Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, King Charles has since become the new British monarch. He is also the oldest British monarch in history, with his coronation date yet to be released.
King Charles has two sons, William and Harry. While the brothers were very close once, they are hardly on speaking terms in recent years. William leads a traditional life like others of the Royal Family, whereas his brother, Harry, lives in Los Angeles with his wife Meghan.
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King Charles also does not have a great relationship with his brothers. With him ascending to the throne, the equations in the Royal Family will be changing more.
Let’s find out about the new titles.
King Charles III
Prince Charles ascended to the throne following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, and is now King Charles III. The new British monarch is now the King of Commonwealth realms, Defender of the Faith and Supreme Governor of the Church of England.
King Charles III is also the Duke of Lancaster and will be referred to as His Majesty, while his wife, Camilla, is now the Queen Consort. She will be referred to as Her Majesty.
Prince William
William is the oldest son of King Charles and the late Princess Diana. He and his wife, Kate, were Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, however, have become the Duke of Cornwall and Cambridge. He is also the Prince of Wales, which is a title used by the male heir to the throne. His wife Kate is now Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge, along with the Princess of Wales.
Prince George
The oldest child of William and Kate, George has now become Prince George of Cornwall and Cambridge. He is also the Prince George of Wales.
Princess Charlotte
The second child of William and Kate, Charlotte is now Princess Charlotte of Cornwall and Cambridge, apart from the Princess Charlotte of Wales.
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Prince Louis
The youngest child of William and Kate, Louis is now Prince Louis of Cornwall and Cambridge, as well as Prince Louis of Wales.
Prince Harry
Brother to Prince William and younger son of King Charles and late Princess Diana, he is the Duke of Sussex. His wife, Meghan Markle is now the Duchess of Sussex. However, they have stopped using titles after a falling out with the British Royal Family.
The couple has a son, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, who is technically a Prince, however, his mother, Meghan Markle, has claimed that he has not been accorded with the title because of his mixed race.
Harry and Meghan also have a daughter, Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor is also technically a princess now. If she uses the title, she will be referred to as HRH Princess Lili of Sussex.
Prince Andrew
The second eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Andrew is also brother to King Charles. His honorary military roles were stripped by Queen Elizabeth after a lawsuit in January. The late Queen also stripped his royal patronages and barred him from using ‘His Royal Highness’ title since then.
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Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie
The daughters of Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, Beatrice and Eugenie are Princesses.
Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi have a daughter named Sienna Elizabeth, who was born in 2021.
Princess Eugenie and James Brooksbank have a child named August Brooksbank.
Prince Edward
Edward is Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s youngest child. He and his wife Sophie have two children, Viscount Severn James and Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor.
