Queen Elizabeth uses Platinum Jubilee to set queen consort title for Camilla
- The queen expressed her ‘sincere wish’ that Camilla will be known as queen consort when Charles becomes king, meaning Camilla would be crowned at Charles’ side
- The announcement was a sign that the queen, 95, was using the jubilee – marking 70 years on the throne – to put her affairs in order on a public platform
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth used her Platinum Jubilee – marking a record 70 years on the British throne – to state that Camilla, the wife of Prince Charles, should have the title queen consort when the time comes for Charles to take the throne.
The move shapes the future of the monarchy on her historic milestone.
She expressed her “sincere wish” that Camilla will be known as queen consort when the Prince of Wales becomes king, which would mean Camilla would be crowned at Charles’ side.
It was a sign that the queen, 95, was using the jubilee to put her affairs in order on a public platform.
“I would like to express my thanks to you all for your support. I remain eternally grateful for, and humbled by, the loyalty and affection that you continue to give me.”
“And when, in the fullness of time, my son Charles becomes king, I know you will give him and his wife Camilla the same support that you have given me; and it is my sincere wish that, when that time comes, Camilla will be known as queen consort as she continues her own loyal service.”
The queen, who acceded to the throne on February 6, 1952, on the death of her father, George VI, also renewed her lifelong pledge of duty, despite approaching her 96th birthday this year.
“As we mark this anniversary, it gives me pleasure to renew to you the pledge I gave in 1947 that my life will always be devoted to your service,” she said.