The title Queen Camilla has been used for the first time in an official capacity for the King’s Coronation invite. Buckingham Palace have released a copy of the invitation, which features Camilla’s new title. Royal insiders said the Coronation had been deemed as the perfect time to shift from Queen Consort to Queen Camilla.
Camilla had been referred to as Queen Consort since the death of Queen Elizabeth II but she has been named as Queen Camilla on the invite.
A royal source said: “It made sense to refer to Her Majesty as the Queen Consort in the early months of His Majesty’s reign, to distinguish from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
“‘Queen Camilla’ is the appropriate title to set against ‘King Charles’ on the invitation. The coronation is an appropriate time to start using ‘Queen Camilla’ in an official capacity. All former Queen Consorts have been known as ‘Queen’ plus their first name.”
The invite has been elaborately decorated by heraldic artist and manuscript illuminator Andrew Jamieson, a Brother of the Art Workers’ Guild which the King is an Honorary Member.
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It was originally hand-painted in watercolour and gouache and will be reproduced and printed on recycled card with gold foil detailing.
Central to the design is the motif of the Green Man, an ancient figure from British folklore, symbolic of spring and rebirth, to celebrate the new reign.
Flowers, grouped in three to signify the King becoming the third monarch of his name, also take centre stage, while wildlife and key parts from their majesties coats of arms feature in the border.
The invitation reads: “The Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III & Queen Camilla – By Command of the King the Earl Marshall is directed to invite…to be present at the Abbey Church of Westminster on 6th day of May 2023.”
A new double portrait of the King and Queen has also been released today, as the Coronation countdown nears its final few weeks.
The striking photograph of the smiling couple in Buckingham Palace’s blue drawing room was taken by Hugo Burnand.
Charles and Camilla wear matching royal blue and the Queen accessorises with her statement four-strand pearl necklace and matching earrings.
