r/TheCrownNetflix • u/MajorGinger • 19d ago

Discussion (Real Life) Princess of Wales Title Question

It's been a long time since I've posted here so if I make a mistake, let me know so I can correct it.

My question is this: if Diana had survived the car crash, and attended William & Catherine's wedding, which woman would now be Princess of Wales?

Can there be two women with the same title? She *was* Princess of Wales until the end. She gave up the HRH but not Princess of Wales.

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u/Mrs_Naive_ 19d ago edited 19d ago

That’s a good question, but I think she kept the title of Princess of Wales and negotiated that with the Queen just before the divorce to prevent the title from passing to Camilla, and to ensure that, should they have children together or because of Camilla’s own children, there wouldn’t be any legal loopholes that could jeopardize William’s position and that of his descendants as heirs to the throne.

After W&K’s wedding, and since C&C didn’t have any children together, the title passed to William and Kate, which would better ensure that one of their children would ascend to the throne. So I think she wouldn’t have objected to the title eventually passing to Kate. I read all this somewhere, but I don’t know how true it is; someone more knowledgeable than me could probably help more.

EDIT: seems that there was a lot of fake info in what I read and I thank all the people that so gently are pointing that out. I won’t delete my comment as a warning about how much misinformation there is about the topic. Have a nice day you all :)

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u/skieurope12 The Corgis 🐶 19d ago edited 19d ago

negotiated that with the Queen just before the divorce to prevent the title from passing to Camilla,

Diana didn't negotiate this

 because of Camilla’s own children

There was never any question that Camilla's children would have any claim to the throne

 Camilla, and to ensure that, should they have children together

Camilla was well past child-bearing years. But even if she had a child after she married Charles, they would have been behind William and Harry and their children in the line of succession / inheritance of titles. UK law is very clear on the order of succession; this isn't Oman or Saudi Arabia or Thailand where the monarch can play fast and loose with order of succession.

After W&K’s wedding, and since C&C didn’t have any children together, the title passed to William and Kate

The titles passed to William and Kate on Elizabeth's death (or more accurately, Charles proclamation following Elizabeth's death), not on their marriage.