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Why will Camilla be crowned when Prince Philip wasn’t? Britain’s queen consort will be honoured at King Charles’ coronation, but Queen Elizabeth’s husband didn’t get a royal title change …

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Camilla, Queen Consort feeds carrots to horses as she attends a reception to thank the community of Aberdeenshire for their organisation and support following the death of Queen Elizabeth at Station Square, the Victoria & Albert Halls, Ballater, on October 11. Photo: Reuters
Camilla, Queen Consort feeds carrots to horses as she attends a reception to thank the community of Aberdeenshire for their organisation and support following the death of Queen Elizabeth at Station Square, the Victoria & Albert Halls, Ballater, on October 11. Photo: Reuters
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  • Camilla, Queen Consort will be crowned alongside husband King Charles at his coronation in May 2023 in London, after Queen Elizabeth’s death in September
  • But Elizabeth’s spouse Prince Philip wasn’t crowned in 1953 as male consorts aren’t given the title of king – possibly to avoid ‘outranking’ the British queen

Buckingham Palace announced on October 11 that King Charles’ coronation will take place on May 6, 2023, at Westminster Abbey in London. Charles’ wife, Camilla, Queen Consort, will also be crowned alongside the new king at the event.
Britain’s Camilla, then Duchess of Cornwall arrives to attend the Christmas Day morning church service at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, in December 2021. Photo: AFP
Britain’s Camilla, then Duchess of Cornwall arrives to attend the Christmas Day morning church service at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, in December 2021. Photo: AFP

They will be crowned in a traditional ceremony, which the palace said “will reflect the monarch’s role today and look towards the future”.

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Britain’s King Charles, left, and Camilla, Queen Consort sit at Westminster Hall, where both Houses of Parliament are meeting to express their condolences following the death of Queen Elizabeth, at Westminster Hall, in London, on September 12. Photo: AP
Britain’s King Charles, left, and Camilla, Queen Consort sit at Westminster Hall, where both Houses of Parliament are meeting to express their condolences following the death of Queen Elizabeth, at Westminster Hall, in London, on September 12. Photo: AP
Camilla Parker Bowles, 75, formerly known as the Duchess of Cornwall, was named queen consort when Charles, 73, ascended the throne upon Queen Elizabeth’s death on September 8.

Earlier this year, the late queen expressed her wish for Camilla to use the title in a statement marking her Platinum Jubilee.

Britain’s then Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, then Duchess of Cornwall leave after attending the ceremonial opening of the sixth Senedd, the Welsh Parliament, in Cardiff, Wales, in October 2021. Photo: AFP
Britain’s then Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, then Duchess of Cornwall leave after attending the ceremonial opening of the sixth Senedd, the Welsh Parliament, in Cardiff, Wales, in October 2021. Photo: AFP

“Consort” is a term used to describe the spouse of a sovereign. Camilla will be the first consort crowned at a British coronation since 1937, when Queen Elizabeth’s mother, the queen mother, was crowned alongside her husband, King George VI, according to the Royal Collection Trust (RCT).

But why is Camilla getting crowned when Prince Philip wasn’t?

Prince Philip wasn’t crowned during Queen Elizabeth’s coronation

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