Kate Middleton will become Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Cambridge when she marries Prince William on Friday, Buckingham Palace announced in a statement.
Meanwhile, Prince William has received the title of the Duke of Cambridge, one of three titles bestowed by his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II to mark his marriage to Middleton at Westminster Abbey. The titles, which also apply to Middleton, were officially announced prior to the couple's wedding ceremony at London's Westminster Abbey.
The title of duke is the highest rank below that of monarch in the British nobility.
The prince also received the titles of Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus. Those "gifts" make Middleton the Countess of Strathearn and Baroness Carrickfergus.
In the weeks leading up to these historic nuptials, considerable speculation surfaced over the royal titles that Will and Kate would receive.
Over the centuries, tradition has dictated that the royal men receive a title following their wedding. Each title is decided upon and granted by the country's monarch.
Prince Andrew, for example, became the Duke of York, after he married Sarah Ferguson in 1986. That instantly turned Ferguson into the Duchess of York.
Prince Edward, the youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, received the title of Earl of Wessex when he married public relations manager Sophie Rhys-Jones in 1999.
That gift made Edward's wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex.
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