“When, within the fullness of time, my son Charles turns into King, I do know you are going to give him and his spouse Camilla the similar toughen that you’ve given me,” she stated in a observation launched through Buckingham Palace, “and it’s my honest want that, when that point comes, Camilla shall be referred to as Queen Consort as she continues her personal unswerving carrier.”
Consistent with The Mum or dad, a queen consort is outlined because the spouse of a reigning king. After Camilla and Charles have been married in 2005, the palace declared she could be referred to as HRH The Duchess of Cornwall—slightly than the Princess of Wales, a name utilized by his ex-wife, the overdue Princess Diana.
The Queen’s overdue husband, Prince Philip, served because the consort of the British monarch from Elizabeth’s accession in 1952 till his loss of life in April 2021, making him the longest-serving royal consort in historical past.