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It's hard not to wonder what the future holds for the royal family as the world mourns the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Aside from King Charles III, let’s explore the power that Camilla Parker Bowles beholds by becoming Queen Consort.
The wife of a reigning monarch is referred to as the Queen Consort. In other words, it is bestowed onto individuals who are born into the royal family by marriage. When a person is a reigning monarch, they are granted the title of queen.
Queen Elizabeth II, for example, was coronated on February 6, 1952, when her father, King George VI, died at the age of 56, granting her the title of Queen Elizabeth.
What Is Queen Consort?
Princess Charlotte, the daughter of Prince William and Kate Middleton, is the next person in line to take the title of queen after Queen Elizabeth II.
However, her elder brother Prince George and their father Prince William would succeed before her. A queen consort is not in line for the throne and would not ascend the throne if the king died before them because that function must be inherited and cannot be obtained by marriage.
Following his mother's death on September 8, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II's son Charles ascended to the throne. If King Charles died before his wife Camilla, she would not succeed in the kingdom. His eldest son, Prince William, would be the next in line to the throne, and his wife, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, would be queen consort.
According to the royal website, the queen consort has no political power and their main job is to "provide companionship, moral and practical support" to the king.
The queen consort is still encircled by the king in a similar ceremonial. Following the Camilla, Princess Diana, and Prince Charles incident, it was determined that when Queen Elizabeth II died Camilla would be given the title of princess consort rather than queen consort when her husband became king.
In February 2022, Queen Elizabeth stated that when her son Charles became King, Camilla would adopt the title queen consort, as per Fox News.
Will Camilla's Children to Andrew Parker Bowles Get Royal Titles?
When Charles and Camilla married in 2005, eight years after Lady Diana's death, Camilla made it clear that she wished to adopt the title princess consort. It would be a first in British royal history.
After years of speculation in the media about their romance, Charles and Diana's painful divorce, and Diana's death in 1997, the decision was perceived as an acknowledgment that the public was finding it difficult to accept her new role.
For the same reason, when she married Charles, who was Prince of Wales at the time, she chose not to use Diana's title of Princess of Wales.
Instead, she selected the title Duchess of Cornwall, emulating Charles' second title, Duke of Cornwall, which is typically bestowed upon the heir presumptive. Camilla confessed in an interview with British Vogue that the bad coverage she experienced during that time period wasn't easy, according to NEWS.
Camilla and her first husband, Andrew Parker Bowles, have two children: Tom Parker Bowles and Laura Lopes. Camilla's oldest child and only son, Tom, is a restaurant reviewer. He has also written several publications and serves as a judge on British culinary reality programs.
According to Town & Country, Prince Charles is both his stepfather and godfather, which is a delightful tidbit.
Laura, on the other hand, is Camilla and Andrew's youngest child. She is a co-founder of Eleven, a fine art gallery in London. She is married to Harry Lopes, who is a former Calvin Klein model turned accountant. Camilla will not pass on any royal titles because her titles are dependent on Charles, Womens Health Mag reported.
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