Prince Charles leads Queen Elizabeth’s jubilee tributes, praises ‘darling’ wife
- The heir to the throne praised his ‘darling’ wife for her ’steadfast support’ and heralded his ‘remarkable’ mother for her ‘devotion to the welfare of all her people’
- Elizabeth II, celebrating 70 years on the throne, used the milestone to express a ‘sincere wish’ her daughter-in-law to be known as Queen Camilla when Charles is king
Britain’s Prince Charles has paid tribute to his “darling wife” the duchess of Cornwall – and future queen consort – for her “steadfast support” as he congratulated his mother the Queen on her “remarkable” platinum jubilee.
Heir-to-the-throne Charles heralded Queen Elizabeth II for how her “devotion to the welfare of all her people inspires still greater admiration with each passing year.”
Elizabeth II, who has become the first British monarch in history to celebrate 70 years on the throne, used her momentous milestone to issue her royal seal of approval for her daughter-in-law as the future Queen Camilla.
In the hugely significant intervention shaping the future of the British monarchy, the queen expressed her “sincere wish” that Camilla will be known as queen consort when the Prince of Wales, as her son is known, becomes king, and called on the public to support them both.
Charles, in a written message marking the queen’s Accession Day anniversary, said he and Camilla were “deeply conscious” of the honour.
“On this historic day, my wife and I join you all in congratulating her majesty the queen on the remarkable achievement of serving this nation, the Realms and Commonwealth for seventy year,” the prince said.