Well, they’ve certainly got a good reason behind it. British Royal News says that the people of Wales do not want Prince William to be called the Prince of Wales. Here’s what you need to know.
As many royal fans already know, King Charles III was called the Prince of Wales until the death of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth. The title has now been passed on to his son, William. However, the title is controversial – and many in Wales have called for their abolition.
The Welsh Don’t Want Prince William To Be Called The Prince Of Wales
Since September, a petition to scrap the Prince of Wales title had collected more than 25 000 signatures. Gwynedd council in north Wales has also recently voted to express its opposition to the title and is asking for a consultation on whether it should be abolished.
What’s more, a YouGov poll conducted in early September found that 66% of respondents supported the Prince of Wales title being given to William, and that 74% felt that he would do a good job. The history of Wales’s relationship with England helps to explain the strong opinions surrounding the Prince of Wales title.
Back on September 30, both Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton visited Wales as part of their first royal engagement as the new Prince and Princess of Wales. The visit came as media reports said William had no plans for “any kind” of investiture. King Charles III spent time learning Welsh at university before he was crowned by his mother in a televised ceremony at Caernarfon Castle in July 1969 when he was 20.
During the elaborate investiture ceremony, the queen placed a coronet on Charles’s head and helped arrange robes around his shoulders. He pledged allegiance to his mother with the words: “I, Charles, Prince of Wales, do become your liege man of life and limb.”
Reports say that rather than planning an investiture, William was focused on deepening the trust and respect of the people of Wales over time. But Tuesday’s visit, as the mourning period following the death of the queen ended, proved to win the hearts of the Welsh over. Rev. Steven Bunting, who hosted the couple at St. Thomas’s Church in Swansea, home to a food bank and baby supply hub for families in need, told People William revealed he’d been learning Welsh. “He talked about learning Welsh and shared some Welsh phrases he’s trying to do,” Bunting said, adding he’d been practicing phrases “paned” (a cup, such as of tea) and “bara brith” (traditional Welsh tea bread).
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