hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the queen has announced her hopes for the monarchy, when her eldest son, prince charles, becomes king. in a highly significant intervention, she s expressed her sincere wish, that her daughter in law, camilla, be known as queen consort, paving the way for the duchess of cornwall, to be crowned at her husband s side. the news comes on the eve of the 70th anniversary of her own accession to the throne. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell reports from sandringham. she s preparing to mark the 70th anniversary of the day she came to the throne. this morning, the queen greeted guests in the ballroom at sandringham, walking slowly and carefully, steadied with a stick. but alert and fully engaged. i was told it had to be upside down for the press. so, they can see it. laughter. idon t mind! i don t matter. the queen seemed quite fit and well today, yes. she has actually had that little sparkle in her eye and, you
adds new recruits to his inner circle at downing street. and brightening up the dark nordic winter as europe s largest festival of lights illuminates the danish capital. hello and thanks forjoining us. the queen has said she wants camilla, the duchess of cornwall, to be known as queen consort when prince charles becomes king. in a message marking the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne, the queen said it was her sincere wish that camilla would have that title. it paves the way for camilla to be crowned at her husband s side on his coronation day. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell reports from sandringham. she s preparing to mark the 70th anniversary of the day she came to the throne. this morning, the queen greeted guests in the ballroom at sandringham, walking slowly and carefully, steadied with a stick. but alert and fully engaged. i was told it had to be upside down for the press. 0h, they can see it. laughter. i don t matter. the queen seemed quite
after the end of her reign and it settles one of the big unresolved issues about charles s reign. what will camilla be known as? careful in her choice of words, my sincere wish , she says. strictly speaking, of course, it should be for the prime minister of the day to advise her on something such as this but who is going to argue now that the queen has said this. charles will be delighted, he has wanted this ever since he and camilla married. the queen, mindful though of public opinion, aware of the hostility there has been towards camilla over the years from certain quarters, but mindful too as she says in her statement how blessed she was to have prince philip as her consort. she clearly believes that the country will now accept this. she clearly believes that charles and camilla deserve it. one important distinction. queen consort is the name given to the wife of the king via 1,000 years of custom and precedent. it has no constitutional significance. unlike queen regnant
hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the queen has said she wants camilla, the duchess of cornwall, to be known as queen consort when prince charles becomes king. in a message marking the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne, the queen said it was her sincere wish that camilla would have that title. it paves the way for camilla to be crowned at her husband s side on his coronation day. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell reports from sandringham. she s preparing to mark the 70th anniversary of the day she came to the throne. this morning, the queen greeted guests in the ballroom at sandringham, walking slowly and carefully, steadied with a stick. but alert and fully engaged. i was told it had to be upside down for the press. 0h, they can see it. laughter. i don t matter. the queen seemed quite fit and well today, yes. she has actually had that little sparkle in her eye and, you know, her sense of humour was there, so, yeah, i d sa
and brightening up the dark nordic winter as europe s largest festival of lights, illuminates the danish capital. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the queen has said she wants camilla, the duchess of cornwall, to be known as queen consort when prince charles becomes king. in a message marking the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne, the queen said it was her sincere wish that camilla would have that title. it paves the way for camilla to be crowned at her husband s side on his coronation day. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports from sandringham. she s preparing to mark the 70th anniversary of the day she came to the throne. this morning, the queen greeted guests in the ballroom at sandringham, walking slowly and carefully, steadied with a stick. but alert and fully engaged. i was told it had to be upside down for the press. 0h, they can see it. laughter. i don t matter. the queen seemed quite fit and well today, ye