Prince William Duke of Cambridge

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Queen Elizabeth II dies: Prince William becomes heir to the British ... (Daily Mail)

The 40-year-old Duke of Cambridge is expected to become the new Prince of Wales following the Queen's death, with his wife Kate Middleton taking on the new ...

Prince William is now heir to the throne of the United Kingdom after Prince Charles's accession following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. - Prince Andrew, Duke of York - Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex - Prince Louis - Prince William, Duke of Cambridge - Prince William and Kate and expected to become Prince and Princess of Wales

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Prince William's Title Is About to Change in Wake of the Queen's Death (Cosmopolitan.com)

On top of Prince Charles immediately becoming King Charles (despite his coronation being months away), Prince William's titles are expected to change from Duke ...

Kate is expected to take on the title, with a source telling [The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/01/09/celebrating-40-project-queen-kate-begins/) in January 2022, “It’s hard to see it not happening. [Kate Middleton](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a39573594/kate-middleton-title-change/) will become the Princess of Wales, a title last held by Princess Diana because [Duchess Camilla chose not to use it out of respect](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a36863515/camilla-parker-bowles-queen-title-charles-king/). Meanwhile, the title Duke of Cornwall traditionally goes to the eldest son of the monarch, which is definitely Prince William. [Queen Elizabeth II has passed away at the age of 96](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a31003467/queen-elizabeth-dies/), and there have been ripple effects within the British royal family’s structure. Actually, the title fully “ On top of [Prince Charles](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a40155839/prince-charles-coronation/) immediately becoming King Charles (despite [his coronation](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a40155839/prince-charles-coronation/) being months away), Prince William’s titles are expected to change from Duke of Cambridge to Prince of Wales/Duke of Cornwall—titles his father held before [ascending the throne](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/g19666813/british-order-of-succession-royal-family-throne/).

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Prince William, Kate Middleton Set To Get New Titles After Queen's ... (NDTV)

The changes in the titles come after Queen Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning monarch and the nation's figurehead for seven decades, died aged 96.

The title 'Prince of Wales' is reserved for the heir apparent and was held by Charles, now King. Prince William held title of Duke of Cambridge before the Queen's death. She had been suffering from what Buckingham Palace has called "episodic mobility problems" since the end of last year, forcing her to withdraw from nearly all her public engagements.

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