Regardless of what the actual chaos is all about, every royal controversy gets stuck at a fundamental dispute of all times, titles, and designations. Being a part of the royal household automatically gets your honors and titles given to you at your birth and some that we acquire with time. Nonetheless, royal relationships are uncertain, and so are the royal titles.

Similar is the case with the Prince of Wales, Prince William, who is not entitled to a significant honor that is accredited to both his wife, Kate Middleton, and the now-estranged younger brother, Prince Harry. 

Kate Middleton and Prince Harry have this significant honor

As reported by Hello Magazine, the heir to the throne is not entitled to quite a prestigious honor called the Royal Victorian Order. This, apparently, is not given to anyone who will be the rightful successor until they acquire it at the time of their accession to the throne. The Honor was first established by Queen Victoria in 1896. It allows the sovereigns to “acknowledge and recognize” personal service to the monarchy.

As King Charles’s eldest will one day ascend to the throne as his ultimate duty, he has not been rewarded with this honor beforehand. Speaking of Kate Middleton, back in 2019, the Queen granted the then Duchess of Cambridge a Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order. This did not come as a surprise since the monarch has all the power in their bandwidth to make significant changes to any royal title and accolade. 

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The same went for Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex. Back in the year 2015, King Charles’s youngest was made the Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order. Abiding by the same, he wore the order around his neck along with the official attire at the September funeral of the late Queen. 

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Who else is actually the ideal titleholder of the honor?

Prince William, as the heir to the throne, already has eight of the highest honors accredited by his name. Thus, sparing one for his own wife and younger brother might not have hurt the Prince of Wales. 

As per current updates, the order is vested in the hands of the King, of course, and the personal troop that assists him at times of important matters. The same in order, includes the Grandmaster who is Princess Royal as of now, the Chancellor, Secretary, Registrar, and the King’s Chaplain at the end.  

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