The Prince of Wales attended a ceremony at Westminster Abbey with King Charles today amid the royal father and son duo’s latest feud with Prince Harry.
Prince William has been given an important new title today(Image: Getty)
Prince William has received a new royal title today from his father King Charles. The 42-year-old Prince of Wales and His Majesty, 76, attended the Order of the Bath Service at Westminster Abbey together on Friday morning for the Order’s 300th anniversary year. The future King was given the title of the Great Master of the Order during the ceremony, which includes the oath taking and installation of five Knights.
The monarch and The Prince of Wales also joined the procession of the Officers and Knights and Dame Grand Cross through the church before taking their seats in the Quire. Charles and William then later processed to the Henry VII, Lady Chapel for the Installation ceremonies, the Express reports.
The Service for the Order of the Bath is held every four years, with the Sovereign traditionally attending every other service. King Charles last attended a service back in 2022 when he was still the Prince of Wales.
He also previously held the title of Great Master, which he has now handed down to his eldest son Prince William, after being given this by his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II in 1975.
King Charles arrived at Westminster Abbey this morning(Image: Ben Whitley/PA Wire)
The ceremony dates back to the medieval times. Queen Camilla and Princess Kate were not in attendance at the ceremony today.
It is the first time Charles and William have been seen together since VE Day celebrations earlier this month with the father and son duo, along with other senior royals, putting on a united front following Prince Harry’s bombshell BBC interview on May 2.
It’s believed that King Charles and the Prince of Wales are not on speaking terms with Prince Harry at the moment, particularly after the controversial comments he made during the interview.
The duke’s appeal against the downgrade of his UK security, was rejected earlier this month.
The Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) took away his high-level police protection after Harry left his royal life behind to relocate to the States with Meghan Markle and his two kids in 2020.
The 40-year-old prince sought to reverse this decision but was unsuccessful and the Court of Appeal rejected his challenge earlier this month.
After the ruling, he gave a questionable BBC interview where he not only slammed the decision but also made some fresh bombshell claims about his family members.
Harry alleged that the King was refusing to talk to him amidst the controversy and expressed his desire to reconcile with his family.
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He also made the bold move to mention the monarch’s cancer treatment and expressed fears about “how much longer my father has left”.
His careless remark sparked major backlash as it fuelled unnecessary speculation about King Charles’s health after His Majesty was diagnosed with cancer last year.