Camilla, Queen Consort, paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II in a televised address on Sunday evening, during which she praised her late mother-in-law鈥檚 historic legacy.
鈥淪he has been a part of our lives forever,鈥 Camilla said. 鈥淚鈥檓 75 now and I can鈥檛 remember anybody except the Queen being there. It must have been so difficult for her being a solitary woman.鈥
Camilla pointed out that in the earlier decades of Elizabeth鈥檚 tenure as the Queen, there were no other political leaders who were women.
鈥淭here weren鈥檛 women prime ministers and women presidents,鈥 she said. 鈥淚 think she carved her own role.鈥
Aside from the Queen鈥檚 prominence as a royal leader, Camilla remembers the way her blue eyes 鈥渓it up her whole face鈥 when she smiled.
鈥淭hat smile is unforgettable,鈥 she said.
麻豆影视 Royal commentator Afua Hagan spoke to 麻豆影视 Channel Sunday about the relationship between Camilla and Queen Elizabeth, which she said was complicated in early years by the fact that Camilla was King Charles III鈥檚 second wife.
鈥淚t took a while for the Queen to get her head around that,鈥 Hagan said.
鈥淭he Queen gave [Camilla] her blessing just before the [recent] jubilee, saying she wants Camilla to be known as the Queen Consort. And that was the ultimate seal of approval.鈥