After seven decades, the United Kingdom has a new woman to call queen.
Charles and the royal household have moved carefully on the matter, mindful of lingering public perceptions of Camilla as the "third person" that ruined the marriage between Charles and the beloved princess.
Palace officials said for years that Camilla "intended" to be known as "Princess Consort" - instead of the traditional "Queen Consort" - when Charles acceded to the throne. In a 2010 interview with NBC, Charles was asked if Camilla would become "Queen of England, if and when you become the monarch." He hesitated as he replied, "That's, well ... We'll see, won't we? That could be."
The most recent Queen Consort in British history was George VI's wife Queen Elizabeth, known in later years as the Queen Mother after her daughter became monarch in 1952.Born Camilla Rosemary Shand on July 17, 1947, she came from aristocrats with long and close links with Britain's royal family. Her great-grandmother, Alice Keppel, was a romantic partner of King Edward VII.
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