The journey of Camilla’s title has gone from Princess Consort—the title the public was told she would one day hold when the then Prince Charles became King upon their marriage in 2005—to Queen Consort, as requested specifically by Her late Majesty, to Queen Camilla, as boldly proclaimed in the Coronation invitation. Immediately after Her late Majesty’s death last September, Camilla was known as Queen Consort so as not to confuse her with Queen Elizabeth, who was still very much in the headlines. Now, eight months later, as of May 6, Camilla will be crowned Queen.
There is a difference, though, between the type of queen Camilla is (a queen through marriage) and a queen regnant, which Queen Elizabeth was (a queen through birth). Regardless, Camilla will henceforth be known as Queen Camilla, like the other wives of kings before her.
