BUCKINGHAM PALACE has removed Camilla’s “Consort” title from coronation invitations, and she will now be known as the Queen.
Royal aides say that May 6, when she will be crowned alongside King Carlos III, is the “appropriate” time.
Buckingham Palace has removed Camilla’s ‘Consort’ title from coronation invitations, and she will now be known as the Queen.
The invitation confirms the major change in Camilla’s title.
Sources close to Camilla, 75, said it “made sense” to use Queen Consort for the past seven months to distinguish her from Queen Elizabeth II, but now is the time for a change.
The embellished invitations, nicknamed “stiffies” by royal aides because they’re printed on firm card, will be sent out to more than 2,000 guests over the next two weeks.
A royal source said: “Queen Camilla is the appropriate title to face King Carlos at the invite. The Coronation is an appropriate time to begin using Queen Camilla in an official capacity.”
When Camilla married Charles in 2005, it was announced that she would take the title of princess consort when Charles became king. But last year, the late queen promoted her to queen consort.
Weeks before, Camilla was inducted into the highest order of chivalry, the Order of the Garter. Among those present were grandsons Gus and Louis Lopes and Freddy Parker Bowles.
They will be among eight Pages of Honor at Westminster Abbey, along with Prince George, who, at nine, will become the youngest future monarch to have a role in a coronation.
The Palace said that Queen Consort is Camilla’s “rank”, while Queen will be her title.
It will be officially called Queen Camila in all royal documents from the day of the Coronation. The royal website will be updated after she is crowned.
The late queen promoted Camilla from princess consort to queen consortCredit: AFP
The environmentally conscious King Charles is sending out a “green” invitation to more than 2,000 Coronation guests, but Harry and Meghan have yet to confirm if they will attend.
Charles, 74, and Camilla, 75, posted a new photo last night to mark one month and one day to the coronation of the new king.
Prince Harry and Meghan have yet to confirm if they will attendCredit: Reuters
Nine-year-old Prince George will be one of eight Pages of Honour, making him the youngest future monarch to play a role in a coronation.Credit: Getty
The Palace also unveiled the colourful, detailed invitation, which has a border of wildflowers and wildlife from British meadows.
The future king, nine-year-old Prince George, is one of four Pages of Honor who will join the royal procession inside Westminster Abbey on Saturday May 6.
A spokesman for the King and Camilla, who will give up the title of Consort and be known as Queen after the Coronation, declined to say whether the Sussexes accepted their invitation.
But it is understood that Harry, 38, and Meghan, 41, inset on the right, have yet to confirm if they will take a seat inside the abbey.
This invitation has been designed by Andrew Jamieson, brother of the Art Workers’ Guild, of which Charles is an honorary member.
A royal spokesperson said the invitations will be printed on eco-friendly recycled cards with gold foil details.
The cards are inspired by the coronation floral emblem that was introduced in February.
The most popular ticket in town will be posted within the next two weeks for those who have RSVPed.
Mr Jamieson said: “To have been invited to play a small part in such an event in our nation’s history has been an incredible honor and the opportunity of a lifetime, the pinnacle of my career.
“My hope is that those who see the invitation enjoy creating it as much as I do. I wish her Majesties all the best wishes for their upcoming Coronation celebration as they begin this new journey together.”
Camilla’s grandchildren, twins Gus and Louis Lopes, 13, and Freddy Parker Bowles, 12Credit: Chamber Press
William and Kate’s eldest son, George, will become the youngest future monarch to play a major role in a coronation.
Charles was four years old when he witnessed his mother’s coronation, when he attended the congregation as a guest in 1953.
Joining George will be seven all-male pages, including three of Camilla’s grandchildren.
Its function will be to hold the robes of the King and Queen Consort during the ceremony, which is expected to be reduced to about two and a half hours.
Camilla’s pages will include her grandsons Gus and Louis Lopes, the 13-year-old twin sons of Laura Lopes.
Also there will be grandson Freddy Parker Bowles, 12, the son of Tom Parker Bowles, and his great-nephew Arthur Elliot, 11.
The king’s pages will be Prince George and Lord Oliver Cholmondeley, 13, son of former Lord High Chamberlain David Cholmondeley, 62, the 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley and his wife Rose Hanbury, 39.
The Palace announced that the King’s remaining pages are Nicholas Barclay, 13, the grandson of Camilla’s partner Sarah Troughton, and Ralph Tollemache, 12, the son of Charles’s godson Edward.
The new photograph was taken last month in the Blue Room at Buckingham Palace.
Camilla is wearing a Fiona Clare dress and a pearl necklace with a diamond clasp.
King Charles has been campaigning for environmental causes since the late 1960s.
Buckingham Palace has said that while the Coronation will be “rooted in long-standing traditions”, it will also “reflect the role of the monarch today and look to the future”.
The King and Camilla will travel to Westminster Abbey and return to Buckingham Palace in a larger procession, where they will be joined by other members of the Royal Family.
The coronation invitations are inspired by the coronation floral emblem that was introduced in February, above
