Queen Consort of the United Kingdom

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The Queen Consort of the United Kingdom is the title held by the reigning British monarch’s wife, who supports the sovereign in ceremonial and public duties without exercising constitutional powers.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf consort ⓘ
royal title ⓘ
appliesTo wife of the reigning British monarch ⓘ
associatedWith British monarchy ⓘ
ceremonialFunction accompanies the monarch on state occasions ⓘ
participates in royal ceremonies ⓘ
participates in state visits ⓘ
constitutionalStatus does not share the sovereign’s constitutional powers ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
currentHolder Queen Camilla ⓘ
currentMonarchSpouseOf King Charles III ⓘ
distinctFrom King Consort of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Queen Regnant of the United Kingdom ⓘ
entitledTo use of royal household staff ⓘ
use of royal residences ⓘ
genderRestriction female ⓘ
hasConstitutionalPowers no ⓘ
hasHeldBy Queen Adelaide ⓘ
Queen Alexandra ⓘ
Queen Camilla ⓘ
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother ⓘ
Queen Mary of Teck ⓘ
linked to: Mary of Teck
isSpouseOf reigning monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
legalAuthority none independent of the monarch ⓘ
mayServeAs colonel-in-chief of regiments ⓘ
patron of charities ⓘ
monarchyType British monarchy ⓘ
precedesInRank other female members of the royal family except the Queen Regnant ⓘ
predecessorTitle Queen of the United Kingdom (as consort) before 1801 union terminology changes ⓘ
protocolStatus second only to the monarch in female precedence ⓘ
publicRole supports charitable activities ⓘ
undertakes official engagements ⓘ
rank queen ⓘ
residence Buckingham Palace ⓘ
Clarence House ⓘ
Windsor Castle ⓘ
role supports the sovereign in ceremonial duties ⓘ
supports the sovereign in public duties ⓘ
scope United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms when accompanying the monarch ⓘ
style Her Majesty ⓘ
symbolicRole support to the Crown ⓘ
symbol of national unity ⓘ
titleEndsWhen monarch’s death or abdication ⓘ
titleHeldWhileMonarchReigns yes ⓘ
titleLanguage English ⓘ
titleType consort title ⓘ
usedInMonarchies constitutional monarchy ⓘ
usedSince 1801 ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Camilla Parker Bowles → positionHeld → Queen Consort of the United Kingdom ⓘ
subject linked to: Parker Bowles
Queen Consort's Crown → usedBy → Queen Consort of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Queen Regent → differsFrom → Queen Consort ⓘ
linked to: Queen Consort of the United Kingdom
Adelaide Amelia Louise Theresa Caroline → positionHeld → Queen consort of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Queen Consort of the United Kingdom
Pains and Penalties Bill 1820 → targetedTitle → Queen Consort of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Statue of The Queen Mother in Poundbury → subjectOccupation → Queen Consort of the United Kingdom ⓘ