Duchess Camilla Is Queen Consort After Queen Elizabeth II’s Death: What Does It Mean?

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Ready for her crown. Duchess Camilla was officially named Queen Consort following the death of Queen Elizabeth II — and Us Weekly is breaking down what the new title means.The U.K.

native, 75, immediately received the title after the queen’s death at age 96 on Thursday, September 8. When Buckingham Palace announced the late monarch’s passing, Camilla was referred to as the “Queen Consort” in the official statement, while her husband, Prince Charles, was called the “King.” The former Prince of Wales, 73, is now styled as King Charles III.“The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,” read the palace’s statement. “The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.”The title “Queen Consort” is traditionally given to wives of reigning monarchs.

Before Camilla, the most recent woman to hold the title was Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, who was the mother of Elizabeth II and married to Elizabeth’s father, King George VI.

The Queen Mother died in 2002 at age 101.While wives of kings are known as Queens Consort, husbands of queens are called Princes Consort, which is why Prince Philip was not called King Consort during his marriage to Elizabeth.