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Prince William and Kate Middleton got their first royal wedding present from the queen on Friday: the titles Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.Buckingham Palace said William is now His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge, and that Miss Catherine Middleton is now Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge.There's more: The palace statement said William was also named the Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus. Middleton took those titles when she said "I will," becoming Countess of Strathearn and Baroness Carrickfergus.Strathearn ties William and Middleton to Scotland, where the pair met and fell in love. Baron Carrickfergus is a little-used title which refers to one of the oldest towns in Northern Ireland.All three titles were bestowed by William's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, to mark the prince's marriage and were announced early Friday via Twitter, by email and on the royal wedding's official website.Because Middleton was not born royalty, she will not officially become Princes...
Wimbledon got a dose of royalty on Wednesday as Prince William and his wife, Kate, came to watch the men's quarterfinals on Centre Court.The Duke and Duchess of Camb...
The man who once was among the world's most eligible bachelors has turned 30 — but things are not so bad for Prince William as he celebrates his birthday with family...
Royal officials say Prince William has qualified as an operational search and rescue captain in the Royal Air Force.The prince's office, Clarence House, says that Wi...
Prince William and his wife Kate have seen orchids named for them and for his late mother in Singapore.The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were presented a plant with ...
Prince William and his wife Kate saw an orchid named for them and another for his late mother Princess Diana in Singapore on Tuesday, 15 years after she was to have ...
Prince William says he wants to have two children with his wife, Kate. The British royal has spoken often in the past about wanting to start a family but had not giv...
Prince William's wife, Kate, stressed the importance of specialized medical care for seriously ill children Thursday in her first speech outside the United Kingdom.T...
The British palace will investigate a French magazine's claim of having topless photographs of Prince William's wife, Kate, an aide to the royal couple said Friday.T...
Prince William and wife Kate visited Wimbledon on Wednesday to watch the men's quarterfinals on Centre Court.The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were given a loud ovat...
British hopeful Andy Murray won his quarterfinal Thursday at the Olympics, delighting a Wimbledon crowd that featured Prince William and wife Kate.Murray, seeded No....
Panel comments on details of the ceremony
Queen Debbie doesn't quite have the right ring to it. King Bob just sounds wrong.Naming a baby is no easy business, but much more is at stake when it comes to findin...
LONDON -- Prince William and Kate Middleton got their first royal wedding present from the queen on Friday: the titles duke and duchess of Cambridge.Buckingham Palac...
As Prince William and Kate Middleton tie the knot, Associated Press journalists are hunting down the most interesting details, from Westminster to points around the ...
As Prince William and Kate Middleton tie the knot, Associated Press journalists are hunting down the most interesting details, from Westminster to points around the ...
HOLYHEAD, Wales -- Britain's coast guard said it recovered a body from the Irish Sea on Sunday after a ship sank during gale-force winds, as it emerged that Prince W...
If past is prologue, Prince William will become a duke when he marries, and his bride will thus become a duchess.Why a duke? "It's traditional," says Charles Kidd, e...
Prince William is back at the hospital today visiting his wife, Kate Middleton, who is there for the second day in a row with a pregnancy-related illness.The Duke of...
If you're invited to the royal wedding, don't go buying Kate Middleton an engraved gift — the poor woman doesn't know yet what her title's going to be.She will be a ...