Camilla waved the gun, she joked: “It was me all along.”

The Duchess was also given the ultimate souvenir from the show: her very own Sarah Lund jumper. The character is known for her Faroe Island knitwear. “It’s fantastic,” said the Duchess.