BUCKINGHAM Palace is hoping to quietly drop 'Consort' from Queen Camilla’s title before King Charles’ coronation, sources claim.
The title of Queen Consort is given to the wife of a ruling king and was assigned to Camilla when the Queen passed away.
But ahead of King Charles' coronation, aides are planning to cease using 'Consort' in his wife's title, and instead refer to her as Queen Camilla, The Telegraph reports.
In modern history, former consorts have been referred to as the title of 'Queen' and their Christian name, including the Queen Mother who was called Queen Elizabeth.
Camilla took on the traditional title of Queen Consort as a mark of respect due to some opinions around her marriage into the Royal Family.
However the King and Queen Consort are "very relaxed" for her to be called Queen Camilla by the public and the press, it is understood.
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Ahead of the coronation, the Palace are predicted to gauge the appropriateness of 'Queen Camilla' before adopting it formally.
In the meantime, Camilla is expected to still be referred to as the Queen Consort in formal communications, but it is understood the King is hoping his wife to be afforded the same respect as his grandmother was.
The title was decided following an address to the nation earlier this year when Elizabeth II said it was her “sincere wish” that Camilla be known as Queen Consort when she dies.
The Sun has contacted Buckingham Palace for comment.
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Who has been a Queen Consort?
Queen Elizabeth was consort to King George VI until his death in 1952, ruling for 16 years.
The majority of her life was spent as the Queen Mother to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, until her death at the age of 101.
Queen Mary was beside her husband, King George V, for 26 years before he died in January 1936, after becoming Queen Consort in 1910.
She held the title of Queen Mother to King George VI after the abdication of King Edward VIII in December 1936.
Queen Charlotte is the longest reigning Queen Consort.
She held her title for 57 years until her death in 1818 and maintained a close friendship with another Queen Consort, Marie Antoinette.
Most notably Queen Charlotte was an amateur botanist who helped expand Kew Gardens and also helped bring Christmas trees to the UK.
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