{"id":2249547,"date":"2026-01-25T11:06:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T11:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2249547"},"modified":"2026-01-25T11:06:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T11:06:04","slug":"why-prince-william-and-princess-kate-changed-their-titles-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/why-prince-william-and-princess-kate-changed-their-titles-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Prince William and Princess Kate Changed Their Titles This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<ul id=\"2e192e5b-2410-4e39-b8cc-631a5964d130\">\n<li>The Prince and Princess of Wales changed their titles this week, going by the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay during their recent visit to Scotland.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;North of the England border they&#8217;re known as the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay,&#8221; explained royal expert Richard Kay. &#8220;It&#8217;s a title which dates back to when Scotland was an entirely separate kingdom before the union with England.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Prince William and Princess Kate also hold the regional titles, Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, and Earl and Countess of Chester.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"e608aa90-0c84-4216-8575-00ca9babc2f6\">The <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/prince-william-kate-middleton-different-dynamic-private-affection-off-camera\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/prince-william-kate-middleton-different-dynamic-private-affection-off-camera\">Prince and Princess of Wales<\/a> have emerged as the leaders of the royal family. And from their recent house move to <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/kate-middleton-forest-lodge-update\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/kate-middleton-forest-lodge-update\">Forest Lodge<\/a> to major <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/prince-william-princess-kate-role-change\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/prince-william-princess-kate-role-change\">changes to their official roles in 2026<\/a>, the royal couple has been front and centre.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/princess-kate-recent-pressure\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/princess-kate-recent-pressure\">future King and Queen<\/a> have particularly been scaling up their public appearances, taking part in an official visit to Scotland earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"e608aa90-0c84-4216-8575-00ca9babc2f6-2\">And while fans and followers were taken with the photographs and videos of the royal couple visiting Stirling and Falkirk, there were many questions around their title change.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-b border-solid 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