On the 70th anniversary of her ascension to the throne, the late Queen announced: “It is my sincere wish that, when that time comes, Camilla will be known as Queen Consort as she continues her own loyal service.”
Buckingham Palace officials reportedly hope to change Camilla’s title to Queen Camilla ahead of the Coronation on May 6. Daily Express Royal Correspondent Richard Palmer said there has been “no official word from the Palace” on changes to Camilla’s title but suggested that it could be imminent.
He told host Pandora Forsyth on this week’s Daily Express Royal Round-Up: “Some papers refer to her as the Queen. I think they will drop the Consort at some point. Every Queen Consort has just been known as the Queen”
He added that the change is dependent upon the public’s acceptance of Camilla, explaining: “I think it is just that Elizabeth II was on the throne for 70 years, for many people in the world she was just the Queen. A case of putting some distance between her death and how Camilla is described”. He added: “By the Coronation, they will just be calling her the Queen.”
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In a poll that ran from 8am on Saturday, January 28, to 4pm on Monday, January 30, Express.co.uk asked readers: “Should Queen Camilla be allowed to drop ‘consort’ from her title?”
Overall, 16,834 readers cast their votes, with the vast majority, 59 per cent (9,894 people) answering “no” Camilla shouldn’t be allowed to change her title.
In contrast, 40 per cent (6,774 people) said “yes” she should be known as Queen Camilla, and a further one per cent (166 people) said they did not know either way.
Hundreds of comments were left below the accompanying article as readers shared their thoughts on Camilla’s title.
Many readers commented that Camilla should respect Queen Elizabeth II’s wish. Username 031504 said: “The Queen herself wanted Camilla to be Queen Consort. The late Queen Elizabeth II made her wish known. Honour it!”
Similarly, username puresense wrote: “They should honour our late Queen’s wishes! Had she wanted Camilla to be Queen, she wouldn’t have given the title of Queen Consort. It’s disrespectful to drop the latter.”
Username corona said: “Queen Elizabeth stated quite clearly and explicitly that Camilla should be known as ‘Queen Consort’. She was unequivocal and she put no time limit on it.”
And username Cruz marin added: “No that’s what Queen Elizabeth wanted. Respect her wishes.”
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