Previous Queen Consorts have included the Queen Mother, during the reign of Elizabeth’s father George VI, as well as her grandmother, George V’s wife Queen Mary.
Consorts of monarchs in the UK do not have any ruling power, with their main duty being to provide support and companionship to the ruling monarch, as well as play an important role in public engagements.
The title of longest-serving Queen Consort goes to Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who was consort to George III from 1761 when they married, until the union of the two kingdoms in 1801. If the new consort is a Queen, they are crowned alongside the new King in a smaller ceremony – but a male consort is not formally crowned at a Queen’s coronation.
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