Queen Elizabeth II Dead astatine 96: Relive Her Extraordinary Royal Life

It's the dawn of a caller era.

Following the Sept. 8 death of Queen Elizabeth II, Buckingham Palace announced that her eldest son, Charles, is officially the King of the United Kingdom. As such, his wife, Camilla Parker Bowles, has been fixed the rubric Queen Consort, arsenic confirmed by the palace successful their statement.

For some, this whitethorn travel arsenic a surprise, arsenic Clarence House antecedently stated successful 2005 that Camilla would beryllium referred to arsenic Princess Consort erstwhile Charles assumed the throne.

However, successful February 2022, Queen Elizabeth shared that she would similar the erstwhile Duchess of Cornwall to beryllium called the Queen Consort. "When, successful the fullness of time, my lad Charles becomes King, I cognize you volition springiness him and his woman Camilla the aforesaid enactment that you person fixed me," she said during her Jubilee celebrations, "and it is my sincere privation that, erstwhile that clip comes, Camilla volition beryllium known arsenic Queen Consort arsenic she continues her ain loyal service."

But Sacerdoti noted that small other volition alteration for Camilla, adding, "It's truly a awesome of acceptance."

As it stands, Camilla already performs galore royal duties connected the family's behalf, appearing astatine ceremonies and participating successful charitable events, similar the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations successful Ireland and Canada. And portion she will apt partake successful much events pursuing a play of mourning, Camilla's role will largely look the same. 

Nonetheless, Camilla's rubric alteration is worthy noting, arsenic she was antecedently dubbed the Duchess of Cornwall alternatively of the Princess of Wales upon her 2005 matrimony to Charles owed to poor nationalist sentiment implicit the nuptials.

However, Sacerdoti is optimistic that the radical volition travel to emotion their caller Queen Consort. "I bash deliberation that it volition beryllium hard, but I deliberation implicit the years they've worked truly hard to execute that and they're getting there," helium said. "She's 1 of the hardest moving members of the moving royal family, they say, and she's championed causes that are important to people."