During his first speech as King of Great Britain, Charles III announced that he named Prince William and Kate Middleton as Princes of Wales.
During his first speech as King of Great Britain, Charles III announced that he named Prince William and Kate Middleton as Prince and Princess of Wales, the same title he and the late Princess Diana held.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge also hold the titles of Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, previously held by Charles and his consort Camilla.
During the speech King Charles III mentioned: “Today I am proud to name you Prince of Wales, whose title I have had the great privilege of bearing for much of my life and duty.”
In the message recorded from Buckingham Palace he also indicated, “With Catherine at his side, our new Prince and Princess of Wales, I know, will continue to inspire and lead our national conversations, helping to bring the marginal to the center of the field where it can be provide vital help.”
A source close to the royals said William and Kate are “focused on deepening the trust and respect of the people of Wales over time in their new role.”
“The Prince and Princess of Wales will approach their roles as modestly and humbly as they have done before,” the royal source noted, adding, “The new Princess of Wales appreciates the history associated with this role, but will understandably want to watch into the future while creating your own path.”
The decision to grant his title to his son was expected, although it is not mandatory, as they are not usually inherited, so it was a decision made by the king himself, as the Prince of Wales's site points out, “The title merges with the Crown and is renewed only at the will of the sovereign.”
In July 1958, the Queen named Charles, aged just 9, Prince of Wales, making him the 21st person to hold the title. Diana became Princess of Wales when she married him on 29 July 1981. They divorced on 28 August 1996, but Diana kept the title until she died following a car accident in Paris on 31 August. of 1997.
Kate, who married William on April 29, 2011, has previously spoken about her admiration for Diana. "I would love to have met her," she told News during an interview she gave in 2012, adding, "She's obviously a inspiring woman who must be admired.”
