Friday, 10 June 2016

Duchess of Cornwall and Duke of Cambridge join Privy Council

Queen Elizabeth II of Britain held a meeting of the Privy Council at Buckingham Palace yesterday afternoon, at which her daughter-in-law Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, and her grandson Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, were made members of the Privy Council. While this is standard procedure for a future monarch - Prince Charles was made a Privy Councillor in 1977 and the then Princess Elizabeth in 1951 - this is an unusual honour for the Duchess of Cornwall, who becomes the first female member of the royal family to join the Privy Council since Princess Elizabeth in 1951. Indeed, while the consorts of female monarchs - Prince George of Denmark, Prince Albert and Prince Philip - have all been Privy Councillors, no consorts of male monarchs or heirs have been admitted to the council until yesterday,
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4 comments:

  1. MAXny11 June 2016 at 03:55

    I don't believe she was made a member.

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    1. Trond Norén Isaksen11 June 2016 at 13:00

      With all due respect, what you believe or don't believe is irrelevant, as the Duchess of Cornwall's and the Duke of Cambridge's appointment to the Privy Council is not a matter of belief or opinion but a fact.

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  2. E11 June 2016 at 11:22

    It would certainly be illuminating to know whether this will become standard procedure for female consorts. Were the male consorts also admitted before their wives succeeded to the throne?

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    1. Trond Norén Isaksen11 June 2016 at 13:02

      Time will tell. Prince George was made a PC in 1683, if I recall, and Prince Philip in 1951, so indeed before their wives ascended the throne, while Prince Albert only married Queen Victoria when she was already sovereign.

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