Why has Philip always remained prince consort while Camilla became queen consort after her husband Charles was appointed king?
After death of Queen Elizabeth the son has arrived at the throne Charles III who officially became king. An appointment that Carlo reached at the age of 73.
Automatically also Carlo’s wife, Camilla Parker-Bowles she officially became queen consort of England. A curious fact is that Queen Elizabeth’s husband, Philiphe never officially became king consort, but limited himself to the office of prince consort and Duke of Edinburgh. How come?
To understand the reason we need to take a step back and go to 1953, the year of the coronation of Elizabeth II. The woman who was 27 at the time was already married to Filippo and she too had already had two children Carlo and Anna while Andrea and Edoardo were born later.
At that time the society was profoundly male-dominated and since the queen had inherited the throne from her father George VIhe decided never to give Philip the role of king because he knew very well that he would delegitimize her from power and would be relegated to a secondary role.
It must be said that Philip gladly accepted the appointment as prince because he had no intention of governing and in this way he had less responsibility.
Camilla and the relationship with Queen Elizabeth
The thing is different with Camilla that instead Queen Elizabeth wanted before dying to recognize at all costs the queen consort of her son Charles.
After the initial disagreements also arising from the affair Lady Dianathe relations between the queen and Camilla have become very cordial and little by little Elizabeth has learned to appreciate the gifts of her son’s wife.
“I will always be deeply and humbly grateful for the loyalty and affection you continue to show me, but when the time comes, my son Carlo will be king. I know that you will give him the same support you gave me “ – Queen Elizabeth said a few months before leaving us.
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