When her father-in-law Prince Charles becomes king she’s set to become the first Princess of Wales since Princess Diana died in 1997.
What will Kate’s title be when Prince William eventually becomes king?
When William accedes to the throne he will be king, but Duchess Kate won’t be queen in the same way that Queen Elizabeth II is queen—instead, she’ll have the title Queen Consort. This is how Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, is set to be styled when Charles becomes the monarch, following the queen’s expression of her ‘“sincere wish” for Camilla to be crowned Queen Camila when the time comes. When William is king, it is likely that his wife will be known as Queen Catherine. The last person to hold the title Queen Consort was the current queen’s mother. When her husband King George VI died in 1952 she was officially re-styled Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. If William dies before Kate and their son Prince George becomes king, Kate will then become the Queen Mother. The last consort of the monarch was the queen’s late husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. He was consort from her accession in 1952 until his death at the age of 99 last year, making him the longest-serving royal consort in British history. Next up, Here’s Why the Royal Women—the Queen, Kate, and Camilla—Wore Colorless Jewels to Prince Philip’s Funeral
