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The BBC<\/a> has been forced to apologise to the Princess of Wales<\/a> after they used her incorrect title in their coverage on Remembrance Day. During a solemn appearance at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire<\/a>, the broadcaster consistently referred to the Princess by her maiden name, Kate Middleton, despite her not being styled this way since her 2011 wedding.<\/p>\n In response to numerous complaints<\/a>, the BBC<\/a> issued an apology to the Princess on November 14. A statement released by the company said: “During our coverage of memorials to commemorate Armistice Day we mistakenly referred to Catherine, Princess of Wales as Kate Middleton; these were errors during hours of live broadcasting for which we apologise.<\/p>\n “Throughout our Armistice Day<\/a> coverage more broadly, we referred to Catherine by her correct title.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The error prompted fury among royal fans<\/a> on social media, with many calling the move “disrespectful”.<\/p>\n Jim Shannon, MP for Strangford, “A reminder to @BBCNews to educate its broadcasters that the Princess of Wales has not been ‘Kate Middleton’ since 2011. Her correct title is Catherine, Princess of Wales. Get it right.”<\/p>\n Taking to X, one person wrote: “Who is the moron calling the Princess of Wales \u201cKate Middleton\u201d on BBC News?”<\/p>\n Another said: “Am I missing something? Is the BBC now not just left-wing but also republican? \u201cKate Middleton\u201d ?? ??? How bl**y disrespectful. This woman keeps calling her Kate Middleton. FFS!”<\/p>\n A third wrote, “Can somebody have a word in the ear of your reporter at the National Memorial Arboretum – she should not be referring to the Princess of Wales as ‘Kate Middleton’!!”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Catherine has been styled as the Princess of Wales since 2022, when King Charles<\/a> proclaimed that she and Prince William<\/a> would be known as the Prince and Princess of Wales.<\/p>\n At the time, William also became the Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the Isles, and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland. As a result, the Princess also assumed the female versions of these titles.<\/p>\n Before this move, the couple had been known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge ever since they married on April 29, 2011, at Westminster Abbey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.express.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The BBC has been forced to apologise to the Princess of Wales after they used her incorrect title in their coverage on Remembrance Day. 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