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List of titles and honours of Queen Camilla

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Camilla, then Duchess of Cornwall, in 2018

Camilla is Queen of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms as the wife of King Charles III. She has received numerous titles, decorations, and honorary appointments during her time as both the wife of the heir apparent and the consort of the sovereign. Where two dates are shown, the first indicates the date of receiving the title or award and the second indicates the date of its loss or renunciation.

Royal and noble titles and styles

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Styles of
Queen Camilla

The Queen's royal cypher
Reference styleHer Majesty
Spoken styleYour Majesty
  • 9 April 2005 – 8 September 2022: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall[a][1]
    • In Scotland: 9 April 2005 – 8 September 2022: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Rothesay[1]
  • 8 September 2022 – 6 May 2023: Her Majesty The Queen Consort[b][2]
  • 6 May 2023 – present: Her Majesty The Queen[3]

Upon marrying Charles, Prince of Wales, she was commonly styled "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall". In Scotland she was known as "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Rothesay".[1] Although Camilla was legally Princess of Wales, she adopted the feminine form of her husband's highest-ranking subsidiary title, Duke of Cornwall, because the title "Princess of Wales" had become strongly associated with Charles's first wife, Diana.[4][5] In 2021, upon the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Charles inherited his father's titles,[6] and Camilla thus became Duchess of Edinburgh, Countess of Merioneth and Baroness Greenwich.[7]

When Charles succeeded his mother, Elizabeth II, Camilla automatically became queen in accordance with English common law.[8][9][10] Clarence House had however stated on the occasion of their wedding in 2005 that she would adopt the style of a princess consort instead of queen consort,[11] but there is no legal or historical precedent for such a title.[12] In 2022 Accession Day message, published to mark the 70th anniversary reign of Elizabeth II, she stated that it was her "sincere wish" for Camilla to be known as queen consort upon Charles's accession to the throne.[13]

Prior to her coronation, Camilla was styled "Her Majesty The Queen Consort", which distinguished her from the recently deceased Queen Elizabeth II.[14][15] Since the coronation, Camilla has been styled "Her Majesty The Queen", consistent with past queens consort.[16][17][18] In conversation, the correct etiquette is to address her initially as Your Majesty and thereafter as Ma'am (pronounced /mæm/, with a short 'a' as in jam).[19]

Commonwealth honours

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Camilla in 2019, wearing the riband and star of the Royal Victorian Order, and the badge of the Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II

Appointments (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence)

Appointments from Commonwealth realms
Country Date Appointment Ribbon Post-nominal
letters
 United Kingdom 30 October 2007 Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II[20]
 United Kingdom 9 April 2012 Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order[21][22] GCVO
 Papua New Guinea 3 November 2012 Companion of the Order of the Star of Melanesia[23] CSM
 United Kingdom 9 June 2016 Member of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council[24] PC
England Wales England and Wales 1 January 2022 Royal Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter[25] LG
New Zealand New Zealand 5 June 2023 Additional Member of the Order of New Zealand[26] ONZ
 Scotland 16 June 2023 Extra Lady of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle[27] LT
 United Kingdom 23 April 2024 Grand Master and First and Principal Dame Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire[28] GBE
 United Kingdom 25 June 2024 Recipient of the Royal Family Order of King Charles III[29]

Decorations and medals (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence)

Country Date Decoration Ribbon Post-nominal
letters
 Canada 7 June 2005 Commemorative Medal for the Centennial of Saskatchewan[30]
 United Kingdom 6 February 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal[citation needed]
 Papua New Guinea 3 November 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (Papua New Guinea)[23]
 United Kingdom 6 February 2022 Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal[citation needed]
 Canada 1 February 2023 Canadian Forces' Decoration[31] CD

Foreign honours

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See also: List of honours of the British royal family by country

Appointments (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence)

Appointments from non-Commonwealth countries
Country Date Appointment Ribbon Post-nominal
letters
 France 6 June 2014 Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit[32]
 Mexico 9 September 2015 Sash of the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle[33]
 Germany 29 March 2023 Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[34]

Decorations and medals (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence)

Country Date Decoration Ribbon Post-nominal
letters
 The Netherlands 30 April 2013 King Willem-Alexander Inauguration Medal, 2013

Honorary military appointments

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The then-Duchess of Cornwall at the 11th Light Brigade homecoming parade, 2010
 Australia
 Canada
 United Kingdom

Non-national titles and honours

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Livery companies

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Date Company Position
2011 Worshipful Company of Joiners and Ceilers Honorary Liveryman[45]
2017 Worshipful Company of Vintners Liveryman[46]
2017 Worshipful Company of Plumbers Honorary Liveryman[47]
2024 Worshipful Company of Fan Makers Honorary Liveryman[48]

Charity awards

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Date Company Position
2005 The National Osteoporosis Foundation Ethel LeFrak award[49]
2007 Royal Osteoporosis Society Kohn Foundation Award[50]

Scholastic

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Chancellor, visitor, governor, and fellowships
Country Date School Position
 England 13 September 2007 King's College London Honorary Fellow[51]
 Scotland 10 June 2013 – University of Aberdeen Chancellor[52]
Honorary degrees
Country Date School Degree
 Scotland 10 June 2013 University of Aberdeen Doctor of Laws (LLD)[52]
 England 11 February 2016 University of Southampton Doctor of Science (DSc)[53]
 England 16 March 2018 University of Chester Doctor of Letters (DLitt)[54][55]

Honorific eponyms

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Rosa 'Duchess of Cornwall'

Awards

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Buildings

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Geographical locations

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Miscellaneous

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Memberships and fellowships

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Country Date Organisation Position
 England April 2009 – present The Ebony Horse Club President[60]
 United Kingdom November 2010 – present National Literacy Trust Patron[61]
 United Kingdom 2011 – present BookTrust Patron[62]
 United Kingdom 15 February 2012 – present The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn Royal Bencher[63]
 United Kingdom December 2012 – present Royal Voluntary Service President[64]
 United Kingdom 2018 – present Royal Commonwealth Society Vice Patron[65]
 United Kingdom 2020 – present Royal Academy of Dance Vice Patron[66]
 England 18 March 2022 – present Royal National Theatre Royal Patron[67]
 United Kingdom 20 November 2023 – present Foreign Press Association Honorary Member[68]
 United Kingdom Royal Society of Literature Patron[69]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Although entitled to be known as "The Princess of Wales", Camilla officially used the subsidiary courtesy title Duchess of Cornwall due to the Princess of Wales title's association to the late Diana, Princess of Wales.
  2. ^ Although entitled to be known as "The Queen", which was her legal title, Camilla was styled as "Her Majesty The Queen Consort" until 6 May 2023 to distinguish her from the recently deceased Queen Elizabeth II.

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