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Camilla, the queen consort, just lately paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II as a lady who “carved her personal function” at a time when the nation was run by males.
“It should have been so troublesome for her being a solitary lady,” the spouse of King Charles III stated for a BBC program that may air on Sunday, a day earlier than the queen’s funeral. “There weren’t ladies prime Ministers or Presidents. She was the one one, so I feel she carved her personal function.”
Camilla famous that despite the fact that she is 75 years outdated, the queen continues to be the one monarch she ever knew.
“She’s been a part of our lives ceaselessly,” she stated. “I am 75 now, and I can not bear in mind anybody besides the Queen being there.”
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Queen Elizabeth II and Camilla, then-Duchess of Cornwall attend the Ceremonial Welcome within the Buckingham Palace Backyard for President Trump throughout day 1 of his State Go to to the UK on June 3, 2019 in London, England.
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Elizabeth sat on the throne for 70 years after her father, King George VI’s loss of life in 1952. She is the longest reigning British monarch in historical past.
The queen celebrated her platinum jubilee simply months earlier than her loss of life on Sept. 8 at Balmoral Citadel. She was 96 years outdated.
Camilla additionally reminisced in regards to the sovereign’s “great blue eyes” and her “unforgettable” smile.
“She’s received these great blue eyes, that when she smiles they mild up her entire face,” she advised the BBC. “I’ll all the time bear in mind her smile. That smile is unforgettable.”
The BBC tribute to the queen might be adopted by a nationwide minute of silence in her honor.
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Earlier this yr, the queen stated she wished that Camilla can be referred to as the queen consort when Charles took the throne.
Then-Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and then-Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Queen Elizabeth II watch a flypast to mark the centenary of the Royal Air Drive from the balcony of Buckingham Palace on July 10, 2018 in London, England.
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This was “past something she had anticipated just because it got here from the lady she most admires and reveres in each facet — the queen,” a supply near Camilla stated on the time, royal knowledgeable Neil Sean reported for Fox Information Digital.
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The supply continued: “It’s fairly apparent to all that Camilla has labored laborious and proven her devotion to the crown, not simply via her love for Prince Charles however within the diligent work she has undertaken over the 17 years of marriage. However to obtain this from the queen left her in shock and delight. Camilla can nicely up simply talking about it.”
Sean reported that regardless of a “frosty begin” Camilla and the queen turned “very shut,” citing an insider.
Camilla, the Queen Consort follows the procession of Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St Giles’ Cathedral, in Edinburgh, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022.
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“She made Charles joyful,” the supply stated of Camilla earlier this yr. “Not simply joyful, however they are surely one of the best of friends and love one another’s firm. Plus, she makes Charles snigger. And, in flip, each Camilla and the queen are actually very shut.”
Charles additionally praised his spouse in his first speech at king, saying, “I do know she’s going to deliver to the calls for of her new function the steadfast devotion to obligation on which I’ve come to rely a lot.”
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The queen’s funeral might be held at Westminster Abbey on Monday.
