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Camilla is now UK's Queen, but without the powers

After seven decades, the United Kingdom has a new woman to call queen. Charles' wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, will be known as Queen Consort - a title that came with Queen Elizabeth II's blessing after years of contention, dating back to the days before she even married Prince Charles.

While the wife of a king is traditionally crowned queen, the question of what title Camilla would hold when Charles became king had been a tricky one for many years.