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Camilla: I will always remember Queen's smile | Camilla: I will always remember Queen's smile |
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Camilla said that like many, the Queen is the only monarch she can remember | Camilla said that like many, the Queen is the only monarch she can remember |
Queen Elizabeth II "carved her own role" in a world dominated by men, Camilla, the Queen Consort, will say in a personal TV tribute to her. | |
Camilla praises her in a BBC programme to be broadcast shortly before a national minute's silence held across the UK on Sunday. | Camilla praises her in a BBC programme to be broadcast shortly before a national minute's silence held across the UK on Sunday. |
In the programme, she recalls the Queen's "wonderful blue eyes" and her "unforgettable smile". | |
She will also say the Queen "has been part of our lives forever". | |
Camilla was four when Elizabeth II ascended to the throne in 1952 and she tells the documentary: "I'm 75 now and I can't remember anybody except the Queen being there." | Camilla was four when Elizabeth II ascended to the throne in 1952 and she tells the documentary: "I'm 75 now and I can't remember anybody except the Queen being there." |
Remembering the monarch, Camilla described "those wonderful blue eyes... when she smiles they light up her whole face". | |
"I will always remember that smile." | |
She also tells the BBC documentary in the pre-recorded interview how her mother-in-law had carved out her own role for many years from the "difficult position" of being a "solitary woman" in a male-dominated world. | |
The love of Charles's life and now his Queen Consort | |
Why funeral will be an event beyond compare | Why funeral will be an event beyond compare |
Queen's children hold sombre watch over coffin | Queen's children hold sombre watch over coffin |
Tour shows desire to hug UK nations close | Tour shows desire to hug UK nations close |
"There weren't women prime ministers or presidents. She was the only one so I think she carved her own role." | "There weren't women prime ministers or presidents. She was the only one so I think she carved her own role." |
Ahead of Platinum Jubilee celebrations to mark her 70 years on the throne earlier this year, Queen Elizabeth had said it was her "sincere wish" that the then-Duchess of Cornwall would become known as Queen Consort when Charles became King. | Ahead of Platinum Jubilee celebrations to mark her 70 years on the throne earlier this year, Queen Elizabeth had said it was her "sincere wish" that the then-Duchess of Cornwall would become known as Queen Consort when Charles became King. |
That ended years of debate over what she would become known as. | That ended years of debate over what she would become known as. |
The Queen also called on the public to support her daughter-in-law and son when he became the new monarch. | |
Speaking about his wife during his first speech as monarch, King Charles said: "I know she will bring to the demands of her new role the steadfast devotion to duty on which I have come to rely so much." | Speaking about his wife during his first speech as monarch, King Charles said: "I know she will bring to the demands of her new role the steadfast devotion to duty on which I have come to rely so much." |
The Queen Consort's tribute to her late mother-in-law will air on BBC One on Sunday during the Eve of the State Funeral broadcast from 19:00. | The Queen Consort's tribute to her late mother-in-law will air on BBC One on Sunday during the Eve of the State Funeral broadcast from 19:00. |
Watch: Queen Elizabeth II's lying-in-state | Watch: Queen Elizabeth II's lying-in-state |
What time is the Queen's funeral? And other questions | What time is the Queen's funeral? And other questions |
What next? A day-by-day guide from now to the funeral | What next? A day-by-day guide from now to the funeral |
Queen's funeral plans: What will happen on the day | Queen's funeral plans: What will happen on the day |