HOW HER ROYAL MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II NAMES HRH, DUCHESS OF CORNWALL CAMILLA AS "QUEEN CONSORT!" (2939 hits)
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The Queen has said she wants Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, to be known as Queen Consort when Prince Charles becomes King.
In a message marking the 70th anniversary of her reign, the Queen said it was her "sincere wish" that Camilla would have that title.
There had been suggestions Camilla would be known as Princess Consort.
But the Queen's announcement paves the way for her to be known as Queen Camilla in the future.
A Clarence House spokesman said the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall were "touched and honoured".
The Queen's message, marking her accession to the throne in 1952, directly addresses the unresolved question of the Duchess of Cornwall's future title.
"It is my sincere wish that, when that time comes, Camilla will be known as Queen Consort," she writes.
"Queen Consort" refers to the spouse of a ruling king and would mean "Queen Camilla" as her future title.
There has been a different practice for male consorts of a monarch, such as Prince Philip or Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, who have become Prince Consort rather than King.
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The usual precedent would have been for Camilla to automatically become Queen when Charles was King, but because of uncertainty about public opinion it had been suggested that might not be the case.
Charles and Camilla were both divorcees when they married in 2005 in a civil marriage. Charles had previously been married to Princess Diana but they divorced in 1996, a year before she died in a car crash in Paris.
The Queen will be 96 when the main Jubilee celebrations kick off in June Buckingham Palace has unveiled the full line-up of celebrations to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee this year.
Street parties, a concert with some of the world's "biggest entertainment stars" and a chance to see the Queen's homes up close are all part of the plan to mark her 70 years on the throne.
It will culminate in a four-day UK bank holiday weekend from 2 to 5 June.
The first event begins on Monday, with a competition to invent a new pudding to celebrate the Queen's reign.
Finalists will be judged by an expert panel including Dame Mary Berry and Masterchef's Monica Galetti.
The winning recipe will be made available to the public and the pudding will be enjoyed at Big Jubilee Lunches during the bank holiday weekend.
What do people buy the Queen for her Jubilee? On 6 February the Queen will become the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, marking a 70-year reign.
A series of celebrations will take place throughout the year.
