Princess Elizabeth Becomes Queen at Age 25.

Does a princess become queen?

They can become queen by inheriting the throne. ... Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, wife of Prince Charles, who is next in line to the throne after Queen Elizabeth, has already let it be known she intends to be known as princess consort rather than queen.

What is it called when a princess becomes queen?

A coronation is a ceremony marking the formal investiture of a monarch with regal power. In 1937, the 11 year old Princess Elizabeth had watched her father, King George VI, crowned in the elaborate ceremony and 16 years later on 2 June 1953, her own official coronation was to take place.