It had been anticipated that Camilla could be often called Princess Consort when Prince Charles took over.
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Queen Elizabeth II on Saturday stated she wished Camilla, the spouse of her inheritor Prince Charles, to finally be often called Queen Consort, in a serious assertion on the eve of the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne.
The 95-year-old British monarch stated it was her “sincere wish” that when Charles turns into king, Camilla might be often called Queen Consort. It had been beforehand anticipated that Camilla, 74, could be often called Princess Consort when Charles, 73, accedes to the throne.
Addressing the nation in a written assertion signed “Your Servant, Elizabeth R,” the Queen stated that when “in the fullness of time, my son Charles becomes King, I know you will give him and Camilla “the identical help that you’ve given me”.
“It is my honest want that, when that point comes, Camilla might be often called Queen Consort as she continues her personal loyal service,” she added.
The statement shows that the Queen is planning for the future after her death and holds Camilla, who married Charles in a civil ceremony in 2005, in high esteem.
The couple, now known as the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, had a highly publicised relationship that ended their previous marriages and there had been doubts over whether the public would accept Camilla becoming known as queen.
But she has become a hard-working member of the royal family and has seen her public approval rating grow.
In December, the Queen appointed Camilla, a member of the ancient Order of the Garter, the only spouse of her children to be granted this honour.
Britain’s Sunday newspapers swiftly put the story on their front pages.
“Camilla WILL turn out to be Queen,” wrote the Daily Mail, while The Sunday Times wrote “Queen anoints Queen Camilla”, saying the move ended “years of controversy and confusion over Camilla’s future title”.
A spokesperson for the couple said they were “touched and honoured”.
Pledge of service
The Queen issued a personal and significant message on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the day that her father, King George VI, died from lung cancer and she became monarch at 25.
As usual, the Queen is at her Sandringham estate for the anniversary.
She wrote in her message that: “It is a day that, even after 70 years, I nonetheless keep in mind as a lot for the demise of my father, King George VI, as for the beginning of my reign.”
On Sunday, she will become the only British monarch ever to have reigned for 70 years.
“As we mark this anniversary, it provides me pleasure to resume to you the pledge I gave in 1947 that my life will all the time be dedicated to your service,” the Queen said, referring to a speech she gave on her 21st birthday.
The Queen said she looks ahead “with a way of hope and optimism” as the nation is set for a summer of Platinum Jubilee celebrations including a four-day weekend in June.
“As I look ahead to persevering with to serve you with all my coronary heart, I hope this Jubilee will carry collectively households and associates, neighbours and communities – after some troublesome occasions for therefore many people,” she added.
She called for the nation to “benefit from the celebrations and to mirror on the constructive developments in our day-to-day lives which have so fortunately coincided with my reign”.
In her message, the Queen referred to her own 73-year marriage to Philip, who died last April at 99.
When she became Queen, he gave up a successful naval career to become her loyal consort.
“I used to be blessed that in Prince Philip I had a companion prepared to hold out the position of consort and unselfishly make the sacrifices that go together with it,” she stated.
The Queen marks a historic milestone in her reign because the royal household faces the vastly embarrassing risk of her center son Prince Andrew testifying in a US courtroom in a civil sexual assault case.
She moved swiftly to take away Andrew from public life, whereas he has been staying at her royal residences.
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