How to Use queen consort in a Sentence

queen consort

noun
  • When a British king marries, his wife is called queen consort, rather than princess.
    — Morgan Evans, Redbook, 11 Apr. 2017
  • The queen consort wore a splash of tartan to the event, on the collar of her blue coat dress.
    — Marissa Muller, WWD, 25 Jan. 2025
  • The King List refers to her as lugal (king), not as eresh (queen consort).
    — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Camilla, the queen consort, will be crowned alongside her husband.
    — Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The queen consort has continued to send messages through her jewels—or lack of them—this week.
    — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 14 Sep. 2022
  • The title of queen consort is typically given to the wife of a monarch.
    — Mary Pflum, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2022
  • The queen consort has worn the brooch to previous engagements.
    — Amy Haneline, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Queen Mary became the only queen consort to have been born in Australia.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
  • No one was injured, and Charles and Camilla, the queen consort, weren’t at the palace at the time.
    — Sylvia Hui, Fortune, 4 May 2023
  • Charles and his now-wife and queen consort Camilla were both married to other people at the time.
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Now, Prince Charles has Camilla by his side as the future queen consort.
    — Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The queen consort does not, however, hold the same power as the king or as an *official queen* could.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 2 May 2023
  • In honor of the queen consort’s birthday, the abbey rang its bells for the first time since 2019.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 July 2023
  • At that time, Camilla also became queen consort.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Before her death, the queen expressed her wish that she be named queen consort when Charles acceded the throne.
    — Max Colchester, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022
  • The queen consort’s white blouse included a statement pendant at the center.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Our conversation has moved on to Camilla, and what the new queen consort brings to her husband.
    — Elizabeth Holmes, Town & Country, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Over the next three days, the future king and queen consort will carry out eight engagements in Jamaica.
    — Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Mar. 2022
  • The queen consort complemented her look with a pair of beige pumps courtesy of Eliot Zed.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Camilla chose to be adorned with the headpiece, marking the first time a queen consort will be crowned with an already existing crown.
    — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 6 May 2023
  • Meghan and Kate Middleton, the future queen consort, never quite hit it off.
    — Patrick Mulholland, National Review, 29 Aug. 2020
  • Camilla, 75, who will take the title of queen consort, is a sturdy and respectable presence at his side.
    — Mark Landler, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2022
  • The queen consort of Spain re-wore the long-sleeve gown, featuring feminine touches like bows at the ends of the cuffs.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The key difference between the queen and the queen consort is that the queen is an ascendant to the throne through succession.
    — Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Will the future queen consort be in charge of corralling all the children into the chapel come Saturday?
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 16 May 2018
  • As for jewelry pieces, the Belgian queen consort wore a pair of pearl drop earrings, bracelets and a Rolex watch.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The king and queen consort will also attend a state banquet in their honor at the Palace of Versailles.
    — Jenny Gross, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The queen consort favored a deep green tone, wearing a coordinated jacket and midi skirt set with a white blouse.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
  • In British royalty, the wife of a king is called a queen consort, but the husband of a queen is called a prince consort, not a king consort.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 May 2023
  • The Danish queen consort wore a midnight blue jacket and long velvet skirt in the same tone for the formal occasion.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026

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