The children are now expected
to be undergoing a change for them following the news as new titles get passed
on. Prince William and wife Kate will be known as the Prince
and Princess of Wales instead of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the
children will also carry this title over.
Members of the royal family
don’t have any use for last names, and as such they use their title when
required to for forms, such as school registers.
During their time in school,
the royal children were known as George Cambridge, Charlotte Cambridge and
Louis Cambridge, but this will now change to Wales.
This isn’t the only title
change, as Charles is now known as King Charles III, with his wife Camilla being
known as the Queen Consort.
It is also thought that Prince
Edward, Charles’ younger brother will inherit their father’s title, the Duke of
Edinburgh.
One question that has arisen
following the death of Her Majesty has been whether the young children
will be present at their great-grandmother’s funeral.
They weren’t present at the
funeral of their great-grandfather, Prince Philip, but at the time, the United
Kingdom was under strict ‘phase two’ coronavirus restrictions, and the funeral
was limited to just 30 people.
Had there been no such rules,
many of the Duke’s great-grandchildren would most likely have been present at
the funeral, just as they were at his Memorial Service held at Westminster
Abbey on 29 March this year.
There is no official rule that
states children are forbidden from attending the funeral of a Sovereign, though
the youngest royals may be permitted to stay at home given the emotional
gravity of the historical day.
