Elizabeth II, head of state of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth countries, died on Thursday afternoon. The disappearance of it gives rise to the modification of the titles of the heirs of it. Only Harry and Meghan Markle are not affected by the changes, as they both stepped down from their role within the royal family in 2020.
• Prince Charles becomes King Charles III
After a lifetime of waiting, the often despised and misunderstood 73-year-old Prince Charles became King Charles III on Thursday. His accession to the throne after 70 years of patience, a record in the history of the British monarchy, was immediate upon the death of the queen, by virtue of an ancient Latin maxim “Rex nunquam moritur” (the king never dies).
As the eldest son, he became heir to the crown at the age of 3 years and 3 months, in February 1952, when the 25-year-old Princess Elizabeth acceded to the throne following the death of her father George VI.
His name will be Carlos III, his services were confirmed in the evening, shortly after Prime Minister Liz Truss greeted the new monarch.
“Today the Crown passes, as it has done for more than a thousand years, to our new monarch, our new Head of State, His Majesty King Charles III,” said the newly appointed Prime Minister, whom the queen had received on Tuesday. at Balmoral Castle to ask him to form a new government.
The coronation of Carlos, a timeless ceremony, unique in Europe, should take place in the best of cases within a few weeks, once the trauma of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, an adored sovereign who died at the age of 96, has been overcome.
• Camilla becomes queen consort
The second wife of Carlos III will become queen consort, a wish expressed by the queen last February. The issue remained sensitive among the British. After her remarriage to Prince Charles in 2005, Camilla had chosen not to take the title of Princess of Wales, also associated with Princess Diana, whom Charles had cheated on her for many years.
• Prince Edward could become Duke of Edinburgh
When Prince Philip died, his title of Duke of Edinburgh formally reverted to his eldest son, Prince Charles. The latter, now heir to the title of king, could cede the dukedom to his brother, Edward, also Earl of Wessex, according to British media reports.
In 1999, Buckingham Palace had already announced that after the death of the Queen and the ascension to the throne of Prince Charles, her younger brother, Edward, would become Duke of Edinburgh. The decision is now in the hands of Carlos III.
• Prince William and Kate Middleton, Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
Already Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Kate accrue an additional title upon the Queen’s death. They become Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, titles held by Charles, now King, and his wife Camilla.
If William soon becomes Prince of Wales, as tradition dictates, this does not happen automatically. Charles must transfer this title to him, which he still holds for the time being.
Source: BFM TV
