LONDON: Prince William and his wife Catherine will become the Prince and Princess of Wales, King Charles III announced during his addressing to the nation on Friday.
“Today, I am proud to create him Prince of Wales…with Catherine beside him, our new Prince and Princess of Wales will, I know, continue to inspire and lead our national conversations,” King Charles said in his first address to the nation as sovereign.
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, died on Thursday at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years.
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The Queen came to the throne in 1952.
With her death, her eldest son Charles, the former Prince of Wales, will lead the country in mourning as the new King and head of state for 14 Commonwealth realms.
Prince Charles succeeded as King of United Kingdom with immediate effect.
