'Prince of Wales' row: Why thousands of people want inherited title to end

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'Prince of Wales' row: Why thousands of people want inherited title to end
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King Charles III was the longest serving Prince of Wales before he assumed the throne - and the decision to pass the title to his son has proven a controversial one

He added:"I think personally William should just be free to support England, not pretend as though he's a Welsh fan. Just stop using the title and just enjoy supporting his own country."The Prince of Wales is patron of the Welsh Rugby Union while the Princess of Wales is patron of England's Rugby Football Union.Conservative Senedd member Janet Finch-Saunders told Sky News that people in Wales were"absolutely proud" of the Prince and Princess of Wales.

Ms Finch-Saunders said the title was a"gift" which the King can award and it"shouldn't need the permission of anybody other than the King". Ms Finch-Saunders added:"I would have loved a similar investiture, but at the end of the day it's down to the Royal Family and the King and the Prince of Wales how they want to bring this forward.

The investiture of Charles as Prince of Wales in Caernarfon in 1969 was watched by 500 million people around the world.

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