Kate Middleton & Prince William's New Royal Titles Revealed

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One day after Queen Elizabeth II's death in September 2022, King Charles III announced it on television.

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The Letters Patent passed the Great Seal of the Realm on February 13, 2023, making the titles official.

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Prince William and Kate were the Lord and Countess of Strathearn and Baron and Baroness of Carrickfergus.

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Their Twitter and Instagram profiles were briefly renamed Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge.

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The Prince of Wales title is not automatic and must be bestowed by the monarch.

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Letters patent are legal instruments used to express the monarch's will.

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Prince William became Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester, making Kate the Countess of Chester.

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