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]
Queen Ratna of Nepal | Queen consort of Nepal | 13 March 1955 – 31 January 1972 | King Mahendra of Nepal | 19 August 1928 | husband's death | |||||
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece | Queen consort of the Hellenes | 18 September 1964 – 1 June 1973 | King Constantine II of Greece | 30 August 1946 | Monarchy abolished | |||||
Queen Komal of Nepal | Queen consort of Nepal | 4 June 2001 – 28 May 2008 | King Gyanendra of Nepal | 18 February 1951 | Monarchy abolished |
Portrait | Name | Former title | Country | Reign | Length of reign | Spouse | Birth | Age | Cause | |
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— | Raja Permaisuri Tuanku Bainun | Raja Permaisuri Agong | 26 April 1989 – 25 April 1994 | Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak | 7 November 1932 | husband's term ended | ||||
Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing | Spouse of the President of France | 27 May 1974 – 21 May 1981 | Co-Prince Valéry | 10 April 1933 | husband's defeat for re-election as President of France | |||||
Bernadette Chirac | Spouse of the President of France | 17 May 1995 – 16 May 2007 | Co-Prince Jacques | 18 May 1933 | husband did not seek re-election as President of France | |||||
Tuanku Tengku Fauziah | Raja Permaisuri Agong | 13 December 2001 – 12 December 2006 | Sultan Sirajuddin of Perlis | 6 June 1946 | husband's term ended | |||||
Che Puan Besar Haminah | Raja Permaisuri Agong | 13 December 2011 – 12 December 2016 | Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah | 15 July 1953 | husband's term ended | |||||
Cécilia Attias | Spouse of the President of France | 16 May 2007 – 15 October 2007 | Co-Prince Nicolas | 12 November 1957 | divorce from husband | |||||
Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah | Raja Permaisuri Agong | 31 January 2019 – 30 January 2024 | Sultan Abdullah of Pahang | 5 August 1960 | husband's term ended | |||||
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy | Spouse of the President of France | 2 February 2008 – 15 May 2012 | Co-Prince Nicolas | 23 December 1967 | husband's defeat for re-election as President of France | |||||
Permaisuri Siti Aishah | Raja Permaisuri Agong | 26 April 1999 – 21 November 2001 | Sultan Salahuddin of Selangor | 18 November 1971 | husband's death | |||||
Sultanah Nur Zahirah of Terengganu | Raja Permaisuri Agong | 13 December 2006 – 12 December 2011 | Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu | 7 December 1973 | husband's term ended |