Sir Tom.

I think Captain Tom is a wonderful inspiring person Callistemon.

Well, I for one very much hope that Camilla will be Queen Consort when the time comes.

If she is given the title Princess Consort, it will just sound daft.

Am quite sure her title will be whatever Charles wants it to be.

Because if she was just ‘Princess’, she would only be HRH, whereas if her title was ‘Queen Consort’, she would be HM.

Bet Charles won’t stand for her being just HRH.

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I've just watched the video of the Queen knighting Sir Tom.

She's a bit unsteady on her feet now and the way she was brandishing the sword he's lucky she didn't have his eye out!!

Or behead him! Brave man ?

It was lovely to see the Queen knight Sir Tom and hearing that Beatrice had her wedding day.
I do wonder though if it was a small wedding because of her stupid father , i hope not.

Small wedding cos of Covid but bet she was glad it was small because of her stupid father. Hope she has a happy marriage.

Sir Tom has been a loyal subject all his live and modestly never expected a reward. So glad it happened for him. I thought it was lovely and typical that he would not reveal what the Queen said to him. A true and parfait knight.

I thought it was lovely for Sir Tom's family, especially the grandchildren, to be present with the Queen.
I hope this is the return of small duties for the Queen. She has such a strong sense of duty and will want to be seen.
Beatrice was right to have a quiet wedding. I hope they will be very happy.

Bravo Sir Tom!

I was amused to read that Sir Tom politely declned the Queens invitation to tea, saying he and his family had made other plans.

Camilla is what Charles wanted and he got her but I do not want to see her take not only Diana's husband but what should have been Diana's rightful title. Our next and only true queen after Elizabeth will be Catherine .Hope I live to see that take place.

I thought the whole spectacle was lovely, and what a great family old Tom has got. If only everyone was like that the world would be a lovely and better place. We can dream.

She didn’t take Diana’s husband, Diana died a single woman .

Annie I agree with you, Camilla is a natural and I'm so pleased for her and Prince Charles that they both found each other which matters a lot at their time of life. They're a brilliant match/ couple and a good asset to the Royal family.

I was amused to read that Sir Tom politely declned the Queens invitation to tea, saying he and his family had made other plans.

Surely not! That doesn't sound right to me.

Oh fgs...^she didn't take Diana's husband^
It takes two.

I'm not a royalist but I do think they make a good couple.

It took 4, 2 couples in 2 marriages

Sarahellen Catherine too will only be Queen Consort, not Queen! Anyway you can't compare any of them to Her Majesty, apart from Elizabeth I and Victoria!

Also, re the statue thread, surely if anyone one should have a statue it is Captain Sir Tom.

Hear hear NannyDee! ? Also shouldn't this thread have been under Chat?

If Queens Alexandra, Mary and Elizabeth had the title, why should Catherine not also be Queen?

Anno Alexandra and Mary were queen consorts, Elizabeth queen in her own right.

Also they were Royal by birth.
I was struck by how happy the Queen looked when talking to Sir Tom. Wonderfully discreet if him to refuse to discuss what she'd said to him. An old fashioned true gent.

The Queen Mum was the Elizabeth I meant - obviously not queen in her own right. She was of aristocratic lineage - the Earls of Strathmore - but not of royal birth.

The Queen Mother was queen consort to King George VI. So I guess Camilla will be queen consort to Charles. I don't believe any talks of her being only 'princess consort' just like when Charles and Diana were never going to divorce only separate, Charles was never going to marry Camilla, etc etc.