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Camilla will be queen: Elizabeth II wants her to be called "queen consort"

2022-02-05T23:37:48.247Z


Queen Elizabeth asked that the Duchess of Cornwall be known as Queen Camilla when Charles becomes King.


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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II used the historic milestone of her Platinum Jubilee to redefine the monarchy's future, calling for the Duchess of Cornwall to be known as Queen Camilla when Charles becomes king.

When Carlos married Camilla in 2005, the couple announced that she intended to be known as the "princess consort" despite being entitled to the title of queen.

It was seen as an acknowledgment of sensitivities around a title that was intended for Charles's first wife, Diana.

It's the same reason Camilla doesn't use the title Princess of Wales.

The queen would be expected to consult her direct heirs, Charles and William, before making such an important announcement about the titles, suggesting that they were both in agreement and felt that the British public is ready to accept Camilla as queen.

The 95-year-old monarch outlined her vision of the institution's transition in an extraordinary message published on the 70th anniversary of her ascension to the throne.

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"I would like to express my gratitude to all of you for your support. I am forever grateful and humbled by the loyalty and affection you continue to show me," the queen said.

"And when, in the fullness of time, my son Carlos becomes king, I know that they will give him and his wife Camilla the same support that they have given me, and it is my sincere wish that when that time comes May Camilla be known as queen consort as she continues her own loyal service."

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Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-serving monarch in British history.

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Elizabeth was born on April 21, 1926 in London.

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From left: Princess Elizabeth, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in 1939. Len Puttnam/AP

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Elizabeth rides a horse in Windsor, England, in 1940. Lisa Sheridan/Studio Lisa/Getty Images

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Isabel, 14, (right) sits next to her sister for a radio broadcast, Oct. 13, 1940. AP

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Princess Elizabeth greets a soldier on May 29, 1942. AP

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Elizabeth (right) and Princess Margaret in summer dresses in 1942. Lisa Sheridan/Studio Lisa/Getty Images

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Princess Elizabeth in South Africa's Natal National Park on April 21, 1947. It was her 21st birthday.Eddie Worth/AP

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On November 20, 1947, Elizabeth married Prince Philip.

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Princess Elizabeth arrives at a state banquet in London in March 1950. AP

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Isabel ascends to the throne in February 1952, after the death of her father.

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Queen Elizabeth II with her eldest son, Prince Charles, in 1969. Charles is next in line to the throne.

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Prince Charles looks at his mother after his wedding to Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, in April 2005. Toby Melville / AP

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Prince Charles kisses his mother's hand during the Diamond Jubilee concert, marking the 60th anniversary of Elizabeth II's reign, in June 2012. Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images

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Queen Elizabeth opens Parliament in May 2021. It was her first major engagement since the death of her husband.

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Queen Elizabeth meets with US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden in the Great Corridor at Windsor Castle in June 2021. Steve Parsons/WPA Pool/Getty Images

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It is a very significant intervention of the monarch, who is the only person who can define the royal titles.

Camilla became something of a public outcast following the breakdown of Charles and Diana's union in the mid-'90s.

Diana had blamed Camilla for ruining her marriage, saying in a 1995 television interview, "There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded."

A year earlier, Carlos also appeared on television and confessed to his infidelity, but maintained that he had only been unfaithful to her once his marriage collapsed.

Positive public sentiment for the Princess of Wales was further cemented when she was killed in a car accident in Paris in 1997.

In the intervening years, Camilla withdrew from the public eye, quietly supporting Carlos from a distance.

But with the passage of time, sentiment towards the Duchess of Cornwall has softened.

And the queen's moves to future-proof the monarchy reflect that Camilla is no longer seen as the royal mistress but as a central figure in "the firm."

Elizabeth ascended the throne on February 6, 1952, following the death of her father, King George VI, at the age of 56.

Prince Charles Queen Elizabeth II

Source: cnnespanol

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