![]() ![]() However, as king, William will have the power to bend the rules, so chances are high that he would have wanted to celebrate his mom’s status in some meaningful way.Īnd it would not likely have changed anything for Camilla, Charles’ current wife. ![]() But her eligibility would have been complicated by the divorce, plus the Queen Mother title, which Queen Elizabeth’s mother - the widow of King George VI - bore, also means “‘widowed Queen Consort,” which wouldn’t have applied to Diana. Indeed, some believe Diana would have qualified for the title of “Queen Mother” had she been alive when that happens. Popperfoto via Getty Images Diana, seen here with Queen Elizabeth, said she wanted to be “queen of people’s hearts.” AP If the princess had remarried, however, she would have lost her title and most likely gone back to being Lady Diana.Īccording to Diana’s butler Paul Burrell, when Diana lost her HRH, a 14 year-old Prince William told his upset mom: “Don’t worry Mummy, I will give it back to you one day when I am king.” One expert believes that William might have bestowed a new title on his mother had she lived to see him become king. Robert Morris of University College London’s Constitution Unit told The Post. “She would have kept her Princess of Wales title, as that was part of the original divorce agreement,” constitution expert Dr. TODAY/Shutterstockīut would Queen Elizabeth’s passing have affected Diana’s title had the princess not died in a car crash in 1997? Getty Images The loss of her royal title officially obliged Diana to curtsy to others with an HRH, including her ex-husband and even her own children, Prince William and Prince Harry (left). At the time of the divorce, the palace said cryptically that Princess Diana would continue to be “regarded as a member of the royal family.” When Prince Charles and Princess Diana divorced, after having married in 1981, she had to surrender her HRH title. Whether this rule was enforced or not is unknown. The loss officially obliged Diana to curtsy to others with an HRH - including her ex-husband and even her own children, Prince William and Prince Harry. After the divorce, it was agreed that her new title would be Diana, Princess of Wales.Īlthough the Queen had been willing to let Diana keep the HRH, according to reports, Prince Charles insisted she give it up. She also had to surrender the title of “HRH” (Her Royal Highness). When Diana and Prince Charles divorced eight months later, the Princess gave up her right to be the next Queen of England. And it was a prediction that proved correct. “I’d like to be a queen of people’s hearts, in people’s hearts, but I don’t see myself being the queen of this country,” Princess Diana told journalist Martin Bashir in her famous tell-all TV interview in 1995.Įven though by then she had already been formally separated from her husband for nearly three years, it was a bombshell that sent reverberations around the nation. With the news of Queen Elizabeth’s death on Thursday, at age 96, many have Princess Diana’s tragic passing also on their mind. King Charles’ coronation schedule, procession route, and looks We predicted the queen’s death - and worry about King Charles’ coronation Want to see Queen Elizabeth get low on the dance floor? Thank AI for that ![]() Prince Harry was ‘cruel’ to queen during ‘painful’ final days: friend ![]()
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