Queen Camilla: Royal fans outraged over bizarre claim her title will change if King passes away

Queen Camilla: Royal fans outraged over bizarre claim her title will change if King passes away
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Queen Camilla: Royal fans outraged over bizarre claim her title will change if King passes away
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Twitter users are in a frenzy after a post claimed what Queen Camilla's title would be if King Charles were to pass away.

A recent tweet has gone viral speculating what Queen Camilla’s title would be should King Charles pass away. But is it true?

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Twitter account, @TheGrimm5, posted that:

Senior royal spokesperson Lady Burlingham Smythe has informed Westminster that in event King Charles III dies before Queen Camilla her full royal title will become "Queen Camilla, Mother of the Nation". In recognition of her service to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.
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The tweet, which was viewed over 500,000 times and has several retweets has sparked mass confusion, with people online believing the post was serious. Twitter account @Kkkatewinsdor wrote:

Royals really want to be Abolished don't they?
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User @Knitknurse tweeted:

What has she done? Break up a marriage and move into a big house with her lover before alienating said lover’s kids.
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Twitter account @SurprisedWhy wrote:

How does this work if you're not actually the mother of a single royal family member, nor did you raise one as a surrogate parent? I'm lost here.

@ColinWKemp tweeted:

Please please please confirm The Grimm emulates The Onion and similar sites? It is so difficult to tell these days, and this does, just, sound like the sort of nonsense some forelock tugging monarchists would like to see!
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'April fool come early'

However, the person who wrote the tweet told Reuters that they run a parody account and that the claim is indeed false.

Others seemed to clue into the satire. User @DrKMcKenzie tweeted:

No such person it’s a windup. April fool come early
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While @ErinMSCFC1983 wrote:

No no this will never do.... Daenaeys style titling only! "Camilla MountBatten, first of her name, Queen of Great Britain, Mother of the nation, matriarch of the commonwealth, defender of the broken, the greedy & friend of the shills.
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Sources used:

Reuters: 'Fact Check-Parody account started satirical claim about change to UK Queen Consort Camilla’s royal title after King Charles’ death'

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