3. The Duchess, the Lady and the Countess.
After Kate and William’s wedding in 2011, the pair of them became HRH, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Kate on a Royal visit in England…
You probably already knew that considering that’s what most of the papers refer to her as…
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But what some of you might not know, is that she also holds other ‘royal titles’ – nothing any of us peasants would have any clue about – for when she travels to the different countries in the British Isles.
Kate in Scotland…
When the lovely Duchess goes to Scotland, she’s known as Countess of Strathearn and when she travels to Northern Ireland, she’s known as Lady Carrickfergus.
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Technically, Kate (or should I say Catherine) hasn’t been a ‘Middleton’ since her wedding day and officially has no surname now, so calling her ‘Kate Middleton’, which a lot of us still do, ‘undermines her position and title’ apparently…sorry Kate!
Kate in Northern Ireland…
According to ‘royalcentral.co.uk’ the correct way of addressing our Kate is: The Duchess Of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess Of Cambridge, Princess William, The Countess Of Strathearn, Baroness Carrickfergus, Catherine Cambridge (Informal), Catherine Mountbatten-Windsor (Informal).
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