LONDON: The first glimpse of the official title of “Queen Camilla” is shown on the coronation invitation, replacing the earlier title of “Queen Consort.”
The artistically designed invitation is addressed to “King Charles III and Queen Camilla” and was issued to roughly 2,000 guests.
The King’s grandson, Prince George, and her grandchildren will be among the pages in Westminster Abbey. There is still one month till the coronation, and a new official image of the royal pair has also been made public.
The coronation invitation on May 6th, printed on recycled paper, indicates that Camilla’s title will change due to the coronation.
According to a royal Palace, using the title “Queen Consort” in the early years of the new monarch’s reign made sense to set her apart from the late Queen Elizabeth. Nonetheless, the coronation day would be the “proper time” to change the title to “Queen Camilla.”
After 18 years of marriage, Camilla will be crowned alongside the King at the coronation ritual next month. In addition, it hasn’t been much longer than a year since the late Queen Elizabeth discussed Camilla’s future title.
Although there were still rumors that Camilla would be referred to as a Princess, the late Queen publicly endorsed Camilla and declared she should be considered Queen Consort.
Reflecting many years of environmental campaigning of the King, the artwork done on the coronation invitation uses the ‘green man’ folklore figure, with features made from oak leaves, ivy, and hawthorn.
According to the royal Palace, it symbolizes rebirth and spring, which celebrates a new reign. Together with representations of the natural world, such as wildflowers, birds, and insects, the illustration by Andrew Jamieson also features national and heraldic symbols.
But, with the coronation fast approaching, it is still being determined whether Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, would accept the invitation.
Roles have been given to children of relations and friends, with eight “pages of honor” announced to take part in the ceremony.
This includes the nine-year-old son of the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince George, and three of the Queen Consort’s grandchildren, Freddy Parker Bowles Gus and Louis Lopes, including her great-nephew Arthur Elliot.
The King and Queen Consort’s most recent official portrait was taken in Buckingham Palace’s Blue Drawing Room last month.
Anti-monarchy activists, however, criticized the £8 million budget for the new images, calling it a waste of tax dollars when financing was tight. The Cabinet Office claimed details would be “published in due course” but would not provide a breakdown of the deal for the framed images.
It is also acknowledged that the total amount spent by the government on the coronation will be known after the ceremony.
