Talk:Queen Camilla/Archive 9

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Not moved (for now).

But then... sources were provided that at least some sources do call her literally "Camilla, Queen Consort", and very few other sources were provided that call her the proposed title. With COMMONNAME a wash, consistency would win the day, but sources were absolutely not provided that QC is her common name. If (when?) that ever changes, I'm very confident this move will be successful. (non-admin closure) Red Slash 18:37, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

• Support - as we don't use "Consort" in the article titles of the other current queens consort. See Spain's Letizia, Norway's Sonja, Sweden's Silvia, etc etc. GoodDay (talk) 03:20, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
• Support for multiple reasons. First per consistency with past female British consorts, who have all been referred to by the same rank as their monarch husbands. Camilla is no different in this respect, per this source, which states As the wife of the King, Camilla is technically Her Majesty The Queen and entitled to be known as “The Queen”. Other sources, like Insider, have erroneously stated that "Queen" typically refers to the reigning monarch, while "Queen Consort" is the official title for the wife or companion of a monarch. This is not the case. Queen consort is a description of the type of queen and is not the title itself. Secondary sources have now started to refer to Camilla as Queen Camilla, like The Cosmoplitan, The Court Jewller, BBC, Town and Country, Hola! among others. Even The Times have stopped calling Camilla as Queen Consort, with their rational as Many will be pleased to know that The Times’ writers have been instructed to drop the term the Queen Consort further explaining that there is no historical precedent for this title (see the Yahoo article and The Times correspondent Jack Blackburn's Twitter thread here). Rose Wild of The Times further clarifies to "expect more of Queen Camilla" as this Queen Consort title is a description that was used to differentiate between Elizabeth II and Camilla during the official mourning period (see article here). Therefore, this page should be moved to Queen Camilla. cookie monster 755 05:38, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

• Support. She is the Queen. No other Queen has Consort in their article title. --Greatestrowerever^{Talk Page} 06:50, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
• Support. I support the move to Queen Camilla due to the increasing number of secondary sources dropping consort in favour of Queen Camilla and the Queen. I am also in favour of dropping consort in all relevant areas and she be listed as either the Queen or HM The Queen. Precedent shows that consort will be dropped, as evidenced by Queen Alexandra in 1901, as referenced in The Times article I attached yesterday. I further agree with what CookieMonster755 and GoodDay above have written in support. Queen Consort is the position, not the title. GandalfXLD (talk) 07:00, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

  Precedent shows that consort will be dropped. Queen Alexandra provides a model for what you think is happening. “will be dropped” is the critical problem, it’s future tense. SmokeyJoe (talk) 10:46, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

• Support per GoodDay and other comments. Randy Kryn (talk) 07:13, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
• Support. No matter whether she is properly called "Her Majesty the Queen Consort" or "Her Majesty the Queen" (all official announcements thus far have used the former), it is indisputably equally correct to refer to her as
  Victoria, Queen. Surtsicna (talk
  ) 07:30, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose. I am happy to support as soon as Royal Family website[1] refers to her as the Queen, not the Queen Consort as it currently does IlkkaP (talk) 09:30, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

  I wouldn’t say this is a question of her title of Queen Consort, but rather “Queen Camilla” is the more familiar title. Even if her title did not change, she’s still referred to as “Queen Camilla” because that’s the correct title for any queen. AKTC3 (talk) 10:11, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

  I'd say her familiar title to the people of Britain is just "Camilla" (or "Camilla Parker-Bowles"). However, obviously, Camilla alone would not be specific enough as it's a fairly common name.

  In a similar manner, the Prince of Wales is normally called "Prince William". His article is William, Prince of Wales. "Prince Andrew": Prince Andrew, Duke of York. "Princess Anne": Anne, Princess Royal. "Meghan Markle" (most common sources do refer to her like that): Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.

  I don't think what Wikipedians determine as "correct titles" should come into the play for the article title. For example Queen Elizabeth was still the "correct" title hy convention of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon after the death of her husband. However, the article refers to her as "Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother", which is title given to her by the royal family to minimise confusion. For similar reasons, the royal family has given Camilla Parker-Bowles the title "The Queen Consort" because the term "Queen" has become synomymous over the last 70 years with Queen Elizabeth II. Jèrriais janne (talk) 13:11, 23 October 2022 (UTC)

  With regards to Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. I'm willing to bet that a good reason her article has that title instead of 'Queen Elizabeth' is to distuinguish her from her daughter, both in the media and on Wikipedia, not because it was the correct title. EmilySarah99 (talk) 07:49, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose. Not yet, there is not yet a majority sources that do not introduce her as “Consort”. Even in the sources given above, there is a lot of “Queen Consort” introductory use. Notions that “she is queen” and other self-righteous blurts are violations of
  WP:SYNTH. Wikipedia must wait for the sources, not lead the sources. External sources must not cite Wikipedia for a change in trend, ahead of the trend. “Queen Consort Camilla” might persist, in contrary to the precedent of “Queen Adelaide” 120 years ago. Wikipedia can note that the transition of dropping the “consort” for Adelaide and Camilla were similar, but Wikipedia must not make the transition happen with a timing to be similar. —SmokeyJoe (talk
  ) 09:33, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

How many sources call her "Camilla, Queen Consort"? It does not quite roll of the tongue, does it? Sources normally call her either "the Queen Consort" or "Queen Camilla". The present title is hardly ever used outside the world of Wikipedia. Surtsicna (talk) 09:54, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

Since 8 September 2022, most. Initially, overwhelming. Editors here believe it will change, and there is some evidence of change, but they are jumping the gun. No argument about rolling off the tongue, or the unusualness of the present title, but the point is that Wikipedia must not right wrongs, it’s all at

WP:SYNTH

.

Wait for more sources, for the trend at least to be undoubted, no logic mixed in, and avoid

citogensis. SmokeyJoe (talk

) 10:42, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

You miss my point. Most do not call her "Camilla, Queen Consort". Most call her "the Queen Consort". I am not arguing that this is wrong or that it will change; I believe such arguments have little merit. My argument is that the proposed title is not incorrect, is commonly used by the most reputable media outlets, and reads better. Surtsicna (talk) 10:51, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

Just as most sources called Charles "Prince Charles" or "the Prince of Wales", yet we had no qualms about his page being titled "Charles, Prince of Wales". Rosbif73 (talk) 16:24, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

Prince Charles was the King’s common name, but he wasn’t the only Prince Charles. There isn’t any other Queen Camilla, so there would be no confusion. Queen Camilla is not ambiguous in the same way Prince Charles would be. AKTC3 (talk) 16:38, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

The fact that she is the only queen named Camilla is totally irrelevant (if there were another, we would simply have to decide whether this one is the primary topic or whether a dab page is needed). The majority of reliable sources still refer to her as queen consort and, until that changes, we should do the same. Rosbif73 (talk) 17:03, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

I answered merely to your concern over why there wasn’t any “qualm” over the King’s former article title. Sources are also calling her “Queen Consort Camilla” which is not at all the correct form. Even still she is the Queen Consort officially for now, she is still entitled to Queen [Name] as all other Queen consorts, regnant, dowagers, and regents. AKTC3 (talk) 17:59, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

Queen Alexandra, not Queen Adelaide. Queen Adelaide was the wife of King William IV. As Surtsicna said, "Camilla, Queen Consort" is only really used on Wikipedia. GandalfXLD (talk) 10:12, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

Quite right, I miswrote Adelaide for Alexandra. SmokeyJoe (talk) 10:36, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

Google "Camilla, Queen Consort" and you’ll see it being used elsewhere. But importantly, “consort” is used in introduction much more than not. Wikipedia should wait for that ratio to change, or for the official title to be changed. SmokeyJoe (talk) 10:50, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

Google tailors the results based on the search parameters that is inputted. If you search for "Camilla, Queen Consort", you will find articles that use it. GandalfXLD (talk) 11:10, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

• Strongly Support. As this would bring the article into line with other queen consorts around the world and because Camilla is legally Queen by right of her husband being King. King4852 (talk) 09:37, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

  The article title for other Queens consort in the past are: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Mary of Teck, Alexandra of Denmark, Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Caroline of Brunswick etc. Not a single one anywhere refers to the Queen consort as Queen x. It would be inappropriate for Wikipedia to do the same. Jèrriais janne (talk) 13:14, 23 October 2022 (UTC)

  you just said one that does Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother WiltedXXVI (talk) 13:44, 23 October 2022 (UTC)

• Support. As queen consort, she is legally and constitutionally The Queen of the United Kingdom, its realms and territories, as wife of the King. I see no reason not to rename this article. The Queen Mother's article is titled Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother; she was of course Queen consort and therefore Queen as the wife of George VI. Renaming will bring her article in line with other queen consorts. PlatinumClipper96 (talk) 13:09, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

• Support She is legally Queen of the United Kingdom as her husband is King. All previous consorts have not had the term ‘Consort’ added on to their title. Fb26 (talk) 13:17, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose until the majority of reliable sources drop the "consort". A few sources have started doing so, sure, but the majority are still holding out – including the Royal Family website and official announcements. Rosbif73 (talk) 16:27, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose Queen Consort is at present what she and/or they have chosen (also Elizabeth II said it months ago, so it can be no surprise to anyone). There is also a new book with Queen Consort [2] in title, and the BBC and Guardian are using Queen Consort, so it is commonname. Of course, there is precedent with
  Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (she was married to the Prince of Wales at the time but we did not title, Princess of Wales, despite so-called, "Tradition"), it is also consistent in form with the article titles, Catherine, Princess of Wales and Anne, Princess Royal (it is standard, 'First Name, Who') One publication, The Times, has had people tweet about the future, but we don't go with Crystal or Speculation. Alanscottwalker (talk
  ) 18:19, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

  FYI, the BBC has all the articles related to Camilla under "Queen Camilla". Albert cannot be brought into this, as he was not (obviously) a queen consort. And Camilla's page was at "Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall" because all sources refrained from referring to her as the Princess of Wales per her wishes. That is not the case currently. She is a queen consort in the same way

  Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, Queen Sonja of Norway, and Queen Silvia of Sweden are queens consort. Keivan.f^Talk

  04:02, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

  In the actual Reliable Sources, the news articles, the BBC always refers to her as Queen Consort far outnumbering any other use anywhere else which makes it Commonname. She has chosen Queen Consort, and most sources follow along. Just like she chose Duchess of Cornwall and most follow along. ¨Prince Consort¨ is such an obvious precedent for ¨Queen Consort¨ that anyone of any sense can see it immediately. She is HM Queen Consort (a perfectly understandable English phrase) because that is what she and the palace say on the Royal Website. Alanscottwalker (talk) 20:21, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

  We do not necessarily adhere to what royal courts call the royal family members. For example, Catherine and Meghan are The Princess of Wales and The Duchess of Sussex (not Catherine, Princess of Wales and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex), while Letizia, Maxima, Mathilde, etc. are simply The Queen. It doesn't really matter what Camilla's official title is. It could be either The Queen or The Queen Consort. She would still be entitled to be known as Queen Camilla, just as Albert, Prince Consort was rightly referred to as Prince Albert. Keivan.f^Talk 04:44, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

  You don't seem to be paying attention, or are deliberately repeating irrelevant talking points. Most RS have no difficulty, whatsoever, referring to her as Queen Consort, consistent with what the Palace, and basic human decency to call a living person what they say to call them. And Albert's article is at

  Albert, Prince Consort, like hers is at Queen Consort, perfectly consistent (and the article titles Catherine, Princess of Wales, Anne, Princess Royal, etc. are further consistent in form with the article title ´Camilla, Queen Consort´). There is no reason to whatsoever to move from the commonname Queen Consort, especially for a such a silly reason like 70 or 130 years years ago other people did something else (we are not dealing with coverage from 70 or 130 years ago, we are dealing with a living person, now). Alanscottwalker (talk

  ) 15:34, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

  You're the one who's bringing up completely irrelevant articles, including the articles on Catherine and Anne. They are not royal consorts, and the naming method set up at

  WP:TITLECON. A man bearing the title "Prince Consort" cannot be compared to a woman who is either "Queen" or "Queen Consort". It's like comparing apples and oranges. Historically a woman married to a British king has been entitled to be known as "Queen [Name]". And to suggest that 'Queen Camilla' is not common is pure nonsense. For example, this article from People 1 which was published yesterday refers to her as Queen Camilla. So your argument that the name is either uncommon or incorrect is simply void. Keivan.f^Talk

  21:24, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

  No. Commonname is not about what some sources do, it is about what the plurality of RS do, today, and how often they do it. The BBC has, "Coronation on 6 May for King Charles and Camilla, Queen Consort" just in the last 24 hours. And no,

  WP:CONSORTS does not require that kind of straight jacket, it says go with their "their present name and title", she and the palace say her present name and title is Camilla and Queen Consort which is readily followed in a plethora of RS. The article title consistency of 'Name, [royal]', including, 'Name, _____ Consort', is already established. -- Alanscottwalker (talk

  ) 22:00, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

  WP:TITLECON criteria. 'Queen Camilla' is common and used in sources; it is historically correct, and it is consistent with every single article on the living queens consort at the moment. I don't know why we should make an isolated case out of Camilla. Keivan.f^Talk

  00:05, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

  That's exactly what

  WP:COMMONNAME is about. To cite that policy, Wikipedia prefers the name that is most commonly used (as determined by its prevalence in a significant majority of independent, reliable English-language sources). Rosbif73 (talk

  ) 06:40, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

  Indeed, Keivenf is quite obviously wrong about guidelines, as with the rest. But we should move on (and trust the closer to know the actual Wikipedia guidelines) -- as has been made clear, there is no good reason for Keivinf to keep commenting over and over again under my ivote, (see also,

  WP:BLUDGEON). Alanscottwalker (talk

  ) 16:45, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

  I'm not wrong about anything. First of all, we don't always pick the name mostly used by some online sources, otherwise Diana, Princess of Wales; Catherine, Princess of Wales; Meghan, Duchess of Sussex; and Sarah, Duchess of York would be at Princess Diana, Princess Kate or Kate Middletion, Meghan Markle, and Sarah Ferguson. It's just amazing how you quote a part of the policy that fits your narrative.

  WP:BLUDGEON is about contradicting every viewpoint that is different from one's own view and replying to many "!votes" or comments. I have only engaged in a conversation with three or four people here, one being you. It was your inclusion of the BBC as a basis for your argument which prompted me to respond. And this is an open discussion. You should expect to be challenged on your viewpoints, as contrary to what some people might think, this is not a voting contest. Keivan.f^Talk

  05:33, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

• Weak Support, upgrade to full Support after coronation Legally her status is the same as Queens Elizabeth (1936-1952) Mary (1910-1936) Alexandra (1901-1910) and others back through history. It is also what Diana's status would have been had both she and her marriage to Charles survived - which makes a nonsense of the idea that this is being done to appease Diana's fans á la Camilla not using the title Princess of Wales despite her being entitled and thus listed on the Wikipedia article for said title. Matters will be emphasised once Camilla is crowned Queen Camilla (it would be EXTRAORDINARY for her to be called "Queen Consort" at the coronation ceremony.) At the moment it is clear that she is only being called Queen Consort in order to disambiguate from the late Queen Elizabeth II and perhaps to emphasise that she is not inheriting her late mother in law's monarchic powers which go solely to Charles, only said mother in law's title as The Queen.Romomusicfan (talk) 18:37, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

  I wholeheartedly agree on this. Upgrading after the coronation.

  talk

  ) 17:55, 21 October 2022 (UTC)

• Weak oppose – reliable sources are still sticking to the "Queen consort" formulation, at least for now. The Times may have changed its guidance, but this hasn't been followed through by all British publications yet. (Of course, this is probably all a matter of time at this stage, which is why I don't strongly oppose the move – but it does appear premature). – QueenofBithynia (talk) 19:05, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
• Support per all arguments above. Unlimitedlead (talk) 21:01, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
• Support as per arguments made by CookieMonster755 and GoodDay above. Sanctaria (talk) 21:35, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
• Support Sources have already started using "Queen Camilla", and on Wikipedia we just go with whatever is common or familiar, but not necessarily official. Though I should point out that per English common law her status is the same as
  WP:NCROY, as for current or living queens we use the "Queen [Name] of [Country]" format (see Queen Letizia of Spain, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Queen Rania of Jordan, Queen Silvia of Sweden, Queen Sonja of Norway, Queen Mathilde of Belgium, etc.), though in this case the name of the country should be dropped as she's queen consort in multiple countries. Keivan.f^Talk
  23:56, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
• Support. Although wives of kings are queens consort rather than queens regnant (sovereigns like Queen Elizabeth II) their titles are always Queen Firstname. There is no precedent for a title of Queen Consort in the United Kingdom, Great Britain, England or Scotland. Calling her Queen Consort is just pandering to the voices who don't like the idea that she is what she is. Because of those voices she was styled Duchess of Cornwall although she was legally Princess of Wales. If anyone can find an edict from the Palace that says she should be styled Queen Consort, that's fine, but there is isn't one.TomboPC (talk) 00:08, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

  https://www.royal.uk/king-and-queen-consort Meets the definition of “edict” that says she is styled “Queen Consort”. SmokeyJoe (talk) 06:18, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

  No, that's not an edict, that's just a website. An edict would mean some sort of royal proclamation by the King stating that the constitutional status of Camilla is different from all the other Queens that have been married to Kings going back through time.  — Amakuru (talk) 23:26, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

  No, it’s not just a website. It’s owned by the king, it declares the king’s declaration on his wife’s style, and the adopted style of his wife the queen is within their prerogative. Camilla’s “constitutional status” is a triviality. The officialness of the declaration makes Camilla different to prior queen consorts, except for Queen Alexandra for a time. For how long? That’s WP:CRYSTAL. Collecting precedent to draw a conclusion, that’s WP:SYNTH. SmokeyJoe (talk) 08:31, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

  I'll grant it's quite a relevant website but it's hardly letters patent TomboPC (talk) 13:25, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

  This is not about her title. The article lead refers to her as

  Queen of the United Kingdom

  .

  It is about the article title. The precedent for article titles for British Queens consort in the past are: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Mary of Teck, Alexandra of Denmark, Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Caroline of Brunswick etc. Not a single one anywhere refers to the Queen consort as Queen x. Jèrriais janne (talk) 13:17, 23 October 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose per
  WP:COMMONNAME. "Queen Consort" is what she is most commonly referred to as. Rreagan007 (talk
  ) 01:07, 10 October 2022 (UTC)
• Weak Oppose it's matter of time. Many resources will describe/mention her as "Queen Camilla" someday. Let's wait until then. For now, I support "Camilla, Queen Consort" as
  WP:COMMONNAME. -- 125.178.79.199 (talk
  ) 03:06, 10 October 2022 (UTC)
• Comment why are we not consistent and make her article title Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom? Look at other current European royal consorts' articles on Wiki: Queen Letizia of Spain, Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Queen Silvia of Sweden, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Queen Sonja of Norway. Why don't we make it match these? -- Willthacheerleader18 (talk) 03:14, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

For the same reason that we don't title her husband's article

Charles III of the United Kingdom. Prominent monarchs of English-speaking countries simply don't require that type of disambiguation in their titles on the English Wikipedia. Rreagan007 (talk

) 03:26, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

King Charles and Queen Camilla aren't just King and Queen of the United Kingdom, but 14 other Commonwealth Realms as well, which is why on Wikipedia it's just Charles III and if this passes, Queen Camilla. GandalfXLD (talk) 08:30, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

For better or for worse, the English Wikipedia is decidedly Anglocentric.

There's a simpler reason for this - the UK/Commonwealth monarchy is the only monarchy with any substantial body of English-speaking subjects. Therefore, "Queen" in any other monarchy is a translation of that person's title, not their actual title. Romomusicfan (talk) 08:36, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

If you go to sv:Drottning Silvia, Queen Silvia of Sweden, you’ll see that the Swedish Wikipedia is Swedish-centric. For better for for worse. SmokeyJoe (talk) 06:23, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

Look at es:Letizia Ortiz?

It begins: “Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano (Oviedo, 15 de septiembre de 1972) es la reina consorte de España …” SmokeyJoe (talk) 08:39, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

She is Queen consort of 14 countries. Her husband is referred to as Charles III, not "Charles III of the United Kingdom". Her mother-in-law is referred to as Elizabeth II, not "Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom". Jèrriais janne (talk) 13:20, 23 October 2022 (UTC)

• Support: The usage is certainly beginning to shift and although I would not necessarily have nominated for the change just yet myself, I think her
  WP:BURO applies. We should just do it now and move on to more productive things; we all seem to agree we will end up doing it eventually and there is now clear reasons why. I am, strongly opposed to "Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom" as suggested by Willthacheer for the same reasons that Rreagan007 and Gandalf gave; it would exclude the other realms and she needs not disambiguation in the English Wikipedia. Jtrrs0 (talk
  ) 09:08, 10 October 2022 (UTC)
• Support. I supported it last time for consistency with other queen consorts, and it seems general usage is now shifting that way too. See [3] for some discussion on the matter.  — Amakuru (talk) 19:15, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

  See that source indeed!

  It is not evidence for the proposed as COMMONNAME, but encourages

  WP:SYNTH

  .

  “So, when will we get to the bottom of all this? Basically, it all boils down to what King Charles III decides during his coronation, which is scheduled to take place at some point next year.” SmokeyJoe (talk) 23:11, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

  It doesn't matter what 'official' title they choose for her. It could be "The Queen" or "The Queen Consort". In either case, she is entitled to be known as Queen Camilla, just like any other queen. Keivan.f^Talk 03:54, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

  How do you know this? How is that not

  WP:SYNTH? What source says that Camilla is like every other queen? SmokeyJoe (talk

  ) 06:16, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

  What source is there to say that she is *unlike* every other queen? None of the other Queen consorts have ever had "Consort" as part of their official title. It would be EXTRAORDINARY for her to be actually called that at the coronation. It's one thing for the palace to disambiguate her in official statements from the recently deceased person who has been called "The Queen" for nearly a lifetime now. It's quite another thing to invent a brand new title for the new Queen to be called all her reign instead of just The Queen or Queen Camilla.Romomusicfan (talk) 08:30, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

  What source? How about https://www.royal.uk/queen-consort? This queen has “Consort” as part of her official title, doesn’t that make her *unlike* other queens? The unusual title (not brand new) was made up by them, not Wikipedia. Wikipedia should not be making up rules to ignore the official title and the preponderance of reliable sources that still repeat it. SmokeyJoe (talk) 09:15, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

  That website also has a page called https://www.royal.uk/queen-elizabeth which contains multiple references to Elizabeth II as "The Queen". As I said, adding on "... Consort" with a capital C is just disambiguation, not evidence of any different status for this particular Queen consort. Romomusicfan (talk) 10:20, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

  First of all, as I repeated earlier we do not necessarily adhere to what royal courts call the royal family members. Catherine and Meghan are The Princess of Wales and The Duchess of Sussex, not Catherine, Princess of Wales and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, while Letizia, Maxima, Mathilde, etc. are simply The Queen. Camilla's title could be either The Queen or The Queen Consort. She would still be entitled to be known as Queen Camilla, just as

  Albert, Prince Consort was rightly referred to as Prince Albert. And there's such thing as English common law, by which Camilla's status and rank is similar to all the other previous queens consort, including Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Queen Mary, Queen Alexandra, etc. Keivan.f^Talk

  04:47, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

• Support. She is Queen of the United Kingdom as her husband is King of the United Kingdom.Yeungkahchun (talk) 04:06, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose. Diana must be rolling in her grave. Shwcz (talk) 11:34, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

So? She'll already be rolling in the grave over Charles being King (she wanted the crown to skip him and go straight to William with Andrew as Regent.) Diana would be queen consort too if she and her marriage had both survived. Camilla didn't use the title "Princess of Wales" although entitled to do so, and by the middle of the 21st century the entire senior royal family will be either descended from Diana or married to someone who is. By the end of the century, this will extend to the whole Royal family so far as the term is meaningful. Surely that is enough compensation for her, to be Banquo to Camilla's Macbeth - "Thou shall have queens though thou be none."

(To the rest of you, I know I'm indulging this individual, but what the heck I feel like arguing this.)Romomusicfan (talk) 13:00, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

• Shwcz Diana must be rolling in her grave is not a valid reason to oppose this move. Come up with something better, please. cookie monster 755 20:39, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose per
  WP:COMMONNAME; nomination is incorrect that secondary sources are accepting Camilla as Her Majesty The Queen and dropping the “Consort” bit. In the past 24 hours, there have been six suitable articles using "Queen", compared to 14 using "Queen Consort". BilledMammal (talk
  ) 14:23, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
• Support per nom. Enough of this "The Queen Consort" nonsense please.
  talk
  ) 15:50, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose. I believe it will change. I hope it will change. She clearly should be referred to simply as HM The Queen, as the Queen Mother was until 1952. But at present reliable sources are still mostly referring to her as the Queen Consort and reliable sources are what we should use. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:07, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
• Support for all the reasons already given above. "Queen Consort" may be a "job description", but it's not her title. Krissie (talk) 13:30, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

  Her title is literally 'Her Majesty The Queen Consort'. Is the royal family not a valid source for their own titles? 2A02:C7F:32D1:4B00:7995:EE7E:258:13EA (talk) 16:45, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

  The royal family is just doing this to prevent confusion with the recently passed Queen Elizabeth II, who was referred to as "the Queen" for nearly 70 years. As we have seen with various sources and media outlets, the "consort" part is being dropped, since people have had time to process the fact that the new queen is Camilla. Unlimitedlead (talk) 20:26, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

  It is her title. She is referred to in that way by the royal family itself: https://www.royal.uk/queen-consort. Jèrriais janne (talk) 13:22, 23 October 2022 (UTC)

• Support We all know which way this will go; let's just get on with it. --Greatestrowerever^{Talk Page} 16:28, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

  Please note that this is the second support vote posted by this user.

  U-Mos (talk

  ) 22:51, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose She's not the queen. She's the queen consort. You cannot compare it to Queen Sonja of Norway for instance because she is officially titled as Her Majesty the Queen, whereas Camilla is titled as Queen consort by the Royal Family. They are two different things. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7F:32D1:4B00:7995:EE7E:258:13EA (talk) 16:41, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

  Camilla would normally be listed as Her Majesty the Queen just like Queen Sonja of Norway, but this is not the case because the latest sovereign was Elizabeth II, a queen regnant. Calling Camilla just the Queen so soon after Elizabeth's passing would cause confusion among common people, so "consort" was used for the weeks after Elizabeth's death and funeral. However, as we can see in many media outlets, the phrase "consort" is slowly being dropped as more and more people understand that Camilla is the new queen. Never has a queen consort actually been called or addressed as a queen consort. Unlimitedlead (talk) 19:28, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

  It's only to prevent confusion with the late Elizabeth II. Just like @Unlimitedlead said, they will drop Consort over time. MicroSupporter (talk) 15:27, 21 October 2022 (UTC)

• Comment Queen Sonja is the Queen Consort of Norway as she is the wife of the King in the same way Camilla is the Queen Consort of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms. Both individuals can be referred to as Queen Camilla or Queen Sonja. The only difference been is one is styled and known as Her Majesty the Queen and the Other is styled and known as Her Majesty the Queen Consort. Both Camilla and Sonja are in effectively and legally are in the same position. Camilla is in effectively and legally in the same position as other Queen Consorts such as Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, Queen Letiza of Spain, Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Queen Silvia of Sweden, Queen Rania of Jordan and a few others including Queen Sonja of Norway. King4852 (talk) 19:56, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose. "Queen Consort" is just a disambiguator. It is much better for the title to begin with her name than with her title. Srnec (talk) 20:04, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

  Srnec, I think I need to make a small clarification. "Queen Consort" is a disambiguator, but the nominator is not suggesting we should move it to "Queen Consort Camilla", but rather to "Queen Camilla" which has been used by sources, is in fact another correct form of her name per historical precedence, and is consistent with how articles on other living queens have been titled on Wikipedia (Queen Rania of Jordan, Queen Silvia of Sweden, etc. which shows that page names can start with titles). Keivan.f^Talk 21:30, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

  This argument is refreshing. Out of curiosity,

  Victoria, Queen would be better than Queen Victoria? Surtsicna (talk

  ) 21:34, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

  @

  Albert, Prince Consort who sets the precedent for the current form of the title (both out in the world and here). —Srnec (talk

  ) 22:40, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

  @Srnec: I think this is not the right place to challenge an established pattern if indeed the issue is having the word "Queen" before the name of royal consorts. A comprehensive discussion that lists all the queens consort would be helpful. The last one took place in 2013 (see Talk:Queen Sonja of Norway#Requested move which was put forward by Surtsicna) but it did not garner enough support. For now, the majority of articles on queens consort follow the "Queen [Name] of [Country]" format, which this page should logically follow as well (though the name of country has to be excluded as she's queen consort in multiple countries). Keivan.f^Talk 00:14, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

• Support Like other European consorts, she should be known as Queen Camilla on Wikipedia, not Camilla, Queen Consort. She was only known as the Queen Consort to avoid confusion with the late Queen Elizabeth II. MicroSupporter (talk) 07:06, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

  No, that's not the only reason. SmokeyJoe (talk) 12:43, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

  What are the other reasons exactly? Keivan.f^Talk 13:00, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

  The main reason is that before she died, Queen Elizabeth II announced in February 2022 that it was her "sincere wish" that Camilla would receive the title of Queen Consort when Charles became King – and that the public would support that decision[4][5]. As the public is supportive for her to be titled Queen instead of Queen Consort, I suppose that will happen latest at the coronation. IlkkaP (talk) 18:44, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

  You're taking the late monarch's words too literally. Besides, Elizabeth II had 'no say' in what Camilla's title would be. In the UK, the king's wife is called the queen. We've links to List of British royal consorts (via pipe-linking 'or' re-directs), so no worries about confusion. GoodDay (talk) 20:48, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

  She said it was her sincere wish for Camilla to be known as "Queen Consort". She was most probably referring to her position as the wife of a monarch, otherwise she would have said "The Queen Consort", which is the proper way of listing a specific title. Keivan.f^Talk 05:38, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

  It is self-evident that she is the Queen Consort by virtue of her position as the wife of the King, and that is not something it would be necessary for the late Queen to have said. I (and apparently the Royal household) reads it that her wish was that Camilla would be titled "Queen Consort". And most likely this wish was coordinated with Charles and Camilla. As the public supports her being called "the Queen", and it being the more natural title, I suppose the title will be changed to the Queen at some point of time in the Royal Family website. IlkkaP (talk) 07:28, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

  The 'Royal Family website', is a primary source. We go with secondary sources. GoodDay (talk) 09:24, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

  That is true, but it's also the best place for this type of thing (titles etc.) WiltedXXVI (talk) 11:52, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

  In response to what IlkkaP said, no, it was not self-evident at all that Camilla was indeed going to become a queen consort as the king's wife, due to the whole fiasco about her becoming a princess consort, which would have well happened had Elizabeth II not intervened. So it was necessary for her to specify her position as queen consort. Keivan.f^Talk 03:48, 15 October 2022 (UTC)

  It really is. Pretty much all female Queen consorts are referred to as just 'Queen' Go check for yourself. Previous and current. MicroSupporter (talk) 13:43, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

• Support Consort is the formal title, but rarely are consorts openly called consorts. Nford24 (PE121 Personnel Request Form) 00:38, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

  Her title is HM the Queen, just like other consorts such as

  Queen Silvia MicroSupporter (talk

  ) 15:34, 21 October 2022 (UTC)

Support Camilla's legal title would be "Her Majesty the Queen" the addition of "Consort" is purely to help with confusion about the late Queen. I would ideally support the name "Camilla, Queen of the United Kingdom", but I would fully welcome "Queen Camilla". WiltedXXVI (talk) 11:51, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

The problem is that the King and Queen aren't just king and queen of the United Kingdom, but of 14 other realms as well. I think Queen Camilla is a good middle ground. GandalfXLD (talk) 16:51, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

• Support The insistence on referring to Camilla as a "queen consort" is pedantic and inconsistent with the way every other British consort has been addressed. Zacwill (talk) 16:06, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
• Strong oppose No compelling reason given to re-litigating the lengthy move request that closed less than a month ago. As noted above, the royal family website continues to name Camilla as Queen Consort, and secondary sources from the last few days continue to unanimously favour this title as well: [6] [7] [8] [9]. The proposer offers no evidence for secondary sources having shifted away from "Queen Consort". Per the closure of the last remove request, "if consensus emerges that 'consort' should not be used, [the page] should probably moved to Queen Camilla"; it is clear from this discussion that that has not ocurred.
  U-Mos (talk
  ) 20:27, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

Furthermore, just noticed the discussion and source around her title in the "Titles and styles" section of the article, which sets out clearly - and with good secondary evidence - that she is currently known as Queen Consort. There is no justification for the article title to contradict this clarity.

U-Mos (talk

) 20:48, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

I've just seen an article from the Telegraph stating that consort will be phased out between now and the coronation.[1] GandalfXLD (talk) 21:15, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

The sources you listed refer to her as 'Camilla', 'The Queen Consort', or 'Camilla, The Queen Consort'. There are other sources that refer to her as 'Queen Camilla' (examples have already been given including the BBC's listing of articles related to her, People, etc.). The combination 'Camilla, Queen Consort' is rarely used directly in any of the sources when mentioning her. And with regards to historical precedence, I looked up

Queen Alexandra, and this is a clear attempt to distinguish her from her then-recently demised mother-in-law, Queen Victoria. Similarly Queen Mary is referred to as Queen Consort here. Both these women were referred to as Queen Alexandra and Queen Mary during their tenure as queens consort and later as queen mothers. Thus, no matter whether Camila is a queen consort or a dowager queen, she could be rightly referred to as Queen Camilla. Keivan.f^Talk

22:37, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

Just to be clear, the sources I listed above were found by searching for the publication name and "Camilla" only, and they are the first Google news results for each publication.

U-Mos (talk

) 22:46, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

Indeed, though results can vary depending on what exactly we're looking for. And I never said Queen Consort was uncommon. It's that 'Queen Camilla' is also recognizable and common, and consistent with the titles of articles on other royal consorts (

WP:TITLECON). Keivan.f^Talk

00:41, 15 October 2022 (UTC)