Catherine, Princess of Wales has received several titles, decorations and honorary appointments both during her time as Duchess of Cambridge and Princess of Wales. Each is listed below.
Royal and noble titles and styles Upon her marriage in 2011, Catherine became a British princess by virtue of marriage and gained the style of Royal Highness. She also gained the titles of Duchess of Cambridge, Countess of Strathearn and Baroness Carrickfergus. She was normally styled as "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge" except in Scotland, where she was instead styled "Her Royal Highness The Countess of Strathearn".
Upon her father-in-law's accession to the throne on 8 September 2022, Catherine also became Duchess of Cornwall as well as Duchess of Rothesay, Countess of Carrick, Baroness of Renfrew, and Lady of the Isles (all in Scotland). She was thus briefly called "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge". On 9 September 2022, the King announced the appointment of William as Prince of Wales, with Catherine thus becoming Princess of Wales. As the wife of the Earl of Chester, she also bears the title Countess of Chester. Catherine is known as "Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales", except in Scotland, where she is styled "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Rothesay".
Honours and decorations Commonwealth realms
Orders (shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence) Country Date Appointment Ribbon Post-nominalletters 30 October 2017 Recipient of the Tuvalu Order of Merit 5 December 2017 Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II 29 April 2019 Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order GCVO 23 April 2024 Royal Companion of the Order of the Companions of Honour CH 8 July 2025 Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Charles III
Decorations and medals (shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence) Country Date Decoration RibbonPost-nominalletters 6 February 2012 Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal 6 February 2022 Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal 6 May 2023 Recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal
Foreign honours Country Date Appointment Ribbon Post-nominalletters 8 July 2025 Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit
Honorary military appointments
Canada 5 July 2011present: Honorary Canadian Ranger United Kingdom 16 December 2015present: Honorary Air Commandant, Royal Air Force Air Cadets 11 August 2023present: Royal Honorary Air Commodore, RAF Coningsby 29 June 2021present: Lady Sponsor, HMS Glasgow 11 August 2023present: Commodore-in-Chief, Fleet Air Arm 21 December 2022present: Colonel, Irish Guards 11 August 2023present: Colonel-in-Chief, 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards
Other appointments 9 April 2013present: Lady Sponsor of Royal Princess 26 September 2019present: Lady Sponsor of RRS Sir David Attenborough
University degrees 23 June 2005, University of St Andrews, Master of Arts (Hons)
Awards 13 May 2026, Primo Tricolore award by the City of Reggio Emilia, Italy
Honorific eponyms Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Award, University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's Parks Canada Youth Ambassadors Program HRH Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Legacy Scholarship Rosa 'William and Catherine' Rosa 'Catherine's Rose'
Arms
See also Cadency labels of the British royal family 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 Edward VIII List of titles and honours of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
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