List of titles and honours of Queen Camilla

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List of titles and honours of Queen Camilla

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 first as the wife of the heir apparent and then as the consort of the sovereign.

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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

Royal and noble titles and styles

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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.[2][3] In 2021, upon the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Charles inherited his father's titles,[4] and Camilla thus became Duchess of Edinburgh.[5]

When Charles succeeded his mother, Elizabeth II, Camilla automatically became queen in accordance with English common law.[6][7][8] 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,[9] but there is no legal or historical precedent for such a title.[10] In Queen Elizabeth's 2022 Accession Day message, published to mark the 70th anniversary of her reign, she stated that it was her "sincere wish" for Camilla to be known as queen consort upon Charles's accession to the throne.[11]

Prior to her coronation, Camilla was styled "Her Majesty The Queen Consort", which distinguished her from the recently deceased Queen Elizabeth II.[12][13] Since the coronation, Camilla has been styled "Her Majesty The Queen" or "Her Majesty Queen Camilla", consistent with past queens consort.[14][15][16] 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).[17]

Commonwealth honours

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Appointments from Commonwealth realms
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 United Kingdom 30 October 2007 Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II[18]
9 April 2012 Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order[19][20] GCVO
 Papua New Guinea 3 November 2012 Companion of the Order of the Star of Melanesia[21] CSM
 United Kingdom 9 June 2016 Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council[22] PC
England Wales England and Wales 1 January 2022 Royal Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter[23] LG
New Zealand New Zealand 5 June 2023 Additional Member of the Order of New Zealand[24] ONZ
 Scotland 16 June 2023 Extra Lady of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle[25] LT
 United Kingdom 23 April 2024 Grand Master and First and Principal Dame Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire[26] GBE
25 June 2024 Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Charles III[27]
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Decorations and medals
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 Canada 7 June 2005 Recipient of the Commemorative Medal for the Centennial of Saskatchewan[28]
 United Kingdom 6 February 2012 Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal[citation needed]
 Papua New Guinea 3 November 2012 Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (Papua New Guinea)[21]
 United Kingdom 6 February 2022 Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal[citation needed]
 Canada 1 February 2023 Recipient of the Canadian Forces' Decoration[29] CD
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Foreign honours

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 France 6 June 2014 Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit[30]
 Mexico 9 September 2015 Grand Cross of the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle[31]
 Germany 29 March 2023 Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[32]
 Italy 4 April 2025 Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[33] OMRI
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 The Netherlands 30 April 2013 Recipient of the King Willem-Alexander Inauguration Medal, 2013
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Honorary military appointments

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The then-Duchess of Cornwall at the 11th Light Brigade homecoming parade, 2010
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Non-national titles and honours

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Charity awards

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2005 The National Osteoporosis Foundation[48] Ethel LeFrak award
2007 Royal Osteoporosis Society[49] Kohn Foundation Award
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Scholastic

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 England13 September 2007King's College London[50]Honorary Fellow
 Scotland10 June 2013University of Aberdeen[51]Chancellor
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Honorary degrees
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 Scotland 10 June 2013 University of Aberdeen[51] Doctor of Laws (LLD)
 England 11 February 2016 University of Southampton[52] Doctor of Science (DSc)
16 March 2018 University of Chester[53][54] Doctor of Letters (DLitt)
20 November 2024 University of London[55] Doctor of Literature (DLitt)
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Dynastic orders

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Kīngitanga 5 May 2023 Member First Class of the Order of Queen Te Arikinui Te Atairangikāhu[56]
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Honorific eponyms

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Rosa 'Duchess of Cornwall'

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Memberships and fellowships

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 EnglandApril 2009 – presentThe Ebony Horse Club[62]President
 United KingdomNovember 2010 – presentNational Literacy Trust[63]Patron
2011 – presentBookTrust[64]
15 February 2012 – presentThe Honourable Society of Gray's Inn[65]Royal Bencher
December 2012 – presentRoyal Voluntary Service[66]President
2018 – presentRoyal Commonwealth Society[67]Vice Patron
2020 – presentRoyal Academy of Dance[68]
 England18 March 2022 – presentRoyal National Theatre[69]Royal Patron
 United Kingdom20 November 2023 – presentForeign Press Association[70]Honorary Member
Royal Society of Literature[71]Patron
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