King Charles III has given Prince William and Kate Middleton new military appointments in addition to their titles of Prince and Princess of Wales.
About a year after King Charles III honored the couples with the titles of Princess and Prince of Wales in the wake of Queen Elizabeth II’s passing, the royal pair received further designations due to a reorganization of military roles within the royal family, The Telegraph reports from Buckingham Palace.
The palace said in a statement via People, “Following His Majesty’s Accession, The King is pleased to announce further military appointments for working Members of the Royal Family, the new appointments will continue to reflect the close relationship between the Armed Forces and the Royal Family in His Majesty’s reign.”
Kate was appointed the Commodore-in-Chief of the Fleet Air Arm, Colonel-in-Chief of the 1st Queen’s Dragoon Guards, and Royal Honorary Air Commodore of Royal Air Force Coningsby. While William was named Colonel-in-Chief, The Mercian Regiment; Colonel-in-Chief, The Army Air Corps; and Royal Honorary Air Commodore, of RAF Valley, where he spent three years as a search and rescue pilot.
As the new Royal Honorary Air Commodore for RAF Coningsby, Kate lands her first senior role for the Royal Air Force (RAF). The title holds a special connection to her grandfather, Captain Peter Middleton, who flew alongside Queen Elizabeth’s late husband Prince Philip during a two-month aerial tour of South America in 1962, according to The Telegraph.
Other royal family members who received new military titles include Queen Camilla, Prince Edward, Princess Anne, Prince Richard, Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, and Birgitte, the Duchess of Gloucester.
