King Charles gives Prince William command of Harry’s old Army unit in major royal reshuffle

King Charles has handed over the reins of Prince Harry’s previous Military unit to the inheritor to the throne, Prince William.

The monarch made a number of high-profile navy appointments this week in a serious navy reshuffle simply weeks earlier than the death anniversary of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II.

The Prince of Wales will now head up The Military Air Corps because the Colonel-in-Chief — a navy unit beforehand belonging to his globe-trotting brother, who served as an Apache helicopter pilot in Afghanistan.

Elsewhere, Kate Middleton additionally acquired extra accountability from the King, who appointed three new roles to her — together with one that could be a candy nod to her grandfather.

Among the many roles given to the Princess of Wales is the Commodore-in-Chief of the Fleet Air Arm.

The title holds a particular hyperlink to Kate’s household, as her grandfather Captain Peter Middleton served within the Royal Air Drive (RAF).

The celebrated title was beforehand held by disgraced Prince Andrew earlier than his navy titles and honors had been stripped from him.

One other of the Duke of York’s former titles, Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Irish Regiment, has been appointed to Prince Edward’s spouse, Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh.

“Following his Majesty’s Accession, the King is happy to announce additional navy appointments for working members of the royal household,” Buckingham Palace mentioned in a press release this week.

“The brand new appointments will proceed to replicate the shut relationship between the Armed Forces and the royal household in His Majesty’s reign.”

The monarch determined to reshuffle navy appointments for working members of the royal household forward of his late mom’s dying anniversary on Sept. 8.

Harry and spouse Meghan Markle had been lately snubbed of an invitation from the King to attend the Royal Family’s gathering marking one yr with out Her Majesty.

The exiled royals, whose rift with the Firm rages on, are set to landing in Düsseldorf, Germany simply 24 hours after the royals meet in Balmoral.

However in accordance with the Sun, sources say there’s been no “outreach to them.”

The pair’s journey to Germany will mark their first joint European look for the reason that late monarch’s funeral on Sept. 19, 2022.

The snub follows the King lately evicting the Sussexes from their royal digs at Frogmore Cottage — that means the couple should arrange camp with a pal or a lodge subsequent time they go to Harry’s house soil.

Regardless of that, a royal skilled mentioned that Charles will not be stripping Harry and Meghan of their “Duke and Duchess of Sussex” royal titles it doesn’t matter what.

With Publish wires