Camilla Parker Bowles Royal Title Confirmed; Clarence House Says She Won’t Be ‘Queen’

Camilla Parker Bowles’ title will change once her husband, Prince Charles, ascends the throne.

Years ago, Clarence House revealed that the Duchess of Cornwall will not be called queen when her husband becomes king. Rather, she will simply be known as a princess consort.

Since then, there have been speculations that Prince Charles would insist on Camilla being called queen due to her dedication to the throne and to her husband. But last weekend, Clarence House denied the claims.

Prince Charles and Camilla’s office stressed the fact that there haven’t been changes when it comes to the latter’s future title. This means that when the heir to the throne becomes king, Camilla will indeed be known as princess consort.

“This was announced at the time of the marriage and there has been absolutely no change at all,” the palace said.

The decision to not use the title of queen is not surprising because Camilla has already done a similar move years ago. When she wed Prince Charles in 2005, the Duchess of Cornwall refused to accept the title of Princess of Wales even though she’s married to the Prince of Wales.

After all, Princess Diana used the Princess of Wales title when she wed Prince Charles in 1981. And following her death, she continued to be known as the Princess of Wales.

In order to avoid further backlash due to the fact that Prince Charles and Camilla had an affair while the former was still married to Princess Diana, Camilla decided to go without the title. At that time, Camilla’s acceptance rating was also quite low.

But throughout the past couple of years, the public’s perception of her has improved. In fact, a YouGov poll revealed that Camilla is the 11^th most popular member of the royal family. She also ranked eighth as the most famous member of the British clan.