King Charles III Gives Princess Kate a New Title That Previously Belonged to Prince William
usmagazine.comLife goes on for the royal family. Buckingham Palace released several updates on Thursday, December 22 — including a new title for Princess Kate.The 40-year-old Princess of Wales has been appointed by King Charles III as the new honorary Colonel of the Irish Guards.
Kate takes over the role from Prince William, who was given the honor by Queen Elizabeth II in February 2011, two months before he and Kate wed.The Prince of Wales, for his part, is now the Colonel of the Welsh Guards, while Queen Consort Camilla takes over Prince Andrew’s stripped title of Colonel of the Grenadier Guards. (The late queen removed Andrew’s titles in January — eight months before she died at age 96 — amid a sexual assault lawsuit against the Duke of York.)The title changes came as part of a statement about Charles’ first Trooping of the Colour, a parade that marks the official birthday of the British monarch.“In 2023, this impressive display of pageantry will take place on Saturday, June 17, by Regiments of the Household Division, on Horse Guards Parade, with HIs Majesty the King attending and taking the salute,” the statement reads.While Charles, Camilla, William, Kate and other members of the royal family will be in attendance at the parade, there is speculation about whether Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be invited.
The parade comes 42 days after Charles’ coronation — another event that is up in the air for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex following the release of their Netflix docuseries, Harry & Meghan.In the six-episode series, Harry alleged that he got into a heated argument with his brother and father over his and Meghan’s decision to step back from their roles as working royals in January 2020.“It was terrifying to have my brother
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