Now that King Charles has succeeded to the throne, his wife Camilla will take on a new title of her own. Queen Elizabeth II expressed a “sincere wish” on the eve of her Platinum Jubilee in February that Camilla be known as Queen Consort.
Now that King Charles has succeeded to the throne, his wife Camilla will take on a new title of her own.Queen Elizabeth II expressed a “sincere wish” on the eve of her Platinum Jubilee in February that Camilla take the title when the time came for Charles to assume his role as King of England.
"When, in the fullness of time, my son Charles becomes king, I know you will give him and his wife Camilla the same support that you have given me," said a statement issued by the late monarch on Feb. 5. "And it is my sincere wish that, when that time comes, Camilla will be known as Queen Consort as she continues her own loyal service."as an effort by the monarch to ensure a smooth transition for her successor and his wife, and to cement Camilla’s status among the British people.suggested she intended to be known instead as Princess Consort.
In the years since their marriage in 2005, however, the public appears to have softened on Charles and Camilla. And royal commentator Afua Hagan says the Queen’s endorsement of Camilla has sealed her place on the throne beside Charles. “This is the rubber-stamped seal of approval that resolves the sensitive issue of the Queen finally endorsing Charles and Camilla,” Hagan wrote in a“If Queen Elizabeth II has said that Camilla should be Queen Consort, then we can expect most of the British public to accept her in that way. To them, the Queen’s endorsement means everything.”, a queen consort is crowned with the king in “a similar, but simpler” ceremony, unless “decided otherwise.
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