(CNN) — Queen Camilla? Technically yes. For if a male ruler is married when he ascends the throne, his wife is traditionally anointed and crowned in a brief ceremony.
This took place after the coronation of Carlos III and the tributes were paid.
This Saturday, Camilla was crowned as the Queen’s twenty-ninth consort at Westminster Abbey.
The ceremony
Like her husband, the Archbishop of Canterbury anointed her with holy oil, this time without an umbrella, demonstrating the different nature of the anointing of a consort versus a reigning sovereign.
The keeper of the House of Jewels then presented the consort with the ring, which symbolized promise and devotion, “marrying” her to the king, God and his people.
She was then crowned with the crown of Queen Mary, the first time in recent history that a new crown was not made specifically for the occasion.
When Queen Mary paid for the silver crown in 1911, she intended it to serve as a permanent crown for future consorts.
Camila chose to wear Queen Mary’s crown, a decision made “in the interests of sustainability and efficiency,” the palace said.
However, it has made some “minor changes and additions,” the palace added. In particular, he wished to honor his late mother-in-law by setting the crown back with a few diamonds, the Cullinan III, IV and V, from the Queen’s personal collection.
She was then presented with the scepter and staff before dedicating herself to lifelong service in support of her husband.
Eventually Camila was enthroned.
This was followed by an original composition by Andrew Lloyd Webber, which set verses from Psalm 98 to music.
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby places a modified version of Queen Mary’s crown on Queen Camilla’s head. Richard Pohle/AFP/Getty Images
Why is Camila called “Queen”?
You may have seen that she is now titled “Queen Camilla.”
There was always a bit of sensibility about how Camila would be titled, especially if she were known as Queen because she was destined for Carlos’ first wife, Diana.
When Camila married Charles in 2005, it was announced that she would be known as “Princess Consort”, although she is entitled to the title of Queen.
But Queen Elizabeth II stepped in last year to change that. before his death.
Many wives of a reigning monarch have often been bestowed the title of queen, the most recent example being Elizabeth II’s mother, Queen Elizabeth.
Britain’s Queen Camilla leaves Westminster Abbey. (Photo Toby Melville/Pool/AP)
Carlos became king after the death of his mother in September.
But the first time we saw his wife dubbed “Queen Camilla” was in the lavish coronation invitations sent out to distinguished VIPs.
Why hasn’t the change materialized until now?
A royal source told CNN last month that the coronation was an opportune time to start the title change.
“It made sense to refer to Her Majesty as the Queen Consort during the early months of Her Majesty’s reign to distinguish her from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II,” the source added.
“The coronation is an opportune time to install ‘Queen Camilla’ in an official capacity,” the royal source said. “All of the Queen’s former consorts were known as ‘Queen’ plus their given names.”