Kate Middleton and Prince William Have a Secret Royal Title in Scotland, and It Sounds Straight from a Storybook
Kate Middleton and Prince William are going by some rare royal styling during their visit to Scotland.
On April 29, Prince William, 42, and Princess Kate, 43, kicked off a two-day trip to the Scottish Isles of Mull and Iona to celebrate and connect with rural island communities.
When Kensington Palace announced the trip, it referred to William and Kate as the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay, using the royal titles they go by in Scotland. The Duke of Rothesay is the traditional title for the male heir to the Scottish throne and has been since 1469, making his wife the Duchess of Rothesay — but that's not all.
While in the Inner Hebrides, a chain of islands off the west coast of Scotland including Mull and Iona, Prince William and Princess Kate are known as the Lord and Lady of the Isles.
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According to The National, the title traces back to medieval times and came under control of the crown through King James IV of Scotland in 1493. From there, the Lord of the Isles title was mostly held by the heir to the Scottish throne.
Scotland and England became the United Kingdom through the Act of Union of 1707 and with it, the Lord of the Isles became another appellation for the Prince of Wales, the historic title for the male heir to the British throne.
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Following Queen Elizabeth's death in September 2022, King Charles used his first speech as sovereign to confer his Scottish titles onto William.
"As my heir, William now assumes the Scottish titles which have meant so much to me," the King said in first address to the United Kingdom.
Scotland Magazine reported that there are several — Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the Isles, and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland — and they all sound straight from a fairytale.
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King Charles, 76, also named William in his speech as the new Prince of Wales. The move meant Kate became the Princess of Wales, linking her to her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana, in a sentimental way. Diana was known as the Princess of Wales during her marriage to the future King Charles and before her death at age 36 in 1997 following a car accident in Paris.
The sovereign also said then that William was the new Duke of Cornwall, inheriting possession of the royal family's famed estate worth $1 billion and its holdings.
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