Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall: It would be a "great honor" for me to be queen

Camilla will automatically become queen when her husband becomes king.

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Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, said it would be a "great honor" for her to be queen, and that the position would help her highlight the causes she supports, PA Media reported.

Speaking to presenter Emma Barnett about her work with victims of domestic violence, Camilla, the wife of heir to the British throne Prince Charles, said she would not give up her cases halfway, adding that she hoped to continue to do so "for life".

Queen Elizabeth II gave her royal approval for the duchess to use the title Queen when her husband, Prince of Wales, becomes king, when she celebrated her 70th anniversary on the throne earlier this month.

Queen Elizabeth took advantage of the platinum jubilee occasion of her accession to the throne, to confirm her support for Camilla to obtain the title of "Queen" upon Charles' accession to the throne, expressing her "sincere desire" for Camilla to be known as the "Queen", the King's consort.

Clarence House announced that Camilla, 73, the Duchess of Cornwall, was "honored" by the Queen's gesture.

Camilla was supposed to automatically become queen when her husband became king, and this could only be prevented by legislation.

However, royal family officials insisted, when Camilla married Charles in 2005, that Camilla did not want to be a "Queen", and that she wanted the title "Princess to the King" for the first time in the history of the United Kingdom.

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