Queen Elizabeth stated it's her "honest want" that Camilla be referred to as "Queen Consort" when Prince Charles takes the throne.
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It appears like Camilla can be “Queen” in spite of everything.
In a shock assertion the day earlier than her Platinum Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth II stated she helps calling her son’s second spouse “Queen Consort” when he takes the throne.
The 95-year-old monarch gave the surprising nod in a letter written from Sandringham Home, the palace the place she hosted a reception forward of the seventieth anniversary of her accession to the throne on Saturday.
The vast majority of the letter entails thanking her topics and remarking on the progress made throughout her reign, however close to the tip, she dropped a bomb.
“I stay eternally grateful for, and humbled by, the loyalty and affection you proceed to provide me,” she wrote. “And 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; and it's my honest want that, when the time comes, Camilla can be referred to as Queen Consort as she continues her personal loyal service.”
The assertion makes clear the reply to a query that has lingered because the 2005 marriage of Charles and Camilla, which got here 9 years after his divorce from Princess Diana and one yr after her dying in Paris.
The Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla, 74, has gained in recognition in recent times, however was extensively disliked when her affair with Charles whereas he was married to the enormously in style Diana was revealed. She by no means took the title Princess of Wales and stated on the time of their marriage that she “supposed” to function “Princess Consort” when Charles, 73, took the throne.
“That is probably the most extraordinary message. The queen is making certain the transition, when it comes, to her son as king is as seamless and trouble-free as doable,’’ stated former BBC royal correspondent Peter Hunt, NBC Information reported. “She’s future-proofing an establishment she’s served for 70 years. And for Camilla, the journey from being the third individual in a wedding to queen-in-waiting is full.”
The Queen additionally used the letter to reward her late husband, Prince Philip, and referenced his comparable position. “I used to be blessed that, in Prince Philip, I had a accomplice prepared to hold out the position of consort and unselfishly make the sacrifices that go along with it,” she wrote. “It's a position I noticed my very own mom carry out throughout my father’s reign.”
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