Kate Middleton, the former Duchess of Cambridge and current Princess of Wales, is adding another title to her Wikipedia page.
On December 21, King Charles named his daughter-in-law as the new Honorary Colonel of the Irish Guards. Her predecessor in the role is her her hubby Prince William, but I’m sure Kate won’t need any pointers: The 40-year-old princess has honored the regiment on St. Patrick’s Day since marrying into the Royal Family.
Prince William and Princess Catherine take a drink of Guinness as they meet with soldiers of the 1st battalion Irish Guards following their St Patricks day parade on March 17, 2017.WPA Pool/Getty Images
Shortly after Queen Elizabeth’s passing in September, King Charles named Prince William as Colonel of the Welsh Guards (he is the Prince of Wales, after all), leaving the Colonel of the Irish Guards title up for grabs.
Queen Camilla also received a new title on Wednesday. Charles appointed his wife as the Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, an honor previously held by the disgraced Prince Andrew. He was stripped of the title by his mom.
Kate Middleton has held several titles in addition to “princess”: When she married William in 2011, she was named not just the Duchess of Cambridge, but Countess of Strathearn in Scotland, and Baroness Carrickfergus in Northern Ireland. Following King Charles’s ascension to the throne, she became the Duchess of Cornwall and Duchess of Rothesay in Scotland. As for military appointments, Middleton is an Honorary Canadian Ranger, an Honorary Air Commandant of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets, and, my personal fave, the Lady Sponsor of HMS Glasgow.
Should she ever be on the hunt for a new job, Kate won’t have to worry about an empty resume.
