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Charles is the Prince of Wales. William is not. So, how does he get to use “Wales”. The Prince of Wales title is one that has always (I believe) been used for the heir to the throne, which would be Charles.

9 posted on 04/29/2011 1:48:43 PM PDT by LibertarianLiz

To: LibertarianLiz

William could use Wales because before his marriage he was a member of his father’s house, the House of Wales

13 posted on 04/29/2011 1:51:16 PM PDT by Thurifer the Censer (If you can see the altar, there's not enough smoke)

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William could use Wales because before his marriage he was a member of his father’s house, the House of Wales

14 posted on 04/29/2011 1:51:29 PM PDT by Thurifer the Censer (If you can see the altar, there's not enough smoke)

To: LibertarianLiz

He used Wales last name in the miltary

He go by William Wales in official documents go back to his school boys days

25 posted on 04/29/2011 2:06:52 PM PDT by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us ,resistance is futile")

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As an heir apparent (cannot be knocked out of line by a future birth), William would have also had the title Prince of Wales. A presumptive heir such as Harry would not.

However it all changed today. Prince Charles official government website addressed William as Prince of Wales until today, as he is now the Duke of Cambridge.

29 posted on 04/29/2011 2:10:43 PM PDT by Melas

To: LibertarianLiz

As you've noticed it is confusing, but there are two different types of princes. Prince of Wales is a peerage title and only one person holds it at a time, right now that is Elizabeth II’s eldest son Charles. The other type of prince is shorthand for “prince/princess of the United Kingdom”. All children of monarchs and all grandchildren in the male line are princes/princesses of the United Kingdom. Obviously there can be whole bunches of them.

Children of a monarch are referred to The Prince Charles, The Prince Andrew, The Princess Anne, and so on. Grandchild princes/princesses are referred to by their father's title - Prince William of Wales, his cousin Princess Beatrix of York, and so on. So in Prince William's case, the “of Wales” is simply a description that indicates his father's title, it's not a title itself.

59 posted on 04/29/2011 3:26:43 PM PDT by Cheburashka (Democratic Underground: The Hogwarts of stupid.)

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