queen consort

noun

plural queens consort

: the wife of a reigning king

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Now that she's being coronated, sources tell BAZAAR.com Camilla will likely maintain her queen consort status, but be referred to as Queen Camilla or the queen.

Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Oct. 2022 Charles visited Scotland, along with his wife, queen consort Camilla, following the end of the royal mourning period.

Justin Klawans, The Week, 3 Oct. 2022 True, in earlier days, a queen regnant, like the first Elizabeth – as opposed to a queen consort – might take a more active role.

Sarah Gristwood, CNN, 12 Sep. 2022 The key difference between the queen and the queen consort is that the queen is an ascendant to the throne through succession.

Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2022 Before her death, the queen expressed her wish that she be named queen consort when Charles acceded the throne.

Max Colchester, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 Charles, 73, automatically became king on the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth, last month, but the grand coronation ceremony for him and his wife, Camilla, the queen consort, will now take place on Saturday, May 6.

Reuters, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2022 The king and queen consort later today will host a reception at The Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh to celebrate British South Asian communities.

Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Oct. 2022 As for the new king and queen consort: Charles and Camilla own two Jack Russell terriers, named Beth and Bluebell.

Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2022 See More

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