First Minister Mark Drakeford has responded to the news that Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge will become the new Prince and Princess of Wales. King Charles announced their new titles during his first speech as Monarch on Friday night a day after his mother's death.
During his address, he said that Prince William will also take on responsibility for the Duchy of Cornwall, before adding: “As my Heir, William now assumes the Scottish titles which have meant so much to me. He succeeds me as Duke of Cornwall and takes on the responsibilities for the Duchy of Cornwall which I have undertaken for more than five decades.
“Today, I am proud to create him Prince of Wales, Tywysog Cymru, the country whose title I have been so greatly privileged to bear during so much of my life and duty. With Catherine beside him, our new Prince and Princess of Wales will, I know, continue to inspire and lead our national conversations, helping to bring the marginal to the centre ground where vital help can be given."
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In his speech, King Charles also paid tribute to Prince Harry, adding: “I want also to express my love for Harry and Meghan as they continue to build their lives overseas."
In a statement on Friday night, Mr Drakeford said: "King Charles III has enjoyed a long and enduring friendship with Wales. In his first public duty as Monarch, at this most demanding of times, he has bestowed the title of Prince of Wales to his eldest son William.
"We look forward to deepening our relationship with the new Prince and Princess of Wales as they take on their new duties."
The heir to the throne traditionally holds the title of Prince of Wales, but it isn't an automatic title. Prince Charles had been heir to the throne since 1952, but he only received the Prince of Wales title from the Queen in 1958.
Similarly, when William is King, it will also be his decision whether he grants the Prince of Wales title to his eldest child Prince George.
The Prince of Wales title is controversial as the last Welsh Prince of Wales, Dafydd ap Gruffydd, was brutally killed on the orders of Edward I of England in 1283. The title has since been conferred by English and later British monarchs on their heirs, the most recent before Prince Charles being Prince Edward, the future King Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor after his abdication in 1936.
What is the Investiture of the Prince of Wales?
The investiture of the Prince of Wales is the ceremony formally acknowledging a new Prince of Wales. The prince is presented and invested with the insignia of his rank and dignity, in the manner of a coronation. An investiture is purely ceremonial.
What the ceremony looks like?
In the 1969 ceremony the Queen gave Charles the symbols that marked him as Prince of Wales; the sword, coronet, ring, rod and mantle. In addition to the 4000 guests present in the castle, 19 million watched on TV in the UK at home and another 500 million watched around the world.
Where will William be invested?
In 1911, the future King Edward VIII was invested in Caernarfon Castle. King Charles, was also invested there in 1969.
There is no suggestion that Caernarfon would host William's ceremony but the Prince does have connections to the area having lived and worked in Anglesey where he trained with the Royal Air Force while living with then girlfriend Kate Middleton.
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