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If William were given a title, when would he get it? A while before the wedding, shortly before, the day of, after?
If HM decides to give him a title for his wedding, he will recieve it the day he marries. If she decides to wait, and allow Charles to give his son a title, it'll be a while longer.
Please, don't generalize. I am a member of the US press and I take great pride, as does every other journalist I know, in getting things correct, even if it means lengthy research. I can cringe when I read articles from other reporters where it's clear they haven't done their homework, but that's not all of us and not most of us, actually.Yes, sadly that's true in the States, too.
My understanding is that QEII offered the title of Earl of Snowdon at the time of Armstrong-Jones' marriage to princess Margaret, but they declined ; only to have a change of heart when she became pregnant as the children of the marriage would have no title.During the current reign the Queen has tended to give titles on the morning of the wedding e.g. Andrew and Edward. She was later than that with Lord Snowdon and waited until Margaret was pregnant with Lord Linley.
In earlier reigns titles didn't always wait until the wedding but as the Queen hasn't already given William a title I would expect he will get a title on the morning of the 29th April.
I do expect him to get a title as I don't think the royal family would like to see HRH Princess William of Wales appearing in the Court Circular and other official documents and officially that would be her name but if William is created Duke of xxxx then Kate would be HRH The Duchess of xxxx (no name in the official designation of course).
William will likely receive his Peerage the morning of his wedding. If not granted a Peerage then, he will automatically assume all of the titles held by the eldest son and heir the moment Charles becomes King (Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the Isles, Prince & Great Steward of Scotland).
Didn't Lumutqueen say that already?
That's a nice way of putting it, the version I'd heard was that a pregnant Princess Margaret stacked on a turn at the prospect of the Queen's nephew being born with no title and demanded the title for Tony which had not been forthcoming for the wedding.My understanding is that QEII offered the title of Earl of Snowdon at the time of Armstrong-Jones' marriage to princess Margaret, but they declined ; only to have a change of heart when she became pregnant as the children of the marriage would have no title.
That's a nice way of putting it, the version I'd heard was that a pregnant Princess Margaret stacked on a turn at the prospect of the Queen's nephew being born with no title and demanded the title for Tony which had not been forthcoming for the wedding.
This is the very reason I think William will be granted a title on the morning of his wedding, because calling Catherine by the title Princess William of Wales would just be too confusing for a lot of people to get their head around.I do expect him to get a title as I don't think the royal family would like to see HRH Princess William of Wales appearing in the Court Circular and other official documents and officially that would be her name but if William is created Duke of xxxx then Kate would be HRH The Duchess of xxxx (no name in the official designation of course).
It's very interesting. William, in many ways, seems keen to do his own thing. Furthermore, when The Prince of Wales becomes King, Prince William will automatically become Duke of Cornwall (English title) and Duke of Rothesay (Scottish title). Now in terms of a Welsh title he could indicate he'd like to be known as Duke of Monmouth. [/FONT][FONT="]Add in the fact that The Prince Edward spurned some of the titles people thought he'd use for Earl of Wessex (and there were plenty of Royal Earldoms he could have used), which hadn't been used for over 900 years, reviving Monmouth might not be too extreme. [/FONT][FONT="]Or there could be a new title, i.e. Duke of Cardiff.It would be nice if there was a Welsh dukedom available or an area in Wales that is not being used as a dukedom or earldom.
And how was traditionally called the Grandson of the reigning King - eldest son of the Prince of Wales, the second in line to the throne?
Harry would then become the Duke of Cambridge, Sussex, Connaught or Albany.
What will William and Kate be called once married? - Telegraph
Those who know her say that Catherine Elizabeth Middleton is far too sensible not to be precisely aware of the gilded cage into which she is stepping by consenting to become a future Queen of England.
But if she needs any reminding, she might just consider the simple question of what she and her husband will be called after their wedding next April.
I have a feeling it will be Duke of Cambridge. Duke of Cumberland...no...still tied to Hanover. Duke of Clarence...mmmm...maybe. Duke of Sussex...good shot at that. As for secondary titles...after the Dukedom, I have no idea. Given the nature of relationship with Ireland/Northern Ireland, I would highly doubt Connaught. Too far into modern times to attach an Irish title in any way, shape or form, as the first title.
I'm late to the thread and I'm sure that I'll find the answer or discussion of this already, but are we sure he'll get a Dukedom. Since it's probably assumed he'll get Cornwall and Rothesay, might they go the Edward route? If they do, what Earldoms or other peerages might be available?