A royal consort is the spouse of a reigning king or queen. Consorts of monarchs of the United Kingdom and Great Britain have no legal status or power but many have had significant influence.[1] There have been 11 royal consorts since Britain's union of the crowns in 1707, eight women and three men.
The current consort is Queen Camilla. She became queen when her husband, Charles II, became king on 8 September 2022.
Picture | Name | Arms | Birth | Marriage | Became consort | Coronation | Ceased to be consort | Death | Burial place | Time as consort | Spouse |
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Prince George of Denmark and Norway | 2 April 1653 Son of Frederick III of Denmark and Norway and Duchess Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
28 July 1683 | 1 May 1707 Creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain; previously English / Scottish royal consort since her husband became king, 8 March 1702 |
Not crowned | 28 October 1708 55 years, 209 days |
Westminster Abbey | 1 year, 180 days | Anne | |||
Princess Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach | 1 March 1683 Daughter of John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach |
22 August 1705 | 11 June 1727 Husband became king |
11 October 1727 | 20 November 1737 54 years, 172 days |
10 years, 162 days | George II | ||||
Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | 19 May 1744 Daughter of Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg, Prince of Mirow and Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
8 September 1761 | 8 September 1761 Married the king |
22 September 1761 | 17 November 1818 74 years, 126 days |
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle | 57 years, 70 days | George III | |||
Princess Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | 17 May 1768 Daughter of Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Princess Augusta of Great Britain |
8 April 1795 | 29 January 1820 Husband became king |
Not crowned | 7 August 1821 53 years, 72 days |
Brunswick Cathedral | 1 year, 190 days | George IV | |||
Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen | 13 August 1792 Daughter of Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Princess Louise Eleanore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
13 July 1818 | 26 June 1830 Husband became king |
8 September 1831 | 20 June 1837 Husband died |
2 December 1849 56 years, 311 days |
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle | 6 years, 359 days | William IV | ||
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | 26 August 1819 Son of Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
10 February 1840 | 10 February 1840 Married the queen |
Not crowned | 14 December 1861 42 years, 110 days |
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle then Frogmore Mausoleum | 21 years, 307 days | Victoria | |||
Princess Alexandra of Denmark | 1 December 1844 Daughter of Christian IX of Denmark and Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel |
10 March 1863 | 22 January 1901 Husband became king |
9 August 1902 | 6 May 1910 Husband died |
20 November 1925 80 years, 354 days |
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle | 9 years, 104 days | Edward VII | ||
Princess Victoria Mary of Teck | 26 May 1867 Daughter of Francis, Duke of Teck and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge |
6 July 1893 | 6 May 1910 Husband became king |
22 June 1911 | 20 January 1936 Husband died |
24 March 1953 85 years, 302 days |
25 years, 259 days | George V | |||
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon | 4 August 1900 Daughter of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck |
26 April 1923 | 11 December 1936 Husband became king |
12 May 1937 | 6 February 1952 Husband died |
30 March 2002 101 years, 238 days |
15 years, 57 days | George VI | |||
Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark | 10 June 1921 Son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg |
20 November 1947 | 6 February 1952 Wife became queen |
Not crowned | 9 April 2021 99 years, 303 days |
69 years, 62 days | Elizabeth II | ||||
Camilla Shand | 17 July 1947 Daughter of Bruce Shand and The Hon. Rosalind Cubitt |
9 April 2005 | 8 September 2022 Husband became king |
6 May 2023 | Incumbent Age: 76 years, 308 days |
Living | 1 year, 256 days | Charles III |