But what did it mean when she was a duchess?
There are manyrules for royalsand titles are no exception.
Being a princess doesn’t mean she’ll one day be queen.
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After Queen Elizabeth II passed away in late 2022, many of the royals saw changes to their titles.
William and Kate are now the Prince and Princess of Wales.
Here’s more on what these titles mean and how royal titles are given.
All the citizens who had these many titles formed the Peerage and were known as Peers.
WhenQueen Elizabeth IIdied in September, Middleton was given a new title, Catherine, Princess of Wales.
She is now also formally Catherine, Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge.
The last queen consort was Queen Elizabeth II’s mother, Queen Elizabeth.
Queen consort has the same social status and ranking as king, but not the political and military powers.
The title of queen is reserved for a female who inherited the throne.
(When meeting these royal members, it’s appropriate to first use “Your Royal Highness.")
Only male royalty can hand down the title of princess.
One day, if Prince George and Prince Louis have daughters, they will be princesses.
But ifPrincess Charlottehas a daughter, she will not inherit a title at all.
One can only be given to her.
This is exactly what happened to Zara Philips, Princess Anne’s daughter.
But, she clearly doesn’t mind.
Hey, being rich, famous, and royalty is a blessing and a curse.
