Posted on 02/05/2022 4:36:52 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Queen Elizabeth II's jubilee message includes a request that her daughter-in-law, Camilla, be named Queen Consort when Prince Charles ascends to the throne.
"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 said in a message released Saturday night, hours before she marks 70 years on the British throne.
A spokesman for Charles and Camilla said the Prince of Wales will be issuing a statement of congratulation to the Queen on Sunday, Accession Day. "He and the Duchess of Cornwall are touched and honored by Her Majesty's words," a spokesman said.
The 1,000-year tradition dictates that the king's wife becomes a queen as a Queen Consort, which has no constitutional authority, according to BBC News. But when Prince Charles and Camilla married in 2005, Clarence House said Camilla's title would be "Princess Consort" when Charles becomes king.
It was believed the move was made out of respect for Charles' first wife, Diana. In a historic move, Charles and Diana were allowed to divorce in 1992, and then she died in a car accident in August 1997.
Camilla, who is also divorced from her first husband, was given the title Duchess of Cornwall when she and Charles married, since Diana had been styled as Diana, Princess of Wales.
Charles and Camilla, who first dated in the 1970s before they were married, had carried on a long affair before he and Diana divorced, and Camilla was blamed by the British public for their divorce.
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I wasn’t in favor of this...
...until Megan Harkle.
Just skip over the old tree-hugger.
Try to imagine a country that has King Charles and Queen Camilla as the titled head of state and the titled head of their church. Its not very inspiring.
I’ve come around on Camilla, Charles should have been with her from the beginning.
Hahahahahaha
In a historic move. They didn’t cut Diana’s head off.
Is her ex-husband dead?
I wonder what Brandon thinks?
Should just make William king.
RE: I wasn’t in favor of this...
...until Megan Harkle.
Prince Harry isn’t even in the running. You’ll have to wish for the untimely death of William and his children first ( God forbid ).
Not exactly a deep bench.
Who in their right mind gives a d@mn ?
The king who kisses his horse and pats his wife on the head
An adulterous divorcee as Queen.
Wow, things sure changed since Uncle David and Aunt Wallis.
My mind has changed on Camilla. She has accepted her role and mostly avoids controversy and saying stupid things. Its entirely possible she keeps Charles from being too much of an ass. Maybe the Queen recognizes that.
Kate is the most sensible of the whole lot, but Camilla actually doesn’t do to badly either.
I thought Charles didn’t want to become king. Is he willing? Does he have to?
No king but King Jesus.
“Should just make William king.”
I agree. I have thought for a while that Charles would step aside and William would become King. Now, though, the Queen just tossed a monkey-wrench into the transition. Reading between the lines, it kinda sorta sounds like the Queen is getting ready to step aside and has put the decision into Charles’ hands.
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