Sister Morphine
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I am really surprised by the voting.
I really think William will become an Earl, but if he is named a Duke, I think it will be Clarence. Clarence is the only original royal dukedom created between 1337 and 1385 presently not being used (the others being York, Cornwall, Lancaster and Gloucester). It was last used for the son of the Prince of Wales - notice the similarities? And the previous creation was for the future King William!!!!
But my bet still lies on William being named an Earl, similar to Prince Edward.
Yes, Prince Albert Victor was made Duke of Clarence and Avondale, but then he died. It hasn't been used since. There might be a reason for that, regardless of the fact that William IV was also Duke of Clarence at one point. Same with the name "John" in the BRF -- it's bad luck, so it's not used. Diana had wanted to name her eldest son after her father (whose name was John), but was dissuaded from doing so for that very reason. Children with the name John die young, and it's just not done.
So because of a death associated with that title, I don't think it would be used.