London - The voters might not agree with him, but David Cameron on Sunday voiced his support for the Duchess of Cornwall to become Queen.
In a highly unusual intervention, the British prime minister described himself as a “big fan” of Camilla.
He said he believes the public is warming to Prince Charles’s second wife, despite signs that voters would prefer the monarchy to miss a generation and pass directly from the Queen to Prince William.
Polls show that the idea of Queen Camilla is less popular now than when she married into the royal family five years ago.
Less than a third of the public believe Charles should become king, in a sign that they want the monarchy to skip a generation and revitalise itself.
Asked specifically whether he would be “up for Queen Camilla’, the Prime Minister told Sky News: “I’m a big Camilla fan.
“I think the country is getting to know her and getting to see that she is a very warm-hearted person with a big sense of humour and a big heart.”
mnister to make such an emphatic contribution to such a sensitive constitutional debate, which still inspires high emotion among supporters of the late Princess Diana.
Buckingham Palace aides remain acutely aware of national opinion on Diana and on Camilla’s role in the very public break-up of her husband’s first marriage.
The issue has returned to the fore after a US television interview in which Prince Charles said publicly for the first that Camilla could become queen.
During the programme, aired on Friday, he was asked outright whether the Duchess of Cornwall will be crowned.
Clearly put on the spot, he stammered: “That’s, that’s, we’ll see, won’t we? That could be.”
On Sunday, the Cameron made clear “it’s too early to talk about these things” but acknowledged the need for public discussion and ultimately talks with the palace.
“I’m sure that it will all be discussed and debated,” he said. “It’s too early for decisions about the question you ask, but am I a big royal fan? Yes. And I’m a big Camilla fan too.”
The official position has always been that if Charles is crowned king, Camilla would be styled Princess Consort and not Queen. - Daily Mail