Member of the British royal family
Princess Charlotte of Wales
(Charlotte Elizabeth Diana; born 2 May 2015) is a member of the
British royal family
. She is the second child and only daughter of
William, Prince of Wales
, and
Catherine, Princess of Wales
. A granddaughter of
Charles III
, she is third in the
line of succession to the British throne
.
Infancy
Princess Charlotte was born at 08:34
BST
on 2 May 2015 in
St Mary's Hospital, London
, during the reign of her paternal great-grandmother
Elizabeth II
, as the second child of
Prince William
and
Catherine
, then known as Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
[1]
Her birth was marked by gun salutes
[2]
and illuminating London landmarks pink.
[3]
On 4 May her name was announced as Charlotte Elizabeth Diana,
[4]
honouring her grandfather
Charles
, her great-grandmother, and her grandmother
Diana
.
[5]
[6]
Charlotte was
christened
on 5 July by the
archbishop of Canterbury
,
Justin Welby
, at
St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham
.
[7]
Upbringing
The family lived at
Anmer Hall
in Norfolk during Charlotte's infancy, before relocating to
Kensington Palace
in 2017.
[8]
[9]
Charlotte started at Willcocks Nursery School in January 2018.
[10]
She joined her elder brother
Prince George
at
Thomas's School
in
Battersea
in September 2019, where she was known as Charlotte Cambridge.
[11]
In 2022, the family relocated to
Adelaide Cottage
in
Windsor Home Park
,
[12]
after which she and her siblings began attending
Lambrook
, an independent
preparatory school
in
Berkshire
.
[13]
[14]
On 8 September 2022, Elizabeth II died and was succeeded by Charlotte's grandfather as Charles III. Accordingly, Charlotte became
third in line to the throne
.
[15]
[16]
Charlotte and her siblings occasionally accompany their parents on royal engagements,
[17]
tours, and
diplomatic visits
.
[18]
[19]
Public image
Despite the efforts of her parents to shelter their children from public view,
[20]
photographs and public appearances of Charlotte continue to cause media frenzies.
[21]
Shopping statistics and polls among parents show that Charlotte is a major children's style icon.
[21]
[22]
[23]
Brand Finance previously estimated that she will be worth more than £3 billion to the
British economy
throughout her lifetime.
[21]
In August 2023,
Reader's Digest
valued her at $4.6 billion or £3.6 billion.
[24]
Title and styles
Charlotte is a
British princess
with the official
style
and title "Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Wales".
[25]
Before her father was created
Prince of Wales
on 9 September 2022, Charlotte was styled "Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge".
[26]
Succession
Charlotte is third in the
line of succession to the British throne
, behind her father and elder brother.
[27]
[28]
Because of the implementation of the
Perth Agreement
, which replaced
male-preference primogeniture
with
absolute primogeniture
, she did not move down the line of succession upon the birth of her younger brother,
Prince Louis
, in April 2018, making her the first British princess in history to rank above a brother in the line of succession.
[29]
See also
Notes
- ^
As a member of the royal family entitled to be called
Her Royal Highness
, Charlotte does not usually use a family name. But when one is needed, it is usually
Mountbatten-Windsor
.
References
- ^
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.
BBC News
. 2 May 2015.
Archived
from the original on 5 May 2015
. Retrieved
8 May
2015
.
- ^
"Royal baby: London gun salutes mark birth of princess"
.
BBC News
. 4 May 2015.
Archived
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. Retrieved
4 May
2015
.
- ^
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.
BBC News
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Archived
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. Retrieved
29 April
2018
.
- ^
"The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge name their baby"
(Press release). Clarence House. 4 May 2015.
Archived
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. Retrieved
7 May
2015
.
- ^
"Royal princess named Charlotte Elizabeth Diana"
.
BBC News
. 4 May 2015.
Archived
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. Retrieved
16 May
2015
.
- ^
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.
The Telegraph
. 4 May 2015.
Archived
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. Retrieved
16 May
2015
.
- ^
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.
BBC News
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Archived
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. Retrieved
5 July
2015
.
- ^
Duboff, Josh.
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.
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.
Archived
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31 May
2021
.
- ^
Nicholl, Katie.
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.
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.
Archived
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. Retrieved
31 May
2021
.
- ^
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.
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Archived
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. Retrieved
18 December
2017
.
- ^
Napoli, Jessica (24 May 2019).
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.
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.
Archived
from the original on 24 May 2019
. Retrieved
25 June
2019
.
- ^
Wylie, Catherine (3 September 2022).
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.
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.
Archived
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. Retrieved
9 September
2022
.
- ^
Elston, Laura (22 August 2022).
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.
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.
Archived
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. Retrieved
22 August
2022
.
- ^
Haq, Sana Noor (8 September 2022).
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.
CNN
.
Archived
from the original on 8 September 2022
. Retrieved
8 August
2022
.
- ^
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.
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. 9 September 2022. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022
. Retrieved
10 September
2022
.
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"Queen Elizabeth II has died"
.
BBC News
. 8 September 2022.
Archived
from the original on 8 September 2022
. Retrieved
9 September
2022
.
- ^
"Prince William and Kate make red carpet debut with royal children"
.
BBC News
. 11 December 2020.
Archived
from the original on 23 December 2020
. Retrieved
2 January
2021
.
- ^
Hunter, Justine (1 October 2016).
"Prince William, Kate and children bid farewell to Canada as royal tour ends"
.
The Globe and Mail
.
Archived
from the original on 5 May 2021
. Retrieved
23 May
2017
.
- ^
Hunt, Peter (17 July 2017).
"George and Charlotte join Poland and Germany diplomacy tour"
.
BBC News
.
Archived
from the original on 6 May 2021
. Retrieved
29 April
2018
.
- ^
Hunt, Peter (29 September 2016).
"Prince George and Princess Charlotte in Canada play day"
.
BBC News
.
Archived
from the original on 30 September 2016
. Retrieved
29 April
2018
.
- ^
a
b
c
Spedding, Emma (1 May 2016).
"The Princess Charlotte Effect: inside the clothing frenzy caused by a Royal one-year-old"
.
The Telegraph
.
Archived
from the original on 12 January 2022
. Retrieved
18 December
2017
.
- ^
- ^
Taylor, Elyse (24 July 2018).
"This is why Princess Charlotte is worth billions more than her brothers Prince George and Prince Louis"
.
Vogue Australia
.
Archived
from the original on 24 July 2018
. Retrieved
3 January
2021
.
- ^
Welch, Lauren (4 August 2023).
"Princess Charlotte has her mum to thank as she ranks as 'richest' royal grandchild"
.
Express UK
.
Archived
from the original on 5 August 2023
. Retrieved
8 August
2023
.
- ^
LeGardye, Quinci (10 September 2022).
"Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis Receive New Titles"
.
Yahoo News UK
. Archived from
the original
on 10 September 2022
. Retrieved
6 October
2022
.
- ^
"Royal princess named Charlotte Elizabeth Diana"
.
BBC News
. 4 May 2015. Archived from
the original
on 5 May 2015
. Retrieved
6 October
2022
.
- ^
"The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their second child"
(Press release). Clarence House. 8 September 2014. Archived from
the original
on 8 September 2014
. Retrieved
8 September
2014
.
- ^
"Duchess of Cambridge pregnant with second child"
.
BBC News
. 8 September 2014.
Archived
from the original on 8 September 2014
. Retrieved
8 September
2014
.
- ^
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.
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. 23 April 2018.
Archived
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. Retrieved
23 April
2018
.
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