What is a 'Queen's Companion'? It's a refashioning of the job of royal personal assistant, accompanying Her Majesty on her engagements and foreign travels, keeping her company and assisting her by, for example, collecting the armfuls of flowers royals typically get when meeting people in public.
What's the difference between the Queen and the Queen Consort? The reigning monarch's wife is traditionally known as the Queen Consort, while the Queen (technically the “Queen Regnant”) refers to a woman who has ascended the throne through the pre-established familial line of succession and has sovereign power.
In 2018, the Duchy of Cornwall made Charles and Camilla $28 million. Camilla and Charles also received $1.8 million that year from the Sovereign Grant, a taxpayer fund paid each year to the British royal family, as well as another $627,000 from various United Kingdom departments.
Sometimes called a "court lady," a lady-in-waiting is a personal assistant at the court. They attend to high-ranking members of the royal family. They certainly are not servants and are sometimes even part of nobility themselves, just at a lower rank.
The role is not typically paid, and it has been reported that Lady Hussey was not given a salary during her time in the position, instead serving the Queen out of loyalty.
Ladies-in-waiting performed intimate duties such as putting on and removing the queen's clothing and bathing her. They were expected to put her needs above those of their own husbands and children. They spent most of the day with the queen and provided her with companionship and entertainment in her private chambers.
The ladies in waiting did not live at the Royal residences on a permanent basis. However, if their duties required they would stay in Royal apartments in London or within Buckingham Palace to be near the Queen, The National reports. Ladies in waiting have been a part of Royal life since the 15th century.
So, what would happen to Camilla's title if King Charles were to pass away? Basically, she'd retain the Queen title but go from Queen Consort to Queen Dowager.
King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla spend time apart, even though they share the same throne. According to sources close to the royal couple, the two do not sleep together.
Kate Middleton's decision not to curtsy to Queen Camilla was a clear indication of her disapproval of King Charles' wife and her mishandling of his coronation, according to sources. While Kate is known for her poised public image, insiders reveal that she is no pushover when it comes to royal politics.
As the Queen Consort, Camilla is no longer required to curtsey to other members of the royal family but when she travels abroad she must curtsey to monarchs around the world. As a sign of respect, the Queen Consort must always walk behind her husband King Charles.
The role of The Queen's consort is primarily to provide companionship and moral and practical support to the Monarch. The consort does not hold a formal position in the structure of government and The Duke did not see State papers or hold official audiences.
Kate will instead be a queen consort, the wife of a reigning king (William, of course).
In terms of political power, yes, an empress is more powerful than a queen. While a queen has rule over a kingdom or territory, an empress has authority over multiple nations, kingdoms, or regions. For a female monarch, the station of empress is the highest political office that can be attained.
According to the Royal Family's website: "A Queen Consort is crowned with the King, in a similar, but simpler ceremony." The last Queen Consort to be crowned was the Queen Mother alongside King George VI in 1937. The Archbishop of Canterbury anointed her head with holy oil - a ritual also carried out with the monarch.
Their home has four bedrooms, so it seems likely they now share a room, unless their children, George, Charlotte and Louis are bunking in together.
Following the death of the King, is believed that Camilla would retain her official title of Queen Consort. However, Camilla will not be Queen Regent (the head of state), but rather continue in her duty to the new head of state, as she is not named in the royal line of succession.
"Toilet"
If you're looking for a restroom in Buckingham Palace, ask for the loo or the lavatory.
She would not become the monarch as that is passed down the bloodline and Prince William is heir to the throne. In this case, as the widow of the King, Camilla's new title would be the Queen Dowager, a title first used by Queen Adelaide in 1830, The Mirror reports.
When speaking to The Queen Consort, use 'Your Majesty' for the first time and subsequently 'Ma'am'. This should always rhyme with 'lamb'. Pronunciation to rhyme with 'palm' has not been correct for some generations.
Even if she had desired to skip her eldest son, Charles, in favour of her grandson, William, she did not have the power to choose her successor on a whim.
Historically, the duties of a Woman of the Bedchamber were to attend the royal woman and help her bathe, get dressed, undressed, and so forth. In a description from 1728, a Woman of the Bedchamber worked independently from the Lady of the Bedchamber and did not take orders from her.
And while Queen Elizabeth had a whole fleet of ladies-in-waiting throughout her reign—many of whom had been close with her for more than 60 years—apparently Queen Camilla is ditching the outdated tradition and instead having six assistants who will be known as “queen's companions,” according to reports from Today.
The ladies-in-waiting have historically been chosen by the queen herself from the noblewomen of the Catholic Noble Houses of Belgium. The chief functions at court were undertaken by members of the higher nobility, involving much contact with the royal ladies.