Camilla will be formally known as Queen Consort now that her husband Charles is King.
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For years it was believed she would become princess consort – which would have been a first in British history. But in February 2022 the late Queen Elizabeth II gave her backing for her son’s wife to adopt the queen consort title.
What does Camilla’s title queen consort mean?
A queen consort is a female partner, spouse or companion to the King. The consort is not a formal role and is symbolic of the support the person gives the monarch. Camilla will be called “queen,” but the addition of “consort” makes it clear she has no constitutional power and is a queen in title only.
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Queen consort is the formal title, it is not used in general practice. “For example with Queen Elizabeth II’s parents, her father was King George VI, her mother was queen consort,” she said. “But in practice, she was known was Queen Elizabeth (her name was also Elizabeth). “It might be the formal term, but we don’t in practice say the king and queen consort. We say, king and queen.”
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