List of living former consorts
Appearance
This is a list of former consorts to monarchs of sovereign states who are living to date. There are many former consorts still living; most of these have held the title of queen consort. Many of these former queens hold the title Queen Mother. Former queens regnant, such as Margrethe II of Denmark, are not included on this list.
The most recent former consort to die was Lalla Latifa Amahzoune of Morocco, on 29 June 2024.[1]
List of living former consorts of current monarchies
[edit]Portrait | Name | Former title | Country | Reign | Length of reign | Spouse | Born | Age | Reason |
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Queen Grandmother Kesang Choden of Bhutan | Queen consort of Bhutan | Bhutan | 30 March 1952 – 21 July 1972 | 20 years, 113 days | King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck of Bhutan | 21 May 1930 | 94 years, 169 days | husband's death | |
Queen Mother Sirikit of Thailand | Queen consort of Thailand | Thailand | 28 April 1950 – 13 October 2016 | 66 years, 168 days | King Rama IX of Thailand | 12 August 1932 | 92 years, 86 days | husband's death | |
Empress Emerita Michiko of Japan | Empress consort of Japan | Japan | 7 January 1989 – 30 April 2019 | 30 years, 113 days | Emperor Akihito of Japan | 20 October 1934 | 90 years, 17 days | husband's abdication | |
Queen Mother Norodom Monineath of Cambodia | Queen consort of Cambodia | Cambodia | 24 September 1993 – 7 October 2004 | 11 years, 13 days | King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia | 18 June 1936 | 88 years, 141 days | husband's abdication | |
Queen Paola of Belgium | Queen consort of the Belgians | Belgium | 9 August 1993 – 21 July 2013 | 19 years, 346 days | King Albert II of Belgium | 11 September 1937 | 87 years, 56 days | husband's abdication | |
Queen Sofía of Spain | Queen consort of Spain | Spain | 22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014 | 38 years, 209 days | King Juan Carlos I of Spain | 2 November 1938 | 86 years, 4 days | husband's abdication | |
Princess Muna Al Hussein of Jordan | Princess consort of Jordan | Jordan | 25 May 1961 – 21 December 1972 | 11 years, 210 days | King Hussein of Jordan | 25 April 1941 | 83 years, 195 days | divorce from husband | |
Queen Mother Ntfombi of Eswatini | Queen consort of Eswatini | Eswatini | Unknown – 21 August 1982 | — | King Sobhuza II of Swaziland | 27 December 1949 | 74 years, 315 days | husband's death | |
Queen Noor of Jordan | Queen consort of Jordan | Jordan | 15 June 1978 – 7 February 1999 | 20 years, 237 days | King Hussein of Jordan | 23 August 1951 | 73 years, 75 days | husband's death | |
Queen Mother Dorji Wangmo of Bhutan | Queen consort of Bhutan | Bhutan | 31 October 1988 – 9 December 2006 | 18 years, 39 days | King Jigme Singye Wangchuck of Bhutan | 10 June 1955 | 69 years, 149 days | husband's abdication | |
Queen Mother Tshering Pem Wangchuck of Bhutan | Queen consort of Bhutan | Bhutan | 31 October 1988 – 9 December 2006 | 18 years, 39 days | King Jigme Singye Wangchuck of Bhutan | 22 December 1957 | 66 years, 320 days | husband's abdication | |
Queen Mother Tshering Yangdon of Bhutan | Queen consort of Bhutan | Bhutan | 31 October 1988 – 9 December 2006 | 18 years, 39 days | King Jigme Singye Wangchuck of Bhutan | 21 June 1959 | 65 years, 138 days | husband's abdication | |
Sheikha Moza bint Nasser Al-Missned | Consort to the Emir of Qatar | Qatar | 27 June 1995 – 25 June 2013 | 17 years, 363 days | Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar | 8 August 1959 | 65 years, 90 days | husband's abdication | |
Queen Mother Sangay Choden of Bhutan | Queen consort of Bhutan | Bhutan | 31 October 1988 – 9 December 2006 | 18 years, 39 days | King Jigme Singye Wangchuck of Bhutan | 11 May 1963 | 61 years, 179 days | husband's abdication | |
Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco | Princess consort of Morocco | Morocco | 21 March 2002 – c. 2018 | — | King Mohammed VI of Morocco | 10 May 1978 | 46 years, 180 days | divorce from husband |
List of living former consorts of former monarchies
[edit]Portrait | Name | Former title | Country | Reign | Length of reign | Spouse | Birth | Age | Cause |
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Queen Ratna of Nepal | Queen consort of Nepal | Nepal | 13 March 1955 – 31 January 1972 | 16 years, 324 days | King Mahendra of Nepal | 19 August 1928 | 96 years, 79 days | husband's death | |
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece | Queen consort of the Hellenes | Greece | 18 September 1964 – 1 June 1973 | 8 years, 256 days | King Constantine II of Greece | 30 August 1946 | 78 years, 37 days | Monarchy abolished | |
Queen Komal of Nepal | Queen consort of Nepal | Nepal | 4 June 2001 – 28 May 2008 | 6 years, 359 days | King Gyanendra of Nepal | 18 February 1951 | 73 years, 262 days | Monarchy abolished |
Living former consorts of elective monarchs of sovereign states
[edit]Portrait | Name | Former title | Country | Reign | Length of reign | Spouse | Birth | Age | Cause |
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— | Raja Permaisuri Tuanku Bainun | Raja Permaisuri Agong | Malaysia | 26 April 1989 – 25 April 1994 | 4 years, 364 days | Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak | 7 November 1932 | 91 years, 365 days | husband's term ended |
Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing | Spouse of the President of France | Andorra | 27 May 1974 – 21 May 1981 | 6 years, 359 days | Co-Prince Valéry | 10 April 1933 | 91 years, 210 days | husband's defeat for re-election as President of France | |
Bernadette Chirac | Spouse of the President of France | Andorra | 17 May 1995 – 16 May 2007 | 11 years, 364 days | Co-Prince Jacques | 18 May 1933 | 91 years, 172 days | husband did not seek re-election as President of France | |
Tuanku Tengku Fauziah | Raja Permaisuri Agong | Malaysia | 13 December 2001 – 12 December 2006 | 4 years, 364 days | Sultan Sirajuddin of Perlis | 6 June 1946 | 78 years, 153 days | husband's term ended | |
Che Puan Besar Haminah | Raja Permaisuri Agong | Malaysia | 13 December 2011 – 12 December 2016 | 4 years, 365 days | Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah | 15 July 1953 | 71 years, 114 days | husband's term ended | |
Cécilia Attias | Spouse of the President of France | Andorra | 16 May 2007 – 15 October 2007 | 152 days | Co-Prince Nicolas | 12 November 1957 | 66 years, 360 days | divorce from husband | |
Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah | Raja Permaisuri Agong | Malaysia | 31 January 2019 – 30 January 2024 | 4 years, 364 days | Sultan Abdullah of Pahang | 5 August 1960 | 64 years, 93 days | husband's term ended | |
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy | Spouse of the President of France | Andorra | 2 February 2008 – 15 May 2012 | 4 years, 103 days | Co-Prince Nicolas | 23 December 1967 | 56 years, 319 days | husband's defeat for re-election as President of France | |
Permaisuri Siti Aishah | Raja Permaisuri Agong | Malaysia | 26 April 1999 – 21 November 2001 | 2 years, 209 days | Sultan Salahuddin of Selangor | 18 November 1971 | 52 years, 354 days | husband's death | |
Sultanah Nur Zahirah of Terengganu | Raja Permaisuri Agong | Malaysia | 13 December 2006 – 12 December 2011 | 4 years, 364 days | Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu | 7 December 1973 | 50 years, 335 days | husband's term ended |