Almost a year after being made Princess of Wales by the King Charles III after the death of the queen Isabel II, Kate Middleton has received new military titles. Now the wife of Prince Guillermo he is also Chief Commodore of the Fleet Air Arm, Colonel-in-Chief of the 1st Queen’s Dragoon Guards and Honorary Air Commodore of the Royal Air Force Coningsby.
As reported The Telegraphciting Buckingham Palace, these new appointments are due to a restructuring within the family for members who are still active in the crown.
The title of Honorary Air Commodore of the Royal Air Force Coningsby is special to Kate, as her paternal grandfather, Capt. Peter Middleton, served in the Royal Air Force during World War II. According to HelloIn addition, he flew as co-pilot with the Prince Philip during an aerial tour of South America in 1962.
Like his wife, Guillermo has also received three new appointments. From now on, the heir to the British throne will be known as Colonel-in-chief of the Mercian Regiment; Chief Colonel of the Army Air Corps; and Royal Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Valley, where he spent three years as a search and rescue pilot.
New appointments in the British royal family
Other members of the family who have received new military titles with this remodeling are the queen Camillahe prince edwardthe princess anne y Sofiathe Duchess of Edinburgh.
Some of these positions belonged to the Prince Andrew, who was dismissed in January 2022 for the controversial lawsuit for sexual abuse of Virginia Giuffre against him. The Duke of York denied the accusations actively and passively, and the lawsuit was resolved with an out-of-court agreement between the two in February 2022.
According to The Telegraphhis previous position as Colonel-in-chief of the Royal Irish Regiment has been reassigned to Sofía, Eduardo’s wife, while Camilla inherits his honorary title of Colonel of the Grenadier Guards and the position of Colonel-in-chief of the Royal Lancers.
“HM The King is delighted to announce new military appointments for serving members of the Royal Family. The new appointments will continue to reflect the close relationship between the Armed Forces and the Royal Family in Her Majesty’s reign,” Buckingham Palace said. in a statement to the aforementioned media.