List of titles and honours of Catherine, Princess of Wales
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Duchess of Cambridge and Princess of Wales
. Each is listed below; where two dates are shown, the former indicates the date of receiving the title or award and the latter indicates the date of its loss or renunciation.
Royal and noble titles and styles
Upon her marriage in 2011, Catherine became a
Baroness Carrickfergus.[1] She was normally known as "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge" except in Scotland, where she was instead called "Her Royal Highness The Countess of Strathearn".[2]
Upon her father-in-law's accession to the throne on 8 September 2022, Catherine also became
Duchess of Rothesay, Countess of Carrick, and Baroness of Renfrew (all in Scotland).[3][4][5] She was thus briefly called "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge".[6] On 9 September 2022, the King announced the appointment of William as Prince of Wales, with Catherine thus becoming Princess of Wales.[4] As the wife of the Earl of Chester, she also bears the title Countess of Chester.[5] Catherine is known as "Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales", except in Scotland, where she is called "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Rothesay" instead.[7]
Commonwealth realms
| Country | Date | Appointment | Ribbon | Post-nominal letters |
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 Tuvalu
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30 October 2017 | Recipient of the Tuvalu Order of Merit[8] | 
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 United Kingdom
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5 December 2017 | Recipient of the | 
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29 April 2019 | Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order[11] | 
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GCVO |
| United Kingdom
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23 April 2024 | Royal Companion of the Order of the Companions of Honour[12] | 
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Decorations and medals (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence)
| Country | Date | Decoration | Ribbon | Post-nominal letters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom
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6 February 2012 | Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal[13] | 
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6 February 2022 | Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal | 
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6 May 2023 | King Charles III Coronation Medal | 
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Honorary military appointments
Canada
5 July 2011 – present: Honorary Canadian Ranger[14]
United Kingdom
- Honorary Air Commandant, Royal Air Force Air Cadets[15]
11 August 2023 – present: Royal Honorary Air Commodore, RAF Coningsby[16]- HMS Glasgow[17]
11 August 2023 – present: Commodore-in-Chief, Fleet Air Arm[16]
21 December 2022 – present: Colonel, Irish Guards[18]- 11 August 2023 – present: Colonel-in-Chief, 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards[16]
Other appointments
- 9 April 2013 – present: Lady Sponsor of Royal Princess[19]
- 26 September 2019 – present: Lady Sponsor of RRS Sir David Attenborough[20]
University degrees
| Country | Date | University | Degree |
|---|---|---|---|
 Scotland |
2005 | University of St Andrews | Master of Arts (Hons)[21] |
Honorific eponyms
- Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Award, University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada[22][23]
- Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's Parks Canada Youth Ambassadors Program[24]
- HRH Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Legacy Scholarship[25]
See also
- List of titles and honours of William, Prince of Wales
- List of titles and honours of Charles III
- List of titles and honours of Queen Camilla
- List of titles and honours of Elizabeth II
- List of titles and honours of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
- List of titles and honours of Anne, Princess Royal
- List of titles and honours of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
- List of titles and honours of George VI
- List of titles and honours of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
- List of titles and honours of George V
- List of titles and honours of Mary of Teck
- List of titles and honours of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
- List of honours of the British royal family by country
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- ^ Parks Canada (16 January 2012). "Minister Kent invites young Canadians to apply for Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Parks Canada Ambassador Program". Queen's Printer for Canada. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
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