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On CNN yesterday, when Anderson Cooper asked what a Queen Consort is, and why the Queen wasn't known as that, not one of the supposed royal experts on hand was able to explain it correctly. Then, Don Lemon referred to Charles as 'His Royal Majesty'.
I don't expect Americans (or even most Brits) to know this stuff, but surely, when an event like this happens, a brief 101 should be issued to anyone who's likely to cover it on TV, so they know the basics?
Wow, that's bad. Why wasn't the late Queen called Queen Consort? Because she was the Sovereign - and her position did not depend on being someone's spouse/Consort (Philip's did)! Do they truly not understand that Charles is the new Sovereign and Camilla is just his wife but not a fellow-Sovereign?