This is a loaded question, but the straightforward answer is yes. Princess Catherine will eventually become queen when Prince William is named king. However, that won't happen until his dad, King Charles, steps down as monarch (or passes away).
This means that Catherine, Princess of Wales, will follow Camilla in holding the official title of Queen Consort, even if she is more commonly styled as “Queen Catherine”. Charles III confirmed that William and Kate would become the new Prince and Princess of Wales during his first national address as monarch.
Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Willam and Kate. William and Kate's titles were updated to Prince and Princess of Wales, a title historically held by those first in line.
Kate Middleton only became Princess Kate a few months ago, but she's already adding yet another royal title to her collection. King Charles named his daughter-in-law as the new honorary Colonel of the Irish Guards, a title previously held by her husband, Prince William.
The title was previously held by the Queen's mother when King George VI was ruling. So when William becomes King, it is likely that his wife will be known as Queen Consort or Queen Catherine. If William is to die before Kate and their eldest son Prince George becomes king, Kate will then become the Queen Mother.
This is because in order for a monarch to reign as King or Queen they have to be born into the family. This is why Camilla Parker Bowles and Kate Middleton will never be Queen Regnant. Though Charlotte is the next possible Queen by birth she may not ever take the throne.
"Without William, Kate would curtsy to Camilla; with him, she would not," the source continued. "That's unless Prince Charles is present, in which case she would." The order of curtsying, however, can change. This could happen when people marry into the family.
William has ostensibly been training to become King for his entire life, but what will Kate's role be once William ascends to the throne? As the wife of a reigning monarch, she will become what's known as the Queen consort.
Even if the Queen wanted to change her successor, she doesn't have the power to do so. It's against the law, specifically the 1701 Act of Settlement, which requires that a monarch's heir must be a direct successor and a Protestant. Prince Charles fits the bill on both accounts.
Her Majesty leaves behind over $500 million in personal assets from her 70 years on the throne, which Prince Charles will inherit when he is crowned king.
He's not the only royal to get a new title, though—Camilla Parker Bowles, King Charles's wife of 17 years, also has a new title: queen consort. In fact, she will officially be crowned queen consort during King Charles's coronation at Westminster Abbey on May 6.
The brothers urged their father not to marry Camilla
But she wasn't. Like Willy, I did feel real gratitude for that,” he wrote. Both William and Harry called her the “other woman,” according to the book.
The Title Kate Will Get When *William* Is King
In other words, Kate will be called “queen,” but the addition of “consort” makes it clear she has no constitutional power and is a queen in title only.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, KCVO (Henry Charles Albert David; born 15 September 1984) is a member of the British royal family. He is the younger son of King Charles III and his first wife, Diana, Princess of Wales. He is fifth in the line of succession to the British throne.
The line of succession follows Charles' blood descendants, so Camilla will never become the actual queen, even if he dies before her.
Under rules set out by George V in 1917, the grandchildren of the monarch automatically receive royal titles. As grandchildren of King Charles III, Archie and Lilibet now have the right to be prince and princess, whereas they did not immediately qualify as the great-grandchildren of the Queen.
“There's literally a structure by which if you want to release photos of your child, as a member of the family, you first have to give them to the Royal Rota,” she explained.
Even if the Queen had desired to skip Charles in favor of William, she did not have the power to choose her successor on a whim. The 1701 Act of Settlement is the act of Parliament that determines the succession to the throne and requires that a monarch's heir must be his or her direct successor (and a Protestant).
There are no obligatory codes of behaviour when meeting The Queen or a member of the Royal Family, but many people wish to observe the traditional forms. For men this is a neck bow (from the head only) whilst women do a small curtsy. Other people prefer simply to shake hands in the usual way.
The King gave his first speech as monarch
King Charles III has revealed when his son, Prince William, will succeed him as monarch in his first speech as the King of England. In the speech, the new head of state revealed that he planned to serve for life, meaning that William will only succeed him when he passes away.
In Britain, ladies-in-waiting are titled noblewomen who serve not only the queen, but also high-ranking women in the royal household. Kate Middleton has one, while the queen's sister Princess Margaret had many.
Sweet. Despite the fact Queen Elizabeth II was officially called 'Ma'am' or 'Your Majesty' to the majority of people, Prince William and Prince Harry were let off the hook when it came to the Queen, and were always encouraged to call her 'Granny'.
Prince Harry and Meghan's children Archie and Lilibet now a prince and princess, as a number of royal titles change. London — Archie and Lilibet, the children of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have become a prince and princess after the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
Now that Kate is the Princess of Wales — and Camilla is queen consort — the greeting rules have changed among the royal women. All must curtsy to Camilla. And, since Kate is Princess of Wales, Meghan must curtsy to both Kate and Camilla, per Page Six.
Experts said while it would have been normal to bow when meeting Queen Elizabeth II, younger royals like William and Kate don't expect that level of deference — especially since the couple will be visiting the United States, where “we do not curtsy or bow,” Meier said.