Charles III is the current King of Great Britain, while Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton, are both Princes of Wales. Therefore, their children inherit those titles as George of Wales, Charlotte of Wales, and Louis of Wales.
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00:00 Charles III is the current King of Great Britain, while Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton,
00:06 are both Princes of Wales.
00:08 Therefore, their children inherit those titles as George of Wales, Charlotte of Wales, and
00:14 Louis of Wales.
00:16 However, after they come of age or after Prince William becomes King, their titles could change.
00:23 For Prince George, being that he is William's eldest son and future King-to-be, he will
00:27 automatically gain the titles of Duke of Cornwall and Wrothsie.
00:32 The Dukedom of Cambridge will be available for any royal, and even though it is likely
00:36 that George will become the new Prince of Wales, his father must give him the title.
00:41 Princess Charlotte, on the other hand, could receive the title of Princess Royal, a title
00:46 currently held by Princess Anne.
00:48 However, there can only be one Princess Royal, and William would have to be King.
00:54 Even so, it is just as likely, or even more so, that she receives a Duchess title, given
01:00 that Duchess is a higher ranking title than Princess Royal.
01:04 For Prince Louis, he would likely be named the newest Duke of York if and only if his
01:09 great-uncle, Prince Andrew, no longer held the title.
01:13 In any event, for all three of them, the royal family has kept a tradition to give the title
01:18 of Duke or Duchess to a royal who has married.
01:22 Between the young royals growing up to find that special someone, and the older generations
01:26 passing away, it might be some time before we see another change in title for William's
01:31 children.
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