Letters Patent creating the Prince of Wales title have passed the Great Seal

The Letters Patent creating Prince William Prince of Wales have passed the Great Seal.

Although King Charles III had officially named his eldest son as Prince of Wales the day after his accession, the official Letters Patent had not been passed until now.

The full notice from the Crown Office reads, “In accordance with the direction of HIS MAJESTY THE KING Letters Patent have passed the Great Seal of the Realm, dated the 13th February 2023 for creating His Royal Highness Prince William Arthur Philip Louis, Duke of Cornwall Rothesay and Cambridge, Earl of Carrick and Strathearn, Baron of Renfrew, Baron Carrickfergus, K.G., K.T., Lord of the Isles and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland, PRINCE OF WALES and EARL OF CHESTER.”