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TomSlick

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8. It's a language thing.

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 06:35 PM

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A queen is either a queen regnant or queen consort. A queen regnant is the ruling monarch. A queen consort is the wife of a king. Camilla will be queen consort only so long as she is the wife of the monarch. She is not William's mother, so when Charles dies, she will not be the queen mother. She will likely be titled as the queen dowager.

A king is always a ruling monarch. There is no such thing as a king consort. That is why Queen Elizabeth's husband was styled Prince Phillip.

It's archaic but them's the rules.

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