Kate Middleton given new military titles with a special connection to her pilot grandfather
foxnews.comKate Middleton was given new titles by King Charles III — one of which has a meaningful connection to her late grandfather. The 41-year-old, her husband Prince William, and seven other members of the working royal family were the recipients of 21 honorary military appointments in the British armed forces, Buckingham Palace announced on Friday.
Middleton and William, 41, each received three additional royal roles less than a year after Charles bestowed the titles of the Prince and Princess of Wales upon the couple when he ascended to the throne last September. "Following His Majesty’s Accession, The King is pleased to announce further military appointments for working Members of the Royal Family," the palace stated in its announcement. "The new appointments will continue to reflect the close relationship between the Armed Forces and the Royal Family in His Majesty’s reign." Middleton was named the Commodore-in-Chief of the Fleet Air Arm, Colonel-in-Chief of the 1st Queen’s Dragoon Guards and Royal Honorary Air Commodore of Royal Air Force Coningsby.
The latter appointment marked the princess's first senior role in the Royal Air Force (RAF) and also carried with it a meaningful tie to her paternal grandfather Captain Peter Middleton.
According to the Mirror, Peter Middleton co-piloted a plane with William's late grandfather Prince Philip during the late Duke of Edinburgh's two-month aerial tour of South America in 1962.
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