What Kate Middleton Thinks About Camilla Parker Bowles Being The Next Queen

When Prince Charles becomes king, Camilla Parker Bowles will become queen consort. Since Camilla is not the first wife of Prince Charles and not the biological mother of Prince William, however, many wonder what Kate Middleton actually thinks about Camilla being called the next queen.

Technically, Camilla Parker Bowles is not in line to be the Queen of England. She’s next in line to be the queen consort of the United Kingdom, not queen. Unlike a queen, a queen consort is not a monarch. Those who hate Camilla object to the idea of her being their next queen when in fact she will never become one.

Camilla will never reign as Queen Elizabeth does now because she’ll only be Prince Charles’ consort. That means that she will be queen by title but will not be reigning over anything. When Queen Elizabeth dies, the new reigning monarch will be Prince Charles. And as his wife, Camilla will be his consort.

The Duchess of Cornowall’s future position will never be the same as Queen Elizabeth’s, who is a reigning monarch. However, she may be styled like a queen when the time comes.

Camilla’s future in the monarchy is like Prince Philip’s position when Queen Elizabeth became the Queen of England. When she married her, she was not yet a ruling monarch. His position didn’t change when Queen Elizabeth inherited the throne after the death of the Queen Mother, only that he earned the title Prince Philip because he became the reigning queen’s consort.

While Kate may just keep to herself her thoughts about Camilla being called Queen Camilla in the future, royal followers believe that Kate doesn’t have any problem with that.

“The Duchess of Cambridge is probably perfectly fine with the Duchess of Cornwall (Camilla) becoming Queen Consort,” a royal follower on Quora noted. “Why wouldn’t she be? Kate’s husband, William, gets along with Camilla. Kate is probably aware that being the Queen Consort is no picnic and wants to enjoy her current status as long as she possibly can,” she added.

Another royal follower noted that Kate can think about the matter whatever she wants, but she has no choice on the matter because Prince Charles is the next king and Camilla is his wife.

“There isn’t a reason for Kate to object that,” another fan noted. “She’s married to Charles’ eldest son, Prince William, and will become Queen in her turn when Charles dies and William inherits the throne.”