Carla La Tella
Beauty & Style

Camilla's first appearance since the Queen's announcement

The Duchess of Cornwall has made her first public appearance since Queen Elizabeth asked that Camilla be called ‘Queen Consort’ after Prince Charles takes the throne.

The comments were made by Her Majesty on the eve of her Platinum Jubilee and just days later, Camilla resumed her royal duties with a big smile as she worked the crowd.

The Duchess visited the town of Bath, approximately 185 kilometres west of London, for two special engagements - starting at a primary school, where students welcomed her waving mini Union Jack flags.

While visiting Roundhill Primary School, Camilla planted a tree for the Queen's Green Caonpy initiative with the 10-year-old "Eco Team".

The 74-year-old joined a number of classes with pupils of all different ages including a small reading group of 10 and 11-year-olds, as well as a group making fruit smoothies and a 'Language for Life' class for three-year-olds.

The Duchess was then treated to a short performance of a new song learned for the occasion, called 'We Are Proud of Our School'.

The five to 11-year-old students performed this in the Main Hall, before the royal unveiled a plaque to commemorate the visit.

In the afternoon, Camilla visited charity VOICES and met people with lived experience of domestic abuse, to understand how VOICES works with survivors and overcomers of abuse on their journey of recovery.

The Duchess has long been a champion of women's safety and is Patron of domestic abuse charities.

After touring the support spaces at The Villa, the royal met two of the centre's counsellors followed by a few long-term clients.

The Duchess then attended a small reception, where she unveiled another plaque to commemorate the visit.

On Saturday, Queen Elizabeth made her wishes clear about the future of the monarchy, calling it her "sincere wish" for Camilla to be known as Queen Consort and asked the public to show the couple the same support given to her and Prince Philip over the years.

"When, in the fullness of time, my son Charles becomes King, I know you will give him and his wife Camilla the same support that you have given me; and it is my sincere wish that, when that time comes, Camilla will be known as Queen Consort as she continues her own loyal service," the Queen said in a statement from Sandringham House.

Prince Charles humbly accepted his mother's wishes in a congratulatory message on Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee on Sunday, while simultaneously praising his "darling wife".

"We are deeply conscious of the honour represented by my mother's wish," Prince Charles said in a statement from Clarence House.

"As we have sought together to serve and support Her Majesty and the people of our communities, my darling wife has been my own steadfast support throughout."

Princes William and Harry are said to have supported the monarch's decision but are yet to speak publicly on it.

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Royal family, Duchess of Cornwall, UK, Camilla, Queen Elizabeth