The UK’s Queen Elizabeth simply bestowed a serious honor onto Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall.
In a letter marking her “Platinum Jubilee,” which is the seventieth anniversary of the Queen’s accession to the throne, the matriarch of the royal household shared her hope for Camilla’s future throughout the royal household. Camilla wed the Queen’s son, Prince Charles, in 2005.
“When, within the fullness of time, my son Charles turns into King, I do know you’ll give him and his spouse Camilla the identical help that you’ve given me,” she wrote. “[It] is my honest want that, when that point comes, Camilla will likely be often known as Queen Consort as she continues her personal loyal service.”
“Queen consort” is a title given to a girl who turns into queen through marriage to the king, whereas Queen Elizabeth, who turned Queen at 25 when her father King George VI handed, is called queen regnant.
Queen Elizabeth’s late husband Prince Philip, often known as the Duke of Edinburgh, was not eligible for the male model of the title resulting from British parliamentary guidelines. Prince Philip handed away in April 2021 at age 99.
The Queen additionally used the letter to share a heat message about her late associate, writing, “I used to be blessed that in Prince Philip I had a associate keen to hold out the position of consort and unselfishly make the sacrifices that go along with it. It’s a position I noticed my very own mom carry out throughout my father’s reign.”
Upon the passing of Prince Charles, Prince William will turn out to be king, and his spouse Kate Middleton will doubtless obtain the title of queen consort.
Camilla is Prince Charles’ second spouse. He formally divorced from Princess Diana, the mom of Prince William and Prince Harry, in 1996.
In a 1995 BBC interview, Diana — who had a difficult relationship with the royal household — acknowledged that she had no want to turn out to be queen, explaining, “I’d wish to be a queen of individuals’s hearts, however I don’t see myself being queen of this nation.”
