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==Titles, styles, honours and arms== {{Main|List of titles and honours of Queen Camilla}} ===Titles and styles=== {{Multiple image | total_width = 250 | image1 = Queen Camilla Cypher.svg | alt = A logo with "CR" and a crown | image2 = Royal Monogram of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.svg | alt2 = A logo with "C" and a crown | footer = Camilla's royal cyphers as queen (left)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63547165|title=Camilla: New monogram for Queen Consort unveiled|work=BBC News|first=Thomas|last=Mackintosh|date=8 November 2022|accessdate=9 November 2022|archive-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108194945/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63547165|url-status=live}}</ref> and Duchess of Cornwall (right) }} Upon marrying Charles, Camilla was styled "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall". In Scotland, she was known as "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Rothesay".<ref name="powtitle">{{Cite web |title=HRH The Duchess of Cornwall |url=https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/biographies/hrh-duchess-cornwall |access-date=24 April 2022 |work=The Prince of Wales |archive-date=10 November 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181110163638/https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/biographies/hrh-duchess-cornwall |url-status=live }}</ref> Legally, Camilla was [[Princess of Wales]] but adopted the feminine form of her husband's highest-ranking subsidiary title, Duke of Cornwall, in a concession to the low public opinion of her.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=13 November 2018 |title=The Royal Title that Camilla and Princess Diana Shared |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com.au/culture/princess-diana-camilla-title-17673 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103004958/https://www.harpersbazaar.com.au/culture/princess-diana-camilla-title-17673 |archive-date=3 January 2019 |access-date=2 January 2019 |magazine=Harper's Bazaar |quote=When she married Prince Charles, "Camilla was not popular or well liked, [though] this has changed a lot since the marriage as Camilla has taken on a lot of patronages and Charles is a lot happier," [Marlene] Koenig says. "Still, [there was] a lot of tension and anger among a certain element of the population—so it was decided that Camilla would be styled as the Duchess of Cornwall, even though, of course, she is the Princess of Wales."}}</ref> In 2021, upon the [[death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]], Charles inherited his father's titles,<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 April 2021 |title=HRH The Duke of Edinburgh |url=https://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/news-grants/news/item/187-hrh-the-duke-of-edinburgh |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411005304/https://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/news-grants/news/item/187-hrh-the-duke-of-edinburgh |archive-date=11 April 2021 |access-date=7 May 2021 |work=College of Arms}}</ref> and Camilla thus became also formally [[Duchess of Edinburgh]] until Charles's accession the following year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 April 2021 |title=Prince Philip's Duke of Edinburgh title will pass to another royal when Charles is king |url=https://honey.nine.com.au/royals/who-will-receive-prince-philips-duke-of-edinburgh-title/8aa5d632-4b47-4b77-bad7-f1e38d48835e |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203343/https://honey.nine.com.au/royals/who-will-receive-prince-philips-duke-of-edinburgh-title/8aa5d632-4b47-4b77-bad7-f1e38d48835e |archive-date=24 June 2021 |access-date=20 June 2021 |work=9Honey}}</ref> [[Clarence House]] stated on the occasion of Charles and Camilla's wedding in 2005 that, upon his accession, she intended to be known as [[princess consort]] rather than as queen.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 February 2005 |title=Clarence House press release |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/media/press-releases/announcement-of-the-marriage-of-hrh-the-prince-of-wales-and-mrs-camilla-parker |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140624012434/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/media/press-releases/announcement-of-the-marriage-of-hrh-the-prince-of-wales-and-mrs-camilla-parker |archive-date=24 June 2014 |access-date=6 April 2018 |work=The Prince of Wales}}</ref> Like the initial title of duchess, this promise reflected public disapproval.<ref name="Saunt"/> There is no legal or historical precedent for such a title, however, and Camilla was to be queen under [[common law]] anyway.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 March 2017 |title='London Bridge is down': the secret plan for the days after the Queen's death |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/16/what-happens-when-queen-elizabeth-dies-london-bridge |url-status=live |access-date=2 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527080852/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/16/what-happens-when-queen-elizabeth-dies-london-bridge |archive-date=27 May 2019}}</ref> The rising public acceptance of her allowed the 2005 announcement to be quietly shelved.<ref name="Saunt"/> In her 2022 [[Accession day#United Kingdom|Accession Day]] message, Elizabeth II stated that it was her "sincere wish" for Camilla to be known as queen consort upon Charles's accession to the throne.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Coughlan |first=Sean |date=5 February 2022 |title=Queen wants Camilla to be known as Queen Consort |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60274816 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205221941/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60274816 |archive-date=5 February 2022 |access-date=5 February 2022 |work=BBC News}}</ref> Camilla duly became queen consort upon Charles's accession on 8 September 2022. She was initially styled as "Her Majesty The Queen Consort" to distinguish her from the recently deceased Queen Elizabeth II.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 September 2022 |title=The Queen Consort |url=https://www.royal.uk/queen-consort |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908215529/https://www.royal.uk/queen-consort |archive-date=8 September 2022 |access-date=8 September 2022 |work=The Royal Family}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pmc.gov.au/government/coronation/frequently-asked-questions|title=Coronation frequently asked questions|work=Australian Government|accessdate=1 May 2023|archive-date=3 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503014237/https://www.pmc.gov.au/government/coronation/frequently-asked-questions|url-status=live}}</ref> Since her coronation on 6 May 2023, she has been styled "Her Majesty The Queen", consistent with past queens consort.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://inews.co.uk/news/camilla-just-queen-following-coronation-royal-family-shelves-consort-title-rebrand-2324350|title=Camilla is now just 'the Queen' following coronation as Royal Family shelves consort title in rebrand|work=inews.co.uk|first=Steve|last=Robson|date=7 May 2023|accessdate=23 May 2023|archive-date=4 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604043302/https://inews.co.uk/news/camilla-just-queen-following-coronation-royal-family-shelves-consort-title-rebrand-2324350|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Honours=== Camilla is a Royal Lady of the [[Most Noble Order of the Garter]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Coughlan |first=Sean |date=31 December 2021 |title=Blair becomes 'Sir Tony' and joins top royal order |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59841419 |url-status=live |access-date=31 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231224921/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59841419 |archive-date=31 December 2021}}</ref> Extra Lady of the [[Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle]],<ref>{{Cite tweet |author=The Royal Family |user=RoyalFamily |number=1669693005085786115 |title= The King has been graciously pleased to appoint The Queen to the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle.}}</ref> Dame Grand Cross of the [[Royal Victorian Order]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Titles and Heraldry |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/the-duchess-of-cornwall/titles-and-heraldry/titles |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907235520/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/the-duchess-of-cornwall/titles-and-heraldry/titles |archive-date=7 September 2015 |access-date=8 September 2015 |work=The Prince of Wales}}; {{Cite press release |title=The Duchess of Cornwall appointed to the Royal Victorian Order |date=9 April 2012 |publisher=The Royal Family |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/LatestNewsandDiary/Pressreleases/2012/TheDuchessofCornwallRoyalVictorianOrder.aspx |access-date=9 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411153349/http://www.royal.gov.uk/LatestNewsandDiary/Pressreleases/2012/TheDuchessofCornwallRoyalVictorianOrder.aspx |archive-date=11 April 2012}}</ref> Grand Master and First and Principal Dame Grand Cross of the [[Most Excellent Order of the British Empire]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Milss|first=Rhiannon|title=King recognises Queen and Prince William in honours list and creates new role for Kate, Princess of Wales|url=https://news.sky.com/story/king-recognises-queen-and-prince-william-in-honours-list-and-creates-new-role-for-kate-princess-of-wales-13121607|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423152048/https://news.sky.com/story/king-recognises-queen-and-prince-william-in-honours-list-and-creates-new-role-for-kate-princess-of-wales-13121607|access-date=23 April 2024|work=Sky News|date=23 April 2024|archive-date=23 April 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> recipient of the [[Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 November 2018 |title=HRH The Duchess of Cornwall |url=https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/biographies/hrh-duchess-cornwall |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181110163638/https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/biographies/hrh-duchess-cornwall |archive-date=10 November 2018 |access-date=10 November 2018 |work=The Prince of Wales}}</ref> recipient of the [[Royal Family Order of Charles III]],<ref>{{Cite tweet |author=Majesty Magazine & Joe Little |user=MajestyMagazine |number=1805686741119975811 |title= The Royal Family Order of Charles III appearance.}}</ref> and a member of the [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Privy Council members |url=https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/privy-council/privy-council-members/ |access-date=7 October 2022 |work=Privy Council |archive-date=21 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621160241/https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/privy-council/privy-council-members/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ===Arms=== {{Infobox COA wide |name = Queen Camilla |image = Coat of arms of Queen Camilla.svg |notes = On Camilla's 58th birthday in 2005, Clarence House announced that she had been granted by Queen Elizabeth II a [[coat of arms]] for her own personal use. It was reported that Queen Elizabeth II, Charles, and Camilla all took a "keen interest" in the arms' creation, and they were prepared by [[Peter Gwynn-Jones]], [[Garter Principal King of Arms]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 July 2005 |title=Camilla's coat of arms unveiled |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4689987.stm |url-status=live |access-date=27 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805082348/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4689987.stm |archive-date=5 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="College of Arms">{{Cite web |title=The Coat of Arms of HRH The Duchess of Cornwall |url=http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/Cornwall.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608022916/http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/Cornwall.htm |archive-date=8 June 2011 |access-date=9 April 2011 |work=College of Arms}}</ref> A new grant of arms was made in 2023 after Charles's accession as king.<ref name="College of Arms 2">{{Cite web |title=Arms of Her Majesty Queen Camilla |url=https://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/resources/arms-of-her-majesty-queen-camilla |access-date=21 April 2023 |work=College of Arms |archive-date=21 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421024740/https://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/resources/arms-of-her-majesty-queen-camilla |url-status=live }}</ref> Camilla's coat of arms [[Impalement (heraldry)|impale]] the [[royal arms]] to the dexter, with her father's own arms to the sinister.<ref name="College of Arms 2"/> |year_adopted = 21 February 2023 (first granted 14 July 2005)<ref name="College of Arms 2"/> |coronet = [[Tudor Crown]]<ref name="College of Arms 2"/> |escutcheon = Within the Garter Our Royal Arms [Quarterly, I and IV [[Royal arms of England|Gules, three lions passant guardant in pale Or langued and armed Azure]]. II [[Royal arms of Scotland|Or a lion rampant Gules armed and langued Azure within a double tressure flory-counter-flory Gules]]. III [[Coat of arms of Ireland|Azure a harp Or stringed Argent]]] impaling the Arms of Shand [Azure a Boar's Head erased behind the ears Argent armed and langued Or on a Chief engrailed Argent between two Mullets Gules a Cross crosslet fitchy Sable] surmounted by Our Crown<ref name="College of Arms"/><ref name="College of Arms 2"/> |supporters = To the dexter A Lion Guardant Or Crowned proper and to the sinister A Boar Azure armed and unguled Or langued Gules and gorged with a Coronet composed of Crosses formy and Fleurs-de-lys attached thereto a Chain reflexed over the back and ending in a Ring all Or<ref name="College of Arms 2"/> |orders = The ribbon of the [[Order of the Garter]]:<ref name="College of Arms 2"/> ''[[Honi soit qui mal y pense]]'' ('Shame be to him who thinks evil of it') |bannerimage = Royal Standard of Queen Camilla.svg |banner = A banner of Camilla's arms combined with the [[Royal Standard of the United Kingdom|Royal Standard]] |symbolism = The arms contain symbolism from Camilla's paternal arms: those of the Shands of Craig from Aberdeenshire. The boar's head might indicate a connection to the prominent [[Gordon family]] of Aberdeenshire, whose arms also contain a boar's head. The mullets (stars) probably stem from marriage alliances with families that used mullets in their arms: potentially the Aberdeenshire family of Blackhall or the family of Reid of Pitfoddells.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shand |first=George |url=https://deriv.nls.uk/dcn23/9571/95710894.23.pdf |title=Some Notices of the Surname of Shand, Particularly of the County of Aberdeen |publisher=Miller and Leavins |year=1877 |location=Norwich |pages=8–10 |access-date=29 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129102806/https://deriv.nls.uk/dcn23/9571/95710894.23.pdf |archive-date=29 November 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> The cross is used to difference the family arms and is specific to Camilla's father, Major [[Bruce Shand]]. Camilla's blue boar supporter echoes Major Shand's crest ("a boar statant Azure armed and langued Gules his dexter forefoot resting on a mullet Gules").<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 March 2018 |title=HRH The Duchess of Cornwall |url=https://www.theheraldrysociety.com/articles/hrh-the-duchess-of-cornwall/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414164707/https://www.theheraldrysociety.com/articles/hrh-the-duchess-of-cornwall/ |archive-date=14 April 2021 |access-date=28 November 2021 |work=The Heraldry Society}}</ref> |previous_versions = [[File:Coat of Arms of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.svg|right|100px]] [[File:Coat of Arms of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (2012-2022).svg|right|100px]] [[File:Coat of Arms of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (2005-2012).svg|right|100px]] Initial versions of her arms as Duchess of Cornwall were depicted without the Order of the Garter, to which she was appointed in 2022. Between 2012 and 2022, her arms featured the [[Royal Victorian Order]] circlet, with the insignia of [[GCVO]] appended.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heraldry |url=https://www.timothynoad.com/heraldry/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819210207/https://www.timothynoad.com/heraldry/ |archive-date=19 August 2018 |access-date=31 May 2018 |work=Timothy Noad – Calligrapher, Illuminator, Designer of Coins & Medals at HM College of Arms}}</ref> {{clear}} |other_versions= }}
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