Princess Charlotte is tipped to face a “dramatic” change to her title, once her father, the Prince of Wales, becomes king, it has been claimed.
The second child of Prince William and Princess Kate is third in line to the throne and her current title is Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Wales.
When William becomes King, his eldest son, Prince George, will become the Prince of Wales, a title traditionally given to the heir to the British throne, while there are still questions about what Charlotte’s title would be.
Celebrity broadcaster OSSA previously said that once George becomes Prince of Wales, it would make his sister royal “Charlotte of nothing”.
They said that Charlotte’s “future will only change dramatically when her father succeeds his grandfather as King.
They added: “When that happens life as Charlotte knows it will look very different. In fact, there is a good chance she’ll lose her titles when her dad is on the throne.
Another title which could be given to Charlotte is the Princess Royal – a style awarded to the eldest daughter of a monarch.
According to the royal website, it is a title traditionally carried by the monarch’s oldest daughter and held for life.
The current holder is Princess Anne, who is the seventh Princess Royal in the British monarchy, having held the title since June 1987.
Nevertheless, despite what titles Charlotte may or may not get, it is also likely that she will be styled The Princess Charlotte, with the “The” before her name indicating that she’s the child of the monarch.
Meanwhile, unlike her older brother, whose children in the future will automatically inherit the titles of “HRH”, “Prince” or “Princess”, Charlotte’s children will not be given princessly status automatically as titles are inherited through sons, and not daughters.
Charlotte was given an HRH title due to King George V’s Letters Patent in 1917, which stated that the monarch’s children and grandchildren (if they are children of the monarch’s sons), as well as the children of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales, are entitled to princely status.
Which means that William would have to offer to bestow a title to Charlotte’s children, if and when she ever has them, much like the late Queen Elizabeth did for Princess Anne’s children, Zara Tindall and Peter Phillips, which she declined.