Prince Charles pays tribute to ‘darling wife’ and
future queen Camilla
First in line to throne thanks Duchess of Cornwall for
support as royal family paves way for her to take title of queen
Jamie
Grierson
@JamieGrierson
Sun 6 Feb
2022 13.01 GMT
The Prince
of Wales has paid tribute to his “darling wife” the Duchess of Cornwall for her
“steadfast support” after the Queen announced that Camilla will be known as
“Queen Consort” when Charles becomes king.
In a
statement released on Sunday, Charles heralded the Queen for the way her
“devotion to the welfare of all her people inspires still greater admiration
with each passing year”.
Elizabeth
II, who has become the first British monarch in history to celebrate 70 years
on the throne, used her milestone to issue her royal seal of approval for
Camilla to become Queen Camilla.
The Queen
was photographed working from her red boxes in an image released on the day she
passed the historic anniversary.
The
95-year-old monarch is pictured with her papers of state in front of her;
nearby stands a photograph of her father, King George VI, with a family corgi,
taken at Buckingham Palace in 1948.
On 6
February 1952, the king died, and his daughter, aged 25, became the queen of a
nation still recovering from the upheavals of the second world war.
In a
statement released to mark her platinum jubilee, the Queen said: “It is a day
that, even after 70 years, I still remember as much for the death of my father,
King George VI, as for the start of my reign.
“As we mark
this anniversary, it gives me pleasure to renew to you the pledge I gave in
1947 that my life will always be devoted to your service.”
In an
intervention that shapes the future of the monarchy, the Queen expressed her
“sincere wish” that Camilla be known as Queen Consort when the Prince of Wales
becomes King, and called on the public to support them both.
Charles, in
a written message marking the Queen’s accession day anniversary, said he and
Camilla were “deeply conscious” of the honour.
“On this
historic day, my wife and I join you all in congratulating Her Majesty the
Queen on the remarkable achievement of serving this nation, the realms and
Commonwealth for 70 years,” he said.
“We are
deeply conscious of the honour represented by my mother’s wish. As we have
sought together to serve and support Her Majesty and the people of our
communities, my darling wife has been my own steadfast support throughout.
“The year
of this unprecedented platinum jubilee brings an opportunity for us all to come
together in celebrating the service of the Queen, by whose example we will
continue to be led in the years to come.”
The Queen
is paving the way for her daughter-in-law to be crowned at Charles’s side on
his coronation day.
The Queen,
who came to the throne when she was 25, chose to spend her accession day
privately on the Sandringham estate in remembrance of her father.
National
celebrations marking the Queen’s record-breaking service on the throne will be
staged during a four-day bank holiday weekend from 2 June to 5 June.
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