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The Duchess of Cambridge is set to have yet another name change in the coming years, firstly after Prince Charles takes the throne – and then a further change will happen when William becomes the reigning monarch. It was after marrying Prince William a decade ago that Kate was initially given the three titles of Duchess, Countess and Lady by the Queen, but when her father-in-law, Prince Charles, will eventually take over the throne, she will receive a new one. When Charles’ status ascends, essentially all the other senior royals move up a rank too, meaning Prince William will become the new Prince of Wales.
This will mean that Kate will likely inherit the title of Princess of Wales – the same title held by Prince William and Prince Harry’s mother, Princess Diana and which Charles’ second wife, Camilla Duchess of Cornwall, turned down out of respect.
As for when Prince William eventually takes over from Prince Charles as the reigning monarch, Kate will then undergo a further title change and likely be known as Queen Catherine.
The birth certificate of Prince Louis, the third child of the Cambridges, sparked a lot of confusion in 2016, though.
The newborn’s registration form looked a little different than most as Prince William listed his and Kate’s official occupations as Prince and Princess of the United Kingdom.
The choice of jobs puzzled some well wishers, even though the parents used them on their other children’s forms.
Kate’s official title, Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, was listed under her name.
One Twitter user said: “Princess of the United Kingdom?!”
Another one added: “Have they technically got that wrong?
“She is not a Princess of the United Kingdom as she was not born a royal.”
Despite her nickname in the media, Kate is not “Princess Kate” or even “Princess Catherine” as only daughters born into the Royal Family, like Princess Charlotte or Princess Beatrice, can use those stylings.
However, when she married Prince William she did take on two titles.
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“It is therefore correct for the Duchess of Cambridge to describe herself as a princess of the United Kingdom.”
The precedent for this dates all the way back to 1923, according to Marlene Koenig of the blog Royal Musings, when Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon became Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York.
King George V’s Private Secretary, Lord Stamfordham, said at the time: “In accordance with the settled general rule that a wife takes the status of her husband Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on her marriage has become Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York with the status of a Princess.”
So while the Duchess of Cambridge rarely goes by “princess”, she does count as one.
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