How do you address a Queen Consort? If you were

[leftyladyfrommo]

introduced and had to say something?

Not that i will have use for that information anytime soon.

[Bucky]

1. She's probably "your highness" too.

Definitely don't say Mrs Windsor. That would be bad form

[Angleae]

47. Your Majesty.

Your highness is for princes/princesses.

[lapfog_1]

2. hi there queen consort

do you only consort with the king or does your title allow you to consort with others?

[MLAA]

3. Here you go, now you will be ready!

"Charles is addressed as Your Majesty then Sir," according to a spokeswoman for Debrett's. It is also important to take note of the correct titles to use when addressing his wife.

"Camilla should be addressed as Your Majesty and then Ma'am," the spokeswoman added.

And the etiquette expert shared an insight into her new position, for anyone unfamiliar with the role of the Queen Consort.

Debrett's website explains: "As the consort of the new Monarch, The Duchess of Cornwall is now HM The Queen Consort. This does not mean she has the same rights or powers as Queen Elizabeth. The title is a reflection of her new status as the monarch's consort."

[leftyladyfrommo]

4. I never even thought of HM. That actually makes sense.

Thank you

Now if I run into her out shopping I won't make a huge fool of myself.

[RainCaster]

5. Monarchs consort

That sound rather degrading, just a place where the king parks his penis.

[milestogo]

10. Well its a step up from being a place where the prince parks his penis.

[DEbluedude]

40. That would be Intercourse, PA.

[hlthe2b]

12. Maybe even more so, given she loses the title(s) totally if Charles precedes her in death.

I don't know if she reverts back to "Duchess" -- presumedly so. But if the time comes when Charles is no longer living she is no longer Queen Consort.

[Glorfindel]

18. She will be "Dowager Queen" just as Queen Mary

and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen, Mother, were upon their husbands' deaths. Here's a photo of three queens in mourning at the death of King George VI. Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Regnant; Dowager Queen Mary; and Dowager Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.

[hlthe2b]

28. 'Dowager'... uggh. Maybe it doesn't have nearly the context to them that it does here.

I remember its use by Margaret Mitchell to describe some pretty unpleasant old women "of the South." That ('battleaxe' ) image stayed with me.

[muriel_volestrangler]

41. Maggie Smith's Dowager Countess character in Downton Abbey is generally liked

Waspish, perhaps, but stands up for herself. It is the standard term for these hereditary titles.

[Celerity]

49. I have never heard of a direct negative connotation to dowager, whether in London growing up

or when used in the US.

pretty unpleasant old women

I would use a termagant or a harridan for that, perhaps a scold

[hlthe2b]

51. Do you know the Margaret Mitchell reference?

If not, kindly don't lecture me on the term and its connotations in the US. That it has fewer or different connotations in the UK I have already acknowledged.

[treestar]

59. Dowager Queen

[FakeNoose]

50. She's not born into royalty, and they have to make a distinction

... just because.

I have a feeling by the time William is King, none of this stuff is going to matter anymore.

[mnhtnbb]

6. Your Majesty, does the King

still want to put his dick where Your Majesty no longer needs tampons?

[dchill]

7. "Your Camillaness."

[SergeStorms]

15. I like that one.

"Your Camillaness" is much nicer than "marriage wrecking tart". 😉

Of course that's just one man's opinion.

[dchill]

16. Well, Camillaness and all that it entails...

So to speak.

[mitch96]

35. "marriage wrecking tart". 😉 Of course that's just one man's opinion". Make that two...nt

[Nevilledog]

38. ...

[SergeStorms]

39. Coo coo coo.....

since your face could stop a clock, I'll call you Coo coo coo.

My apologies to the Good Rats. 😉

[bedazzled]

43. They were BAD weren't they

Hate the slimy refugees...but don't hate the ones who bring you rock and roll

Still sing it once in a while to my great embarrassment

[SergeStorms]

46. To tell you the truth....

it's the only song I know by them and only because I heard the song many years ago and asked a friend. Originally I thought they sounded like The Guess Who. I'm still not aware of anything else they did.

Are they worth giving a listen to, or can I save my energy?

[bedazzled]

53. I think to be totally familiar with their catalogue you have to hang in dive bars!

I just know the one song, too. It's called "don't hate the ones who bring you rock and roll." It seems to be, like the song you mention, hard to forget. It's mean spirited really. Maybe I just got old!

[SergeStorms]

55. They were localized talent I believe.

They never made much of a splash outside the NYC area, or so I was told. There were/are so many groups like that throughout the U.S.

I live in western New York and never heard of them, and I pride myself on knowing some pretty obscure groups.

Whatever. Camilla is definitely Coo Coo Coo. 😉

[bedazzled]

56. I think the whole lot of them are cookoo!

Except prince Harry, who looks like Diana's bodyguards kid. Not complaining. If any family needs fresh DNA it's the royals

[SergeStorms]

58. 👍

The gene pool is quite shallow, isn't it.

[Mike Nelson]

8. Well...

... I would simply repeat whatever term the introducer used. If they said, "This is Camilla," I would say, "Hi, Camilla." If they said, "This is Queen Camilla," I would say, "Hi, Queen Camilla." If I only bumped into her, I would say, "Pardon me, Ma'am."

[Tetrachloride]

9. Assuming they wish to listen to me,

Good morning,

or

Good morning, ma’am.

the same as my customers, people on the bus, airline attendants or most DU members.

I am not aware of their preferred surname, if any.

[Fiendish Thingy]

11. "Hiya Toots"?

“What’s cooking, sister”?

[yonder]

13. Winner.

[Fiendish Thingy]

19. Works best if you imagine Curley Howard saying it. Nt

[BuddhaGirl]

24. LOL!

Perfect

[48656c6c6f20]

14. Yo what's up?

That's about all I could muster for royalty I'm afraid.

[dchill]

17. WassAAAAAH?

[48656c6c6f20]

25. Yeah sure why not?

[303squadron]

20. Camilladeville?

[SergeStorms]

36. Another good one!

There's some great responses from DUers today.

She'd probably want to make a coat from Chuck's grandchildren. 😉

[Effete Snob]

21. .

[SergeStorms]

37. I remember watching that...

the first time it aired. 😳 Man, am I getting old.

Classic Art Carney though.

[KentuckyWoman]

22. I would refer to her in the same polite formal terms

As any other woman I do not personally know.

Normally I would say Mrs. Mountbatten assuming Charles has his father's last name but apparently none of that sort of thing happens in royal families. They don't really use surnames but because of the queen they ended up with Mountbatten-Windsor.

I've never known how to handle those hyphenated last names.

I refuse to call anyone your majesty except as an epithet when someone is being oh so self important.

[leftyladyfrommo]

27. I don't mind respecting traditions. I call ministers

Reverend. I just can't spell it.

We had a mayor here in KCMO named Kay Barnes. She went on to teach a class at Park University. In the School of Piblic Affairs. One of her students told me she insisted on being addressed as Your Honor even though she hadn't been mayor for years.

I would have a problem with that one.

[KentuckyWoman]

33. I have it so bad that

I wince every time I see Jill Biden referred to as "Doctor Biden". While I respect how hard it is for a woman of my generation to achieve a doctorate in anything, it just doesn't sit well for anyone. Not even someone I like and admire.

This said, I do call my medical team "Doctor" whatever. Yes, I know it's no different other than it sits better in my brain.

Old lady ideas.... what can I say....

[leftyladyfrommo]

34. It doesn't bother me at all. I usually go with the flow.i practice Zen.

We just go with the flow

[LakeArenal]

32. The same in Costa Rica.

Married couples have different names.
Mother and Father.

Pedro Vega-Solas

[MOMFUDSKI]

23. I'm going with

'Little home wrecker'.

[Butterflylady]

30. You got my vote.

How about 'Mistress home wrecker.' Otherwise you wouldn't like what I would call her.

[Skittles]

57. oh give it a rest

Charles was never in love with Diana, nor she with him.

[haele]

26. "Ma'am". Or "Your Majesty" if you're in an official situation.

"Ma'am" is how you are supposed to politely reply to a Queen Consort when addressed. Just like you politely reply with "Sir" to a King. Or any other royalty or official.
The title honorifics are only really supposed to be used in announcements, official correspondence, or when addressing something that has an official consequence.
If a King asks "Would you like the lemon cake with your tea?", you can reply "Yes, thank you, Sir.", If the King asks you "Do you an official response to the Prime Minister's report?", you are supposed to answer, Yes, Your Magesty, here it is."
Or so I was taught in the military's "How to use your Knife and Fork without looking like an Idiot around Important Folks" school.
Edited because I'm old.
Haele

[leftyladyfrommo]

31. I think William and Catherine have just told people

to call them William and Catherine at informal affairs

[Hermit-The-Prog]

29. Howdy! How y'all doin'?

[Donkees]

42. ...

[obamanut2012]

44. Your Majesty, she is considered a Queen

With all the station of the King.

[BluesRunTheGame]

45. Dude!

[Effete Snob]

48. Sweet!

[Stinky The Clown]

52. The Proper Address Is Cuesee

Q C

If you wish to spice it up, maybe Cammy Cuesee?

Wuddaya think?

[Ilsa]

54. The Consort or queen regnant is "Your Majesty," according to the internet. nt