Is William the Prince of Wales?
FOLLOWING the passing away of Queen Elizabeth II, her eldest son, Prince Charles, has now inherited the title of King.
Having previously held the title of Prince of Wales, his son, William, is now next in line for the title.
Is William the Prince of Wales?
The Queen died peacefully at the age of 96 on Thursday, September 8, 2022.
This marked the end of her 70-year reign - the longest-ever in Britain.
Royal officials confirmed that her eldest son, Charles, will now be known as King Charles III, having held the title of Prince of Wales since 1948.
His wife Camilla will become Queen Consort, which means that his son Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton will also be inheriting new titles.
Prince William, the eldest son of King Charles, will most probably inherit the title of Prince of Wales.
Until the King bestows upon him and his wife Kate Middleton the titles of Prince and Princess of Wales, the Royals will be temporarily known as the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge.
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Who has previously been the Prince of Wales?
There have been 22 royals that held the title of Prince of Wales.
Charles III
Now known as King Charles III, the late Queen's son held the title since July 26, 1958.
He also held the title of Duke of Edinburgh following the passing of his father, Prince Philip.
Now that he became King, the title of Duke of Edinburgh will pass onto Philip's youngest son Prince Edward.
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Even though he was Prince of Wales, King Charles is not actually Welsh.
He was born in Buckingham Palace in London on November 14, 1948.
Edward VIII
Prince Edward VIII held the title from June 23, 1910, to January 20, 1936, before he became King.
He was the first-ever monarch to abdicate after he married Wallis Simpson.
This led to Queen Elizabeth II ascending the throne eventually.
His relationship with Wallis allegedly started in 1934 but Edward denied it to his father King George V.
Wallis was a divorced woman, and once Edward became King, the Church of England felt that he cannot marry Wallis because of her past marriages.
The Brits also found it difficult to accept an American as a queen and so two months later, Edward announced that he could not keep the throne because of his love for Wallis.
His younger brother and Queen Elizabeth's father, George VI, became King.
George V
George V held the title from November 9, 1901, to May 6, 1910.
George led England and the Monarchy through the world war and the rise of Communism and Fascism.
The Royal Family at that time had ties to the German monarchy and their surname was Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
Despite being reluctant in his position, since he never expected to become King, George made a major change to the Royals' name, at a time when Britain was struggling so much.
He changed the family name to Windsor, after the ancient royal castle in Berkshire.
He died three years before World War II, in 1936, but he left a great impact on British society.
He visited people at their homes, he visited the ones on the war front, he ate rationed food like the poor public and he didn't buy any new clothes.
Albert VII
Albert VII held the title from December 8, 1841, to January 22, 1901.
He was the son of Queen Victoria who had eight other children.
He married Alexandra of Denmark and became King Edward VII when his mother died.
He became the patron of Kind Edward VII hospital, a private hospital found in Marylebone, London.
It was opened by two sisters, Agnes and Fanny Keyser to care for the sick and wounded officers that returned from the Second Boer War.
George IV
George IV was Prince of Wales from August 19, 1762, to January 29, 1820.
His rule was tarnished with scandal, especially after he attempted to divorce his wife Caroline of Brunswick.
This was something that at the time it was seen as a scandal and his attempts were unsuccessful.
He introduced a Pains and Penalties bill that would have Caroline deprived of her Title, Prerogatives, Rights, Privileges, and Exemptions of the Queen Consort of this Realm.
It would have also ended the marriage between them after the bill charge Caroline with adultery with Bartolomeo Pergami who was a "foreigner of low station."
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Other royals that held the title of Prince of Wales were:
- Edward II (February 1, 1301, to June 8, 1307)
- Edward of Woodstock (May 12, 1343, to June 8, 1376)
- Richard II (November 20, 1376, to June 22, 1377)
- Henry V (October 15, 1399, to March 20, 1413)
- Edward of Westminster (March 15, 1454, to May 4, 1471)
- Edward V (June 26, 1471, to April 9, 1483)
- Edward of Middleham (August 24, 1483 to April 9, 1484)
- Arthur (November 29, 1489 to April 2, 1502)
- Henry VIII (February 18, 1504 to April 21, 1509)
- Henry Frederick (June 4, 1610, to November 6, 1612)
- Charles I (November 4, 1616, to March 27, 1625)
- Charles II (declared Prince of Wales c. 16384-41 to January 30, 1649)
- James Francis Edward Stuart (July 4, 1688 to December 11, 1688)
- George II (September 27, 1714 to June 11, 1727)
- Frederick (January 8, 1729, to March 20, 1751)
- George III (April 20, 1751 to October 25, 1760)
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