It appears that Kate Middleton recently received an upgrade in the royal title department. She was once referred to as Duchess, but now she can go by Princess. This all occurred following the birth of Prince George Alexander Louis via Prince William.
Before the birth of her first child, the Palace rejected the notion that Kate would become a princess simply by marrying Prince William. In fact, in May 2011, a Palace spokesman said:
“The Duchess of Cambridge would have been Her Royal Highness Princess William if she had not been given her new title, but it is not correct to say she is a Princess now.”
According to The Guardian, multiple statements were released by the Royals back in 2011, like this one:
“Paddy Harverson, communications secretary at Clarence House in 2011 with oversight for William’s office, told reporters at the wedding: ‘You don’t automatically become a Princess when you marry a Prince. She’s not a Princess, though we’re quite relaxed about it and realise some people will call her a Princess. We are not going to get upset about it.’”
While it seems pretty trite to even be having this debate, many news outlets report that it is out of consideration for Prince Charles and Princess Camilla, who are technically next in line for the throne.
This week. things are different, as the Palace confirms that Kate can go by either title she chooses, Duchess or Princess. This makes a lot of people happy, like historian Marlene Koenig who said:
“Anyone with any knowledge of royalty...knows a woman takes her husband’s rank. I would have spoken up in 2011 and said precedence shows that the wife of a Prince is a Princess by rank.”
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