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FakeNoose

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9. They originally had it set up that she would be called "Consort" not "Queen"

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 06:35 PM

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If Diana had lived and stayed married to Charles, she would have had the title Queen.

Somehow it got kicked around when Charles actually married Camilla, and it was finally decided that she would receive the title of Queen after Elizabeth's passing and Charles' ascension. But they kept it quiet for a long time because Elizabeth was still living.

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