A Guide to the Royal Family’s Dukes and Duchesses in Photos

While Prince is his primary title, the heir apparent to the throne William also has three dukedoms to his name. Prior to his wedding to Catherine, Princess of Wales, he was granted the title of Duke of Cambridge. Following King Charles’ ascension to the throne in September of 2022, he also inherited the titles of Duke of Rothesay and Duke of Cornwall.

Catherine officially became a royal highness as well as a duchess in 2011 with her marriage to William. She has William’s same titles as Princess of Wales and Duchess of Cambridge, Cornwall, and Rothesay. As a royal, she has focused a lot on charity work with interest in early childhood care, mental health, addiction, and supporting the arts.

While Harry may now be financially independent from the royal family and no longer a working royal, he still has the title of Duke of Sussex, which he was granted during his wedding proceedings.

From red carpets in Hollywood to Buckingham Palace... and then back to California! Meghan became a duchess along with Harry in 2018, with their children Archie and Lilibet also using the suffix “of Sussex,” for their titles.

Prince Andrew was made Duke of York when he married Sarah Ferguson in 1986. Along with his royal duties, he served as the U.K.'s Special Representative for International Trade and Investment for 10 years until 2011.

While Andrew and Sarah haven't been married since 1996, Sarah retained the title Duchess of York. Before her divorce, she was referred to as “Your Royal Highness” along with her duchess title.

Prince Richard inherited this dukedom in 1974 when his elder brother William passed away, and worked as an architect prior to taking on his royal obligations full-time.

Birgitte moved to the United Kingdom from her home country of Denmark in 1971 to work as a secretary in the Royal Danish Embassy, and would funnily enough become a royal herself. She married Prince Richard in 1972 and became Duchess of Gloucester two years later.

Prince Edward, Duke of Kent was a first-cousin of the late Elizabeth II, and has held the title for a stunning 80 years since he became duke at the age of 6 following the death of his father in a plane crash. Along with performing engagements occasionally for the late Queen Elizabeth, he also spent some time representing the British government in trade relations as the U.K.’s special representative for international trade and investment.

Katharine, Duchess of Kent, married the Duke of Kent in 1961, and at 90 years old became the oldest living royal family member following the passing of Elizabeth II. She reduced her royal duties and appearances in the ’90s and began working as a music teacher, even serving as the president of the Royal Northern College of Music for a time.

Elizabeth II was also a duke due to two titles she had that are always called duke regardless of the holder’s gender. She was Duke of Lancaster, granted to her by the Duchy of Lancashire, and informally referred to as the Duke of Normandy in the Channel Islands.