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Princess consort is a title or an informal designation normally given to the wife of a sovereign prince. Since a male sovereign ruler is generally titled as a king and not a prince, the title of princess consort is not widely used. More rarely, it may be given to the spouse of a king, if the more usual designation queen consort is not used. More informally, it may even be used to describe the family position of any woman who marries into certain royalty, as long as she has obtained her own title of Princess.

Currently, there are two princesses consort in Europe: Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein and Charlene, Princess of Monaco.

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1 United Kingdom
2 Morocco
3 References
4 See also

United Kingdom

It has been announced that the title will be given to Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, as an alternative to usual title of queen consort when her husband, Charles, Prince of Wales, becomes King of the United Kingdom.^[1]

Previously, all women married to British kings regnant (except Mary II who was a joint-sovereign) have become queens consort. In addition, the husband of Mary I of England, Philip, was made king consort.

Morocco

The consort of King Mohammed VI of Morocco, Princess Lalla Salma, is styled as HRH the Princess Consort, the first Moroccan royal consort to receive any title.

References

^ "The Royal Family — The Prince of Wales — Background". http://www.royal.gov.uk/ThecurrentRoyalFamily/ThePrinceofWales/ThePrinceofWales.aspx. Retrieved 2011-08-21.

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