LONDON—Prince William was made the Duke of Cambridge and Kate Middleton the Duchess of Cambridge on their wedding day Friday.
“The queen has today been pleased to confer a dukedom on Prince William of Wales. His titles will be Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus,” Buckingham Palace said.
“Prince William thus becomes His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge and Miss Catherine Middleton will become Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge.”
It is traditional for royal grooms to receive at least one title on their wedding day, and their brides take them on by default.
As well as being a duchess, Kate will also technically be Princess William of Wales, adopting her husband’s name.
She will not officially be Princess Catherine because she was not born a princess in her own right, although she is likely to be known as this in the media, as William’s late mother was known as Princess Diana.
The Duke of Cambridge has been a royal title since the reign of Charles II, and links William to the eastern English city where his father Prince Charles went to university.
The last Duke of Cambridge was Prince George, a famous military figure who was born in 1819, the grandson of George III and the only son of Prince Adolphus Frederick, the 1st Duke of Cambridge.
George married an actress for love but the union was never recognized by the monarch. His mother, German-born Princess Augusta Wilhelmina Louisa of Hesse-Cassel, was therefore the last to hold the title Duchess of Cambridge
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“The queen has today been pleased to confer a dukedom on Prince William of Wales. His titles will be Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus,” Buckingham Palace said.
“Prince William thus becomes His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge and Miss Catherine Middleton will become Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge.”
It is traditional for royal grooms to receive at least one title on their wedding day, and their brides take them on by default.
As well as being a duchess, Kate will also technically be Princess William of Wales, adopting her husband’s name.
She will not officially be Princess Catherine because she was not born a princess in her own right, although she is likely to be known as this in the media, as William’s late mother was known as Princess Diana.
The Duke of Cambridge has been a royal title since the reign of Charles II, and links William to the eastern English city where his father Prince Charles went to university.
The last Duke of Cambridge was Prince George, a famous military figure who was born in 1819, the grandson of George III and the only son of Prince Adolphus Frederick, the 1st Duke of Cambridge.
George married an actress for love but the union was never recognized by the monarch. His mother, German-born Princess Augusta Wilhelmina Louisa of Hesse-Cassel, was therefore the last to hold the title Duchess of Cambridge
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