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NEW Royal Titles Following Queens Death - King Charles III and Changes For William and Kate
Prince William and Kate, The Duchess of Cambridge Will Now Become The New Prince and Princess of Wales
The death of the Queen not only means that Charles has become King, a whole host of other royals including Prince William, Kate Middleton, Camilla and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's children Archie and Lilibet could see their titles change
BBC News 9 Sept 2022
His accession to the throne came immediately following the death of his mother who dedicated the last 70 years of her life to being monarch. Clarence House confirmed he will be known as King Charles III. Charles – now styled His Majesty rather than His Royal Highness – will be expected to deliver a televised address in honour of his beloved mother later today.
But the Queen's death has not just brought a major title change for Charles, it has also sparked a raft of title changes for other royals, with some kicking in immediately and others expected in the future...
King Charles III
King Charles III who is now monarch following the death of his mother
Charles – the nation’s longest-serving heir apparent, having been so since he was three years old – is now fulfilling his royal destiny and reigning as monarch.
He has automatically become King due to the 17th century Bill of Rights (1689) and the Act of Settlement (1701).
But there must be a formal proclamation of him as the new monarch at an Accession Council in St James’s Palace in London as soon as practically possible.
First, the Privy Council – to which 200 of the 700-plus privy counsellors will be summoned – meets without the sovereign to proclaim the new monarch and arrange business relating to the proclamation. Then, secondly, the new King holds his first Privy Council.
Charles will make a personal declaration about the Queen and then take the oath to preserve the Church of Scotland – because in Scotland there is a division of powers between Church and State.
Charles is now King
Charles with his late mother in Edinburgh in June
Afterwards, the first public proclamation of the new sovereign is read in the open air from the Friary Court balcony at St James’s Palace by the Garter King of Arms in the presence of the Earl Marshal and two of the sovereign’s Serjeants at Arms.
Amid great ceremony, trumpeters usually play a fanfare from the balcony and gun salutes are fired in Hyde Park and at the Tower of London.
The proclamation will then be read at the Royal Exchange in the City of London.
It is also read out publicly at some stage in other cities including Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast and usually at Windsor and in York, where the mayor traditionally drinks to the new sovereign’s health from a golden goblet.
As the UK’s head of state, Charles will now undertake constitutional and representational duties which have developed over 1,000 years of history.
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
Camilla is now Queen Consort
Camilla is now the Queen Consort and will take on her official new role of supporting King Charles III as head of the monarchy.
She was handed the role as the Queen passed away at her beloved home of Balmoral on Thursday and it means she will be crowned alongside Charles "unless decided otherwise" by the royals.
Queen Consort is not the same role as Queen, and merely relates to the wife of a King who is the monarch.
As the Queens' eldest child, Charles has now become King, he married Camilla at Windsor Castle in 2005.
The last Queen Consort in Britain was Queen Elizabeth I, who was given the title upon her marriage to King George VI.
In a showing of support and continuity, the Queen named Camilla as the future consort in February this year.
She said in a statement: "When, in the fullness of time, my son Charles becomes King, I know you will give him and his wife Camilla the same support that you have given me; and it is my sincere wish that, when the time comes,
Camilla will be known as Queen Consort as she continues her own loyal service."
In her role, Camilla is expected to continue amplifying the voices of people in causes close to her heart.
This includes raising awareness about the tyranny of domestic violence, illiteracy as well as sexual abuse.
Prince William and Kate, The Duchess of Cambridge Will Now Become The New Prince and Princess of Wales
Prince William and Kate Middleton are now also the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge
As well as their titles of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Kate are now also the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall - having inherited the King and Queen Consort's former titles.
The couple updated their social media accounts to reflect their new titles following the Queen's death.
Their bio now reads: "The official account of The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge and the Royal Foundation, based at Kensington Palace." Their handle remains the same as @KensingtonRoyal.
They will also take the titles Duke and Duchess of Rothesay when they are in Scotland.
King Charles is also expected make his oldest son William the Prince of Wales, the title traditionally handed to the heir to the throne. This is not automatic and has to be bestowed upon the heir by the monarch.
If this happens, Kate will be able to use the title Princess of Wales - a title previously held by her late mother-in-law Princess Diana.
The Kings' grandchildren Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis
With their parent's titles changing, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis have also seen their titles tweaked slightly.
Previously they were Prince George of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge and Prince Louis of Cambridge. Now they are Prince George of Cornwall and Cambridge, Princess Charlotte of Cornwall and Cambridge and Prince Louis of Cornwall and Cambridge.
Archie and Lilibet with their parents Prince Charles and Meghan Markle
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Following the death of the Queen, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's children Archie and Lilibet are now entitled to HRH titles.
It means the Sussex children are now technically Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
The change comes under rules set out by King George V in 1917. As the children of a son of a sovereign – grandchildren of the newly named King Charles III – they also now have an HRH style title if they wish to use it.
The Queen's youngest son Prince Edward and his wife Sophie
Instead of being made a duke, Prince Edward was made Earl of Wessex when he married his wife Sophie in 1999.
However, now it is expected he will eventually get the title of a duke if his older brother the King approves this - and that the title will be Duke of Edinburgh.
It was announced at the time of Edwards' wedding he would one day succeed his father as the Duke of Edinburgh with the blessing of the late Prince Philip and the late Queen.
If this change takes place Sophie, currently the Countess of Wessex, would become the Duchess of Edinburgh - a courtesy title which was held by the Queen.
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