Camilla is Queen of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms as the wife of King Charles III. She has received numerous titles, decorations, and honorary appointments during her time first as the wife of the heir apparent and then as the consort of the sovereign.
Styles of Queen Camilla | |
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The Queen's royal cypher | |
Reference style | Her Majesty |
Spoken style | Your Majesty |
Upon marrying Charles, Prince of Wales, she was commonly styled "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall". In Scotland she was known as "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Rothesay". [1] 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. [2] [3] In 2021, upon the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Charles inherited his father's titles, [4] and Camilla thus became Duchess of Edinburgh. [5]
When Charles succeeded his mother, Elizabeth II, Camilla automatically became queen in accordance with English common law. [6] [7] [8] Clarence House had however stated on the occasion of their wedding in 2005 that she would adopt the style of a princess consort instead of queen consort, [9] but there is no legal or historical precedent for such a title. [10] In Queen Elizabeth's 2022 Accession Day message, published to mark the 70th anniversary of her reign, she stated that it was her "sincere wish" for Camilla to be known as queen consort upon Charles's accession to the throne. [11]
Prior to her coronation, Camilla was styled "Her Majesty The Queen Consort", which distinguished her from the recently deceased Queen Elizabeth II. [12] [13] Since the coronation, Camilla has been styled "Her Majesty The Queen" or "Her Majesty Queen Camilla", consistent with past queens consort. [14] [15] [16] In conversation, 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). [17]
Country | Date | Appointment | Ribbon | Post-nominal letters |
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United Kingdom | 30 October 2007 | Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II [18] | ||
9 April 2012 | Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order [19] [20] | GCVO | ||
Papua New Guinea | 3 November 2012 | Companion of the Order of the Star of Melanesia [21] | CSM | |
United Kingdom | 9 June 2016 | Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council [22] | PC | |
England and Wales | 1 January 2022 | Royal Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter [23] | LG | |
New Zealand | 5 June 2023 | Additional Member of the Order of New Zealand [24] | ONZ | |
Scotland | 16 June 2023 | Extra Lady of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle [25] | LT | |
United Kingdom | 23 April 2024 | Grand Master and First and Principal Dame Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire [26] | GBE | |
25 June 2024 | Recipient of the Royal Family Order of King Charles III [27] |
Country | Date | Decoration | Ribbon | Post-nominal letters |
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Canada | 7 June 2005 | Commemorative Medal for the Centennial of Saskatchewan [28] | ||
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) [21] | ||
United Kingdom | 6 February 2022 | Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal [ citation needed ] | ||
Canada | 1 February 2023 | Canadian Forces' Decoration [29] | CD |
Country | Date | Appointment | Ribbon |
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France | 6 June 2014 | Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit [30] | |
Mexico | 9 September 2015 | Grand Cross of the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle [31] | |
Germany | 29 March 2023 | Grand Cross, Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany [32] |
Country | Date | Decoration | Ribbon |
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The Netherlands | 30 April 2013 | King Willem-Alexander Inauguration Medal, 2013 |
Appointer | Date | Appointment |
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Kīngitanga | 2023 | Member First Class of The Illustrious Order of Te Arikinui Queen Te Atairangikaahu [33] [34] [35] |
Date | Company | Position |
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2011 | Worshipful Company of Joiners and Ceilers [46] | Honorary Liveryman |
2017 | Worshipful Company of Vintners [47] | Liveryman |
Worshipful Company of Plumbers [48] | Honorary Liveryman | |
2024 | Worshipful Company of Fan Makers [49] |
Date | Company | Position |
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2005 | The National Osteoporosis Foundation [50] | Ethel LeFrak award |
2007 | Royal Osteoporosis Society [51] | Kohn Foundation Award |
Country | Date | School | Position |
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England | 13 September 2007 | King's College London [52] | Honorary Fellow |
Scotland | 10 June 2013 | University of Aberdeen [53] | Chancellor |
Country | Date | School | Degree |
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Scotland | 10 June 2013 | University of Aberdeen [53] | Doctor of Laws (LLD) |
England | 11 February 2016 | University of Southampton [54] | Doctor of Science (DSc) |
16 March 2018 | University of Chester [55] [56] | Doctor of Letters (DLitt) | |
20 November 2024 | University of London [57] | Doctor of Literature (DLitt) |
Appointer | Date | Appointment |
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Kīngitanga | 5 May 2023 | Member First Class of the Order of Queen Te Arikinui Te Atairangikāhu [58] |
Country | Date | Organisation | Position |
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England | April 2009 – present | The Ebony Horse Club [64] | President |
United Kingdom | November 2010 – present | National Literacy Trust [65] | Patron |
2011 – present | BookTrust [66] | ||
15 February 2012 – present | The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn [67] | Royal Bencher | |
December 2012 – present | Royal Voluntary Service [68] | President | |
2018 – present | Royal Commonwealth Society [69] | Vice Patron | |
2020 – present | Royal Academy of Dance [70] | ||
England | 18 March 2022 – present | Royal National Theatre [71] | Royal Patron |
United Kingdom | 20 November 2023 – present | Foreign Press Association [72] | Honorary Member |
Royal Society of Literature [73] | Patron |
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When she married Prince Charles, "Camilla was not popular or well liked, [though] this has changed a lot since the marriage as Camilla has taken on a lot of patronages and Charles is a lot happier," [Marlene] Koenig says. "Still, [there was] a lot of tension and anger among a certain element of the population—so it was decided that Camilla would be styled as the Duchess of Cornwall, even though, of course, she is the Princess of Wales."