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Princess consort

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562: 504:, wives of kings automatically become queens. This was the case with all other women married to British kings—with the exception of queens co-reigning with their husbands. In 2018, Clarence House removed the statement from its website, suggesting that Camilla would be styled as queen consort upon her husband's accession. In 2020, however, Clarence House released another statement announcing that, as established at the time of the marriage, upon the accession of the Prince of Wales, Camilla would assume the title of "princess consort" with the style 55: 599: 636: 651: 577: 614: 471:
The "consort" part is often dropped when speaking or writing of a princess consort, and the term is only capitalized when the title is borne officially. Currently, there are three princesses consort, one of whom is the wife of a reigning sovereign prince, with the other two being wives of reigning
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stated that it was her "sincere wish" for Camilla to be known as queen consort upon Charles's accession to the throne. Upon Charles's accession to the throne in September 2022, Camilla assumed the title of Queen Consort.
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After the wedding, Mrs Parker Bowles became known as HRH The Duchess of Cornwall. When The Prince of Wales accedes to the throne, she will be known as HRH The Princess Consort.
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announced that on her husband's accession to the throne of the United Kingdom, Camilla would not use the legal style of
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More informally, it may even be used to describe the family position of any woman who marries royalty
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is an official title or an informal designation that is normally accorded to the wife of a
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was the consort of the King of Belgium, but used the title of princess instead of queen.
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Index

Princess Consort
a series
Imperial, royal, noble,
gentry and chivalric ranks in Europe


Emperor, Empress
dowager
Tsar, Tsarina
High king, High queen
King
consort
dowager
regnant
consort
dowager
mother
Grand duke, Grand duchess
Archduke, Archduchess
Prince
consort
Princess
consort
Duke, Duchess
Crown prince, Crown princess
Herzog
Jarl
Prince-elector, Princess-elector
Marquess, Marchioness
Margrave, Margravine
Marcher lord
Count palatine

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