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York Avenue

Posted by peter cook on 5/11/2026, 5:53 am

The official opening of York Avenue on 17th July 1928 by the Duke and Duchess of York.

Re: York Avenue

Posted by Norman Dunn on 5/11/2026, 2:13 pm, in reply to "York Avenue"

For our younger visitors the Duke of York became King George 6th just 8yrs later & the Duchess became 'Queen Consort' (we knew her in later years as the Queen mother) .
Their children were Elizabeth who became 'Queen Elizabeth 2nd' in 1953 and Princess Margaret.
Why does today's Media call marriage wrecker Camilla 'the Queen?????
She is 'Consort'

Re: York Avenue

Posted by Steve in Australia on 5/11/2026, 8:41 pm, in reply to "Re: York Avenue"

Camilla is called ""Queen"" because her personal Press office pushes that title.....because she desperately wants to be liked by everybody........even though she is not universally liked.

Re: York Avenue

Posted by Sheila on 6/11/2026, 7:38 am, in reply to "Re: York Avenue"

Interesting comment Steve. I don’t know what the usual news in Australia is about the Kings wife, but he insists she is his Queen. I can only go by what I read, but it an appears from people eho who have met her she is a very nice person.

Re: York Avenue

Posted by Norman on 6/11/2026, 1:03 pm, in reply to "Re: York Avenue"

King George 6th' wife was formerly Elizabeth Bowes Lyon and became his Consort who we called the Queen mother.She was lovely lady but was never the Queen.
Camilla wrecked Princess Diana' marriage ultimately ending in her early death. She is the Consort not Queen.
If the king dies she will not carry on as Queen.

Re: York Avenue - Camilla is both

Posted by Liz Dance on 6/11/2026, 1:38 pm, in reply to "Re: York Avenue"

It would seem that Camilla is both.

Overview

Camilla is both: she is a queen consort by constitutional definition, and she is styled as Queen (or Queen Camilla) in official use.

• Queen Consort: This is her formal role because she is married to the reigning sovereign, King Charles III, rather than ruling in her own right as a "Queen Regnant" like Queen Elizabeth II did.

• Queen: Ahead of their coronation in May 2023, Buckingham Palace dropped the word "consort" from her public title, following the historical tradition of previous British queen consorts who were known simply as "Queen" plus their first name.

Re: Re: York Avenue - Camilla is both

Posted by Sheila on 6/11/2026, 6:40 pm, in reply to " Re: York Avenue - Camilla is both"

Interesting comments, but as far as I can remember as a child King George the 6th and his wife was always called King and Queen, I’m sure all the comments are correct about Queen Consort, but no one seemed to use the word as I remember. Even Princess Diana was referred to as future Queen.

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