#Duke of Rothesay

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The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay visit DAY1, a Highland based charity in Inverness that provides mentoring, training, personal development, and employability services to vulnerable young people || 2 NOVEMBER 2023

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The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay visit Outfit Moray, an award-winning charity delivering life-changing outdoor learning and adventure activity programmes to young people in Moray, Scotland -November 2nd 2023.

[leonisandmurex]

William & Catherine and their titles

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Wherever I wander, wherever I rove; the hills of the highland for ever I love.

Robert Burns

HM King Charles III has a love and respect for tartan. The King regularly can be seen in Scotland wearing his kilt collection, including Hunting Stewart, Balmoral and until recently the Rothesay tartan.

The Rothesay tartan technically belongs to the Duke of Rothesay which is a dynastic title of the heir apparent to the British throne (David Stewart, son of Robert III, became the first Duke of Rothesay in 1398 and was heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of Scotland). Between the Union of the Crowns in 1603 and Edward VIII’s time as heir apparent (1910 to 1936), the the style Duke of Rothesay was informally dropped out in favour of Prince of Wales, the premier British title for the eldest son.

Prince William is now the Duke of Rothesay when Charles ascended to the throne.

[witchpuppies]

  (via GIPHY) HM The King is presented with Honours of Scotland.

  5/07/2023

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Camilla’s 2008 ♥

The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay unveil the new Queen Mother Memorial gates at Glamis Castle, 21.04.2008

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The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay in attendance at the National Service of Dedication and Thanksgiving held this date at St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. These are the titles used by the Prince and Princess of Wales when in Scotland.

Press Association, 2023

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The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay visit Outfit Moray, an award-winning charity delivering life-changing outdoor learning and adventure activity programmes to young people on November 02, 2023 in Moray, Scotland. 

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27 June 2023 || The Prince of Wales, known as The Duke of Rothesay in Scotland, arrives at Tillydrone Community Campus in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is one of the six locations for his homelessness project Homewards. (📷Getty Images)

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The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay (Prince and Princess of Wales) during the Service of Thanksgiving at St Giles’ Cathedral | July 05, 2023

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On the occasion of The Duke of Edinburgh's 60th birthday tomorrow, His Majesty The King has been graciously pleased to appoint His Royal Highness to the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle.

The Duke joins 16 Knights and Ladies, The Queen, The Princess Royal and The Duke of Rothesay as Royal Knights of the Thistle, the highest honour in Scotland.

via The Royal Family

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The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay attended the National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication to the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh || 5 JULY 2023

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The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay visit Outfit Moray, an award-winning charity delivering life-changing outdoor learning and adventure activity programmes to young people in Moray, Scotland -November 2nd 2023.

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❗️New❗️ On the occasion of The Duke of Edinburgh’s 60th birthday tomorrow, His Majesty The King has been graciously pleased to appoint His Royal Highness to the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle.

The Duke joins 16 Knights and Ladies, The Queen, The Princess Royal and The Duke of Rothesay (The Prince of Wales) as Royal Knights of the Thistle, the highest honour in Scotland.

📷 Chris Jelf

[celticcrossanon]

Hello CC! 

I’m a little disappointed that Charles didn’t thought of giving Catherine the order of the Thistle with her connection to Scotland and the fact she is the Duchess of Rothesay now. There’s also the order of St Michael and St John that is higher than the RVO she already has but not so high as the Thistle.

Would you like this topic as a reading? 

Is Charles planning on making her replace the Duke of Kent as Grand Master for the order as StM and St John? (Last week the DoKent handed down the role of Colonel of the Scots Guards Regiment to Edward, so I think he is going to retire this year or the next). Is he going to give her a higher honour next year or is he going to wait until Catherine’s 45 to give her an upper order?

I’m also wondering if Charlie boy is planning on marking Harry’s 40th birthday with an honour 🫣 I hope he isn’t planning the Garter or another order, because Harry getting it and not Sophie or Catherine would be a very ungrateful and major bad move, after he spent the last 4 year trashing the royal family and moking the monarchy, while S and C have always been loyal. 

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Hi Nonny,

I am reserved about the honour that was given to The Princess of Wales. It just doesn’t feel right to me. Prince William being appointed the Grand Master of the Order of the Bath was something that I expected to happen sometime in the next few years, but I also expected a more ‘royal’ order for Catherine. I was expecting an Order that was in between was she has and the Thistle and the Garter, and something that is usually given to royalty. I am pleased that her contribution to Great Britain was noticed, but at the same time I also feel that it was a case of “an order for commoners because you are a commoner”. I need to do a reading on why The King gave her that order as I am in two minds about it.

I can certainly read on whether The King plans to make The Princess of Wales the Grand Master of the Order of St Micheal and St John, and whether he will give her a higher order in the future.

It is sad to see the Duke of Kent go but he has served long and faithfully and thoroughly deserves to retire. I think he will retire from royal duties in the next few years as well.

I would be very surprised if Harry received another honour while he was outside the royal family. If nothing else, the public backlash should be enough to stop any ideas about that before they happen.

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(via GIPHY) The Royals arrive for King Charles III’s Scottish coronation. 5/07/2023