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The commission for a formal portrait of Mariana of Austria, daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor and Spain’s new queen consort, was a very big deal.

And if all of that is also true for a future queen consort, then there’s no hope for the rest of us.

The wife of a British king is known as a queen consort, distinguishing the role from that of a reigning female monarch such as Queen Elizabeth II.

The couple had planned to tour Paris and Bordeaux in March as part of their debut on the world stage as monarch and queen consort.

There are even Jack Russell-themed cakes in honor of the king and queen consort’s rescue dogs, Bluebell and Beth.