Iluvbertie
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I wonder if another possibility would be for William to take (by courtesy) one of Charles' lesser titles? There would still be the problem of what Harry is called when he gets married. But might it be that William and Kate are called 'Earl and Countess of Chester', or 'Earl and Countess of Carrick'? If it wasn't for Camalia using the title 'Duchess of Cornwall', William and Kate could have even taken that style, courtesy of Charles, without actually being named Duke. I doubt it will happen, but I guess technically it is a possibility.
The problem is that Charles actually uses his other titles at appropriate times whereas most courtesy titles aren't used except by the heir.
The other thing is that the titles Charles holds aren't actually inheritable in the normal course of events.
William will get them - yes - but only if Charles becomes King.
Now a normal title would pass to the eldest son whenever the father died but for the titles Charles holds William would only get them when his father becomes King and not when he dies and thus they don't fit the concept of 'courtesty' titles.
The better title, in that regard, would be Baron Greenwich as William is 2nd in line to the Edinburgh title but doesn't use the Greenwhich style because he is an HRH in his own right.