Camilla, Queen Consort, crown

Camilla, Queen Consort, visits Norbrook Community Centre in Wythenshawe, Manchester, north west England. Image: AFP/ Frank Augstein.

Queen Consort: Inside Camilla’s new royal duties

The Queen Consort is preparing for the coronation and her most significant role yet. This is what her duties will include…

Camilla, Queen Consort, crown

Camilla, Queen Consort, visits Norbrook Community Centre in Wythenshawe, Manchester, north west England. Image: AFP/ Frank Augstein.

King Charles III and his wife, Queen Consort Camilla, are preparing for the coronation. But what is the role of a Queen Consort?

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THE ROLE OF THE QUEEN CONSORT EXPLAINED

According to The Sun, as royal consort, Camilla will support King Charles III in most of his duties. This will include, among others, public engagements, tours, decisions, and continuous support.

But unlike the monarch, she will not have a formal position or set tasks and responsibilities.

Women married to a monarch have historically been crowned Queen Consort.

Other Queen Consorts include George VI’s wife, Queen Elizabeth, and George V’s wife, Queen Mary, the publication reports.

King Charles’ father, Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh, rejected the title of Royal consort. The late Queen Elizabeth, however, did make him an official Prince of the United Kingdom, which she declared in a new letters patent, according to Town & Country

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KING CHARLES’ WIFE WILL BE GE TITLE CHANGE

Over the past few years, and since her marriage to King Charles III, Camilla has played an integral role in the royal family. According to Buckingham Palace, apart from being King Charles’ confidant and stepmother to William and Harry, she’s also the Patron or President of over 90 charities.

Now, the Queen Consort is preparing for her most significant role yet. That of Queen. Although her official title will still be Queen Consort, Camilla will be referred to as Queen Camilla, according to a report by The Sun.

The title seemed highly unlikely when Charles and Camilla tied the knot in 2005. But it all changed in the end.

Prince Charles intends to make Camilla Queen
Britain’s Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, are pictured during a visit to the Giza Pyramids plateau on the western outskirts of the Egyptian capital on 18 November 2021. Image: Ahmed Hasan/AFP.

In a message marking the 70th anniversary of her reign, the late Queen Elizabeth said that it’s her “most sincere wish that, when the time comes, Camilla will be known as Queen Consort as she continues her own loyal service,” Time reports.

This was the first time Queen Elizabeth acknowledged Camilla’s role in the monarchy in such a significant way. King Charles thanked his mother for her support, saying:

The publication explains that the Queen Consort title is given to the king’s wife. Although she married into the royal family, she could never inherit the throne.

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