Watch the Queen Consort’s full tribute to the late Queen Camilla, the Queen Consort, paid tribute to the Queen and gave an insight into how the late monarch spent her private time. He also praised the late monarch as a woman who “carved her role” in a circle of male world leaders. In a video released on Sunday after a minute’s silence was held at 8pm, the Queen Consort said: “She was part of our lives forever. I’m 75 now and I don’t remember anyone but the Queen being there. “It must have been so difficult for her being a single woman and there were no female prime ministers or female presidents. She was the only one and that’s how I think she carved out her own role.” He continued: “She has these beautiful blue eyes, that when she smiles they light up her whole face. I will always remember that smile, you know that smile is unforgettable.” The Queen Consort said the late monarch managed to separate her personal passions from her public role. He said the Queen’s “real passion was racing” and that she would escape to Sandringham where she “could go every day to see her foals, do the next matings for the year”. The Queen Consort continued: “You wouldn’t dare question her or argue with her about how a horse was bred or how it ran, because you’d get a very steely blue look back again.” The Queen and Camilla during a visit to Dumfries House in Cumnock. Credit: PA On the eve of her Platinum Jubilee in February 2022, the Queen authorized the then Duchess of Cornwall to be known as Queen Consort in due course. The late monarch said it was her “sincere wish” and called on the public to support both her daughter-in-law and Charles when he becomes king. It was a shrewd move by the Queen, in her twilight years, to put her affairs in order and ensure as smooth a transition as possible. After her marriage to King Charles in 2005, she very gradually took a more prominent place in the royal family, including riding alongside the Queen in her Diamond Jubilee procession in 2012. She also began attending the opening of parliament and became a privy councilor in 2016 ahead of the Queen’s official 90th birthday. She is now styled Her Majesty and the Queen Consort is expected to be crowned Queen at the King’s coronation. The Queen’s remarkable life was recalled in our latest episode of What You Need To Know Final preparations are now in full swing for the Queen’s funeral on Monday, with political and royal dignitaries from around the world arriving in the UK. World leaders went to London to sign the book of condolence at Lancaster House. Meanwhile, thousands of people continue to queue to see the Queen’s coffin lie in state.
