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King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla will be officially crowned during a historic coronation ceremony on Saturday 6 May.<\/p>\n
The coronation, which will be held at Westminster Abbey, London, and be conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, will take place in front of an estimated 2,000 guests, including members of the royal family, foreign dignitaries and celebrities.<\/p>\n
During the ceremony, Charles\u2019 wife Camilla, who has used the title Queen Consort since Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s death last year, will also receive a new title. She is set to become Queen Camilla when she is crowned with Queen Mary\u2019s crown.<\/p>\n
Camilla\u2019s forthcoming title change was confirmed, and first used, on the official invites for the coronation, which invited guests to the \u201ccoronation of their majesties, King Charles III and Queen Camilla\u201d.<\/p>\n
The confirmation that the King\u2019s wife will drop the \u201cconsort\u201d from her title came after Queen Elizabeth II said in February last year that it was her \u201csincere wish that, when that time comes, Camilla will be known as Queen Consort\u201d.<\/p>\n
A senior royal aide told the DailyMail last month that it \u201cmade sense to refer to her Majesty as The Queen Consort in the early months of His Majesty\u2019s reign\u201d as a way of distinguishing her from the late monarch, but that the coronation is \u201can appropriate time to start using \u2018Queen Camilla\u2019 in an official capacity\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll former Queen consorts have been known as Queen plus their first name,\u201d the royal aide added.<\/p>\n
If King Charles dies, will Camilla be Queen?<\/p>\n
Although Camilla will drop the \u201cconsort\u201d from her title, her official role will remain that of the Queen Consort, or the reigning monarch\u2019s wife, which means she will never be the reigning Queen.<\/p>\n
The key difference between Camilla\u2019s role, which sees her become Queen through marriage, and the title \u201cQueen Regnant,\u201d which refers to a woman who has ascended the throne and has sovereign power, is the line of succession. Only members of the royal family born in the direct line of succession can become monarchs.<\/p>\n
When Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s father King George VI ascended the throne unexpectedly following the abdication of his brother in December 1936, his wife Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon became Queen Elizabeth.<\/p>\n
Following King George VI\u2019s death in 1952, the couple\u2019s eldest daughter and successor Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne, at which point Queen Elizabeth became known as the Queen Mother.<\/p>\n
The same line of succession will be followed if King Charles III, 74, is to die, with the monarch\u2019s eldest son Prince William next in line to the throne. At that point, Camilla may use the title Queen Mother.<\/p>\n
Princess Charlotte, who is third in line to the throne, is currently the next possibility for a Queen Regnant. However, if her older brother Prince George, who is second in line to the throne, has children, they will overtake his siblings in the line of succession.<\/p>\n
What will Camilla\u2019s role as Queen entail?<\/p>\n
Unlike her husband, who plays a constitutional role in approving bills before they become law, the wife of the King does not hold a formal position in the structure of the government nor does she see official state papers or hold official audiences.<\/p>\n
According to Buckingham Palace, Queen Camilla\u2019s role will include supporting the King as he carries out \u201chis work and duties,\u201d and \u201cundertaking public engagements on behalf of the charities that she supports\u201d.<\/p>\n
As noted by the Palace, the King\u2019s wife of 18 years has become Patron or President of more than 90 charities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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