As Queen Elizabeth celebrates 70 years of reign this Sunday, she made an unexpected announcement. She expressed her wish to see her daughter-in-law Camilla become queen consort when her son, Prince Charles, becomes king. A decision that the British press did not fail to welcome this Sunday on the front page.
The British press salutes this Sunday, on the front page, Queen Elizabeth II’s wish to see her daughter-in-law Camilla become queen consort when his son Charles becomes king, in a statement marking his seven-decade reign. The move marks a long road to public acceptance for Camilla, for a time reviled for her supposed role in breaking up Charles’ marriage to Princess Diana.
the Daily Mail, Britain’s most widely circulated newspaper, proclaims that “Camilla WILL BECOME queen”. For the daily, the Queen’s statement “puts an end to years of speculation” and “of uncertainty” on the future role of the Duchess of Cambridge and sweeps away rumors of a possible abdication. The decision, the tabloid notes, represents “the clearest sign not only of the Queen’s unwavering support for her daughter-in-law, but proof of her enduring affection for the woman who brought happiness to her eldest son”.
The main conservative tabloid rival of the Mail, The Sunday Express, reports a “Queen’s Platinum Jubilee gift to Charles”. For his part, the Sunday Times points out that the Queen’s gesture put an end to “years of controversy and confusion” on the future role of the Duchess of Cambridge when her husband takes the throne. “It was the first time the Queen has publicly given her opinion on a divisive issue since Charles and Camilla married in 2005.”, underlines the newspaper.
