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** ''In Scotland'': 9 April 2005{{spaced ndash}}8 September 2022: ''Her Royal Highness'' The Duchess of Rothesay<ref name="powtitle" />
** ''In Scotland'': 9 April 2005{{spaced ndash}}8 September 2022: ''Her Royal Highness'' The Duchess of Rothesay<ref name="powtitle" />
* 8 September 2022{{spaced ndash}}6 May 2023: ''Her Majesty'' The Queen Consort<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.royal.uk/queen-consort |title=The Queen Consort|website=The Royal Family|date=8 September 2022 |access-date=8 September 2022|archive-date=8 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908215529/https://www.royal.uk/queen-consort|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 8 September 2022{{spaced ndash}}6 May 2023: ''Her Majesty'' The Queen Consort<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.royal.uk/queen-consort |title=The Queen Consort|website=The Royal Family|date=8 September 2022 |access-date=8 September 2022|archive-date=8 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908215529/https://www.royal.uk/queen-consort|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 6 May 2023{{spaced ndash}}Present: ''Her Majesty'' The Queen
* 6 May 2023{{spaced ndash}}Present: ''Her Majesty'' The Queen
* 6 May 2023{{spaced ndash}}Present: ''Her Majesty'' Queen Camilla






Revision as of 17:32, 11 April 2023

Camilla, then Duchess of Cornwall, in 2018

Camilla is Queen of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms as the wife of King Charles III. She has received numerous titles, decorations, and honorary appointments during her time as both the wife of the heir apparent and the consort of the sovereign. Where two dates are shown, the first indicates the date of receiving the title or award and the second indicates the date of its loss or renunciation.

Royal and noble titles and styles

Styles of
Queen Camilla

The Queen’s royal cypher
Reference styleHer Majesty
Spoken styleYour Majesty
  • 17 July 1947 – 4 July 1973: Miss Camilla Rosemary Shand[1]
  • 4 July 1973 – 3 March 1995: Mrs Andrew Parker Bowles[2][3]
  • 3 March 1995 – 9 April 2005: Mrs Camilla Parker Bowles[4][5]
  • 9 April 2005 – 8 September 2022: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall[6]
    • In Scotland: 9 April 2005 – 8 September 2022: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Rothesay[6]
  • 8 September 2022 – 6 May 2023: Her Majesty The Queen Consort[7]
  • 6 May 2023 – Present: Her Majesty The Queen
  • 6 May 2023 – Present: Her Majesty Queen Camilla



Upon marrying Charles, Camilla's full title became "Her Royal Highness The Princess Charles Phillip Arthur George, Princess of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall, Duchess of Rothesay, Countess of Chester, Countess of Carrick, Baroness of Renfrew, Lady of the Isles, Princess of Scotland".[8] She was commonly styled "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall". In Scotland she was known as "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Rothesay".[6]

Although Camilla was legally Princess of Wales, she adopted the feminine form of her husband's highest-ranking subsidiary title, Duke of Cornwall, because the title "Princess of Wales" had become strongly associated with Charles's first wife, Diana.[9][10] In 2021, upon the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Charles inherited his father's titles,[11] and Camilla thus became Duchess of Edinburgh, Countess of Merioneth and Baroness Greenwich.[12]

When Charles III succeeded his mother, Elizabeth II, as king, Camilla automatically became queen in accordance with English common law.[13][14][15] Clarence House however stated on the occasion of their wedding in 2005 that she would adopt the style of a princess consort instead of queen consort,[16] but there is no legal or historical precedent for such a title.[17] In her 2022 Accession Day message, published to mark the 70th anniversary of her reign, Elizabeth II stated that it was her "sincere wish" for Camilla to be known as queen consort upon Charles's accession to the throne.[18]

Camilla has been styled "Her Majesty The Queen Consort" since the official statement released by Buckingham Palace announcing the death of Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022.[19] When conversing with the Queen, the correct etiquette is to address her initially as Your Majesty and thereafter as Ma'am (pronounced /mæm/, with a short 'a' as in jam).[20] Although thus far she has been referred to as "Queen Consort" in statements and briefings from Buckingham Palace, as the wife of the king, she is entitled to be referred to as "Her Majesty The Queen", which is her legal title.[21] Historically, queens regnant and queen consorts alike have been referred to as "The Queen" during their incumbency.[22][23]

Commonwealth honours

Camilla, then Duchess of Cornwall, wearing the riband and star of the Royal Victorian Order and the badge of the Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II in 2019

Appointments (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence)

Appointments from Commonwealth realms
Country Date Appointment Ribbon Post-nominal
letters
 United Kingdom 30 October 2007 Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II[24]
 United Kingdom 9 April 2012 Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order[25][26] GCVO
 Papua New Guinea 3 November 2012 Companion of the Order of the Star of Melanesia[27] CSM
 United Kingdom 9 June 2016 Member of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council[28] PC
England Wales England and Wales 1 January 2022 Royal Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter[29] LG
 United Kingdom 8 September 2022 Grand Master of the Order of the British Empire

Decorations and medals (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence)

Country Date Appointment Ribbon Post-nominal letters
 Canada 7 June 2005 Commemorative Medal for the Centennial of Saskatchewan[30]
 United Kingdom 6 February 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal[citation needed]
 Papua New Guinea 3 November 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (Papua New Guinea)[27]
 United Kingdom 6 February 2022 Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal[citation needed]
 Canada 1 February 2023 Canadian Forces' Decoration[31] CD

Foreign honours

See also: List of honours of the British royal family by country

Appointments (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence)

Appointments from non-Commonwealth countries
Country Date Appointment Ribbon Post-nominal
letters
 France 6 June 2014 Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit[32]
 Mexico 9 September 2015 Sash of the Order of the Aztec Eagle[33]
 Germany 29 March 2023 Grand Cross, Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[34]

Decorations and medals (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence)

Decorations and medals from non-Commonwealth countries
Country Date Decoration Ribbon Post-nominal letters
 The Netherlands 30 April 2013 Recipient of the King Willem-Alexander Inauguration Medal, 2013

Honorary military appointments

The then Duchess of Cornwall at the 11th Light Brigade homecoming parade, 2010
 Australia
 Canada
 United Kingdom

Non-national titles and honours

Livery companies

Date Company Position
2011 Worshipful Company of Joiners and Ceilers Honorary Liveryman[43]
2017 Worshipful Company of Vintners Liveryman[44]
2017 Worshipful Company of Plumbers Honorary Liveryman[45]

Charity Awards

Date Company Position
2005 The National Osteoporosis Foundation Ethel LeFrak award[46]
2007 Royal Osteoporosis Society Kohn Foundation Award[47]

Scholastic

Chancellor, visitor, governor, and fellowships
Country Date School Position
 England 13 September 2007 King's College London Honorary Fellow[48]
 Scotland 10 June 2013 – University of Aberdeen Chancellor[49]
Honorary degrees
Country Date School Degree
 Scotland 10 June 2013 University of Aberdeen Doctor of Laws (LLD)[49]
 England 11 February 2016 University of Southampton Doctor of Science (DSc)[50]
 England 16 March 2018 University of Chester Doctor of Letters (DLitt)[51]

See also

References

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