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Duchess of Cornwall
Arms of the Duchess of Cornwall
Incumbent
Catherine
since 8 September 2022
StyleHer Royal Highness
Ma'am
Member ofBritish royal family
Residence
First holderJoan of Kent

Duchess of Cornwall is a courtesy title held by the wife of the eldest son and heir of the British monarch. The current duchess is Catherine, wife of William, Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall.[1]

History

The only women who have used the title are Mary of Teck (22 January 1901 – 9 November 1901), Camilla Parker Bowles, who assumed the title upon her marriage to then-Prince Charles in 2005, and Catherine Middleton for one day following Queen Elizabeth II's death on 8 September. The latter became Princess of Wales on 9 September.

Camilla did not use the title "Princess of Wales", as it was still popularly associated with her husband's first wife, Lady Diana Spencer, who died in 1997.[2]

Duchesses of Cornwall

Person Name Birth Marriage Became Duchess of Cornwall Spouse Change in style Death
Joan of Kent 19 September 1328 10 October 1361 Edward of Woodstock 7 June 1376
Husband's death;
became Dowager Duchess of Cornwall 		7 August 1385
Anne Neville 11 June 1456 13 December 1470 Edward of Westminster 4 May 1471
Husband's death;
became Dowager Duchess of Cornwall;
later became Queen Consort as the wife of Richard III 		16 March 1485
Catherine of Aragon 16 December 1485 14 November 1501 Arthur Tudor 2 April 1502
Husband's death;
became Dowager Duchess of Cornwall;
later became Queen Consort as the wife of Henry VIII 		7 January 1536
Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach 1 March 1683 22 August 1705 1 August 1714 George Augustus 11 June 1727
Husband acceded to throne as George II;
became Queen Consort 		20 November 1737
Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 30 November 1719 17 April 1736 Frederick Louis 31 March 1751
Husband's death;
became Dowager Duchess of Cornwall 		8 February 1772
Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 17 May 1768 8 April 1795 George Augustus Frederick 29 January 1820
Husband acceded to throne as George IV;
became Queen Consort 		7 August 1821
Alexandra of Denmark 1 December 1844 10 March 1863 Albert Edward 22 January 1901
Husband acceded to throne as Edward VII;
became Queen Consort 		20 November 1925
Mary of Teck 26 May 1867 6 July 1893 22 January 1901 George Frederick Ernest Albert 6 May 1910
Husband acceded to throne as George V;
became Queen Consort 		24 March 1953
Diana Spencer 1 July 1961 29 July 1981 Charles Philip Arthur George 28 August 1996
Divorced;
assumed the style of Diana, Princess of Wales[3] 		31 August 1997
Camilla Shand 17 July 1947 9 April 2005 8 September 2022
Husband acceded to throne as Charles III;
became Queen Consort 		living
Catherine Middleton 9 January 1982 29 April 2011 8 September 2022 William Arthur Philip Louis Incumbent living

Literary references

See also

References

  1. ^ "House of Commons – Royal Marriage". parliament.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. ^ "The Royal Title that Camilla and Princess Diana Shared". Harper's Bazaar. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019. When she married Prince Charles, "Camilla was not popular or well liked, [though] this has changed a lot since the marriage as Camilla has taken on a lot of patronages and Charles is a lot happier," [Marlene] Koenig says. "Still, [there was] a lot of tension and anger among a certain element of the population—so it was decided that Camilla would be styled as the Duchess of Cornwall, even though, of course, she is the Princess of Wales."
  3. ^ The press secretary to the Queen. "DIVORCE: STATUS AND ROLE OF THE PRINCESS OF WALES". PR Newswire. Buckingham Palace. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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