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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Russell Myers & Alice Peacock

Prince William ditches royal tradition by skipping lavish Prince of Wales ceremony

Prince William will not have a lavish investiture ceremony as the Prince of Wales like his father King Charles had.

The elaborate ceremony traditionally sees the monarch present the Prince of Wales with the symbols associated with their title: the sword, coronet, ring, rod and mantle.

A royal source said there were "no plans for any kind of an investiture like the Prince’s father had".

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