Will Princess Charlotte Become Princess Royal When Prince William Becomes King?

Prince William and Kate Middleton seem to be following Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II’s footsteps of having a daughter as their second child.

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh’s only daughter, Princess Anne, is also known as Princess Royal. In the coming years, Prince William will be crowned King, and royal fans are wondering what exactly will Princess Charlotte’s title be.

On the online forum site Quora, royal fans asked if Princess Charlotte will automatically be called Princess Royal when her dad sits on the throne. Hninzi Lwin, a former staff at Mercy Family Care, said that Princess Charlotte would be called Princess Royal.

The title belongs to the eldest daughter of the sovereign and the only way for Princess Charlotte to inherit the title is if Princess Anne passes away. In this case, King William would have to bestow the title on his only daughter.

When Princess Anne was younger, her grandfather’s sister, Mary, was known as Princess Royal. This means that the Queen’s only daughter had to wait for several years to be given the title. Following Mary’s death in 1965, the Queen still did not bestow Princess Anne with the title. She only gave it to her in 1987.

Eileen Wood, a real estate assistant, said that there can only be one Princess Royal at a time, and this title is held for life. Jarrod Brown, a part-time dentist, said that it is possible for King William to give Princess Charlotte the title after she gets married.

Meanwhile, Chris Spencer, a former campaigns officer, said that all of the previous answers are correct and interesting. However, there is one factor that everyone else overlooked.

“With the changes to the primogeniture rules, they might decide that it is no longer appropriate to have one system of titles for the king’s sons and a completely different one for the daughters. It might be that Princess Royal stops being used in the future and Princess Charlotte becomes a Duchess in her own right,” he said.