Can Camilla be queen consort?
Yes, Camilla will be a queen consort once her husband Charles is installed as King.
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In a statement marking her 70 years on the throne, the queen laid out how her daughter-in-law Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall and wife of Prince Charles, should become the queen consort when Charles, “in the fullness of time,” ascended the throne.
Elizabeth also asked the nation to pass on the goodwill it had long shown her to the woman who would bear the title of queen. So when Elizabeth died on Thursday at 96, there was no question that as her eldest son became King Charles III, his wife would become queen consort — a title indicating she is the spouse of the reigning king.
In everyday contexts, she will be known simply as Queen Camilla, though as the queen consort she would not be included in the line of succession.
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What is the difference between a queen and a queen consort?
A queen, or queen regnant, is a monarch with the same rank as a king, who reigns over her kingdom (in this case, the United Kingdom) and has sovereign, military, and political powers while A queen consort is a female partner, spouse or companion to the King. The consort is not a formal role and is symbolic of the support the person gives the monarch.
While a queen consort holds the female equivalent of her husband’s title(s) and has a fancy crown all to herself, she does not share the king’s sovereignty nor does she share his political and military powers. Also FYI, the British royal family website notes that a queen consort “is crowned with the king, in a similar but simpler ceremony.
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