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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Ah ...
What does he do with it?
Exactly! Camilla is quite likable now that we have Meghan Markle in the picture!
It doesn’t work that way.
RE: An adulterous divorcee as Queen.
Wow, things sure changed since Uncle David and Aunt Wallis.
Better than a King who had his wife executed to marry another woman.
I thought Charles didn’t want to be king.
Camilla is a homewrecker and should never be queen of anything IMHO.
Charles dated Camilla before she married and he was told she was not someone he could marry.
I’ve never been able to understand why the British people allowed Henry VIII to cause such religious upheaval in the country simply because Rome wouldn’t grant him a divorce from his wife Catherine of Aragon. He had a temper tantrum, and it has f*cked up England for centuries. I can’t believe nobody ever tried to assassinate his selfish fat ass.
Harry is currently sixth in line. I don’t think anybody needs to worry about the Markle person.
That’s fine...
What does Oprah want?
I know that I am crossing threads, and I apologize.
I just hope that you would give Kamala (I mean Camilla) another look as to sexual impropriety (and Charles, too.)
There is no excuse for affairs, betrayal, infidelity.
If only Charles would step aside.
He’s another Hillary!.
I’d just like a slice of cake from the wedding, which I’ll keep in a poorly ventilated basement for six decades before selling.
They were scared of him and wanted to keep their heads.
Nothing I have read about Charles has ever made him sound likeable. And yet, reading about his marriage with Diana I did feel some sympathy for hi, He comes across as a pompous stuffed shirt. From what I’ve read about her, I really think she had borderline personality disorder and must have been a horror to live with.
Because the queen did not want her heir marrying a commoner-it wasn’t an issue for Andrew since he was the “spare”-so he married Fergie-a commoner. Camilla got Edwin Parker Bowles as her consolation prize, and Charles married the ditzy and over-advertised Diana in a big public arranged marriage ceremony-and apparently no one was was happy with the situation for long...
I think she was a weak sister and major drama queen-she had a tantrum or a mental meltdown every time she didn’t get her way, even though she knew Charlie loved his mistress, Camilla, and only married her because she had noble blood-royal marriages are usually not made for love and never have been until recently-with William and Kate-it doesn’t matter who Harry married-even the golddigger Meghan-because he is not the heir, but the spare...
My Brit neighbor told me about all that-she follows the royal doings, like so many Brits-but I personally like Camilla-she is a strong, independent woman who stands by her man-and likely keeps him from acting like a complete idiot, since she has known him intimately for about half a century-and doesn’t care if you like her or not-she will tell people to f*** off if they bother her-and that is refreshing to see...
astute
Not true. Elizabeth and Phillip were a love match. There was opposition to Phillip but Elizabeth was persistent and her parents finally relented.
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