Duchess of Cornwall is a title held by the wife of the heir apparent to the British throne. The Duchess of Cornwall is usually also the Princess of Wales, and goes by that title. The current title-holder is Catherine, whose husband, Prince William, became the Duke of Cornwall on 8 September 2022, upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Before her, Catherine's stepmother-in-law, Queen Camilla, publicly used the title Duchess of Cornwall when she married.
Duchess of Cornwall
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Princess of Wales is a title used since the 14th century by the wife of the Prince of Wales. The princess is a likely future queen consort, as the prince of Wales is a title reserved for the heir apparent to the British throne. When the title was first recorded it was not connected to the English throne, it developed in an independent Wales when it was held by Eleanor de Montfort, the wife of the native prince of Wales, Llywelyn ap Gruffydd. The current title-holder is Catherine.
Princess of Wales
Memorial to Gwenllian in Sempringham, England, where she was imprisoned since childhood
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