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| Camilla: I will always remember Queen's smile | Camilla: I will always remember Queen's smile |
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| Watch: Camilla remembers Queen's smile in tribute | Watch: Camilla remembers Queen's smile in tribute |
| Watch: Camilla remembers Queen's smile in tribute | Watch: Camilla remembers Queen's smile in tribute |
| Queen Elizabeth II "carved her own role" after she came to the throne, Camilla, the Queen Consort, has said in a personal TV tribute to her. | Queen Elizabeth II "carved her own role" after she came to the throne, Camilla, the Queen Consort, has said in a personal TV tribute to her. |
| Camilla recalls the Queen's "wonderful blue eyes" and her "unforgettable smile", in the BBC programme. | Camilla recalls the Queen's "wonderful blue eyes" and her "unforgettable smile", in the BBC programme. |
| It was broadcast shortly before a national minute's silence held across the UK on Sunday at 20:00 BST. | It was broadcast shortly before a national minute's silence held across the UK on Sunday at 20:00 BST. |
| She also said the Queen "has been part of our lives forever". | She also said the Queen "has been part of our lives forever". |
| The Queen Consort 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." | The Queen Consort 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". | Remembering the monarch, Camilla described "those wonderful blue eyes... when she smiles they light up her whole face". |
| "I will always remember that smile." | "I will always remember that smile." |
| The Queen Consort's tribute to her late mother-in-law was shown in a special hour-long BBC One programme at 19:00 on Sunday. | The Queen Consort's tribute to her late mother-in-law was shown in a special hour-long BBC One programme at 19:00 on Sunday. |
| In it, she told how her mother-in-law had carved out her own role for many years from the "difficult position" of being a "solitary woman" in what was a male-dominated world. | In it, she told how her mother-in-law had carved out her own role for many years from the "difficult position" of being a "solitary woman" in what was a male-dominated world. |
| "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." |
| The Queen Consort, who had known the monarch for decades, said the Queen had a clear demarcation between her public duties and private life, highlighting her summer breaks at Balmoral in Scotland as a moment for "her enjoyment". | The Queen Consort, who had known the monarch for decades, said the Queen had a clear demarcation between her public duties and private life, highlighting her summer breaks at Balmoral in Scotland as a moment for "her enjoyment". |
| "Although she was probably working, you know with her red boxes throughout, she could have her family to stay, she could do the things she loved," she said. | "Although she was probably working, you know with her red boxes throughout, she could have her family to stay, she could do the things she loved," she said. |
| She also spoke of how the late Queen saw the funny side of a shoe mishap on the Queen Consort's wedding day in 2005. | She also spoke of how the late Queen saw the funny side of a shoe mishap on the Queen Consort's wedding day in 2005. |
| "I probably wasn't firing on all cylinders, quite nervous and, for some unknown reason, I put on a pair of shoes and one had an inch heel and one had a two-inch heel," Camilla said. | "I probably wasn't firing on all cylinders, quite nervous and, for some unknown reason, I put on a pair of shoes and one had an inch heel and one had a two-inch heel," Camilla said. |
| "I was halfway down in the car before I realised... she could see and laughed about it and said, 'Look, I'm terribly sorry'." | "I was halfway down in the car before I realised... she could see and laughed about it and said, 'Look, I'm terribly sorry'." |
| She added that the Queen had a "good sense of humour". | She added that the Queen had a "good sense of humour". |
| The love of Charles's life and now his Queen Consort | 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 |
| 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. | 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." |
| Events and moments of reflection have taken place across the UK on Sunday. Near Falkirk, Scotland, 96 lanterns - one for each year of Her Majesty's life - were lowered into the pool of reflection at the foot of the Queen Elizabeth II Canal at 19:30. | Events and moments of reflection have taken place across the UK on Sunday. Near Falkirk, Scotland, 96 lanterns - one for each year of Her Majesty's life - were lowered into the pool of reflection at the foot of the Queen Elizabeth II Canal at 19:30. |
| On the final full day of the Queen's lying-in-state, thousands have continued to queue as the government warned people not to travel to avoid disappointment if it closed before they could enter the hall. | On the final full day of the Queen's lying-in-state, thousands have continued to queue as the government warned people not to travel to avoid disappointment if it closed before they could enter the hall. |
| Members of the public will be able to see the coffin at Westminster Hall until 06:30 on Monday. | Members of the public will be able to see the coffin at Westminster Hall until 06:30 on Monday. |
| 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 |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| UK Royal Family | UK Royal Family |
| Queen Camilla | |
| Queen Elizabeth II | Queen Elizabeth II |