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Princess of Wales (Welsh: Tywysoges Cymru) is a title used in the United Kingdom. It is held by the wife of the Prince of Wales. It has been used since the first English Prince of Wales, in 1283.

There have been only ten Princesses of Wales, even though there have been a lot more than ten male heirs to the throne. The majority of Princes of Wales married after acceding to the throne as King. A number of other Princes of Wales died too young to marry.

The second wife of the present Prince of Wales, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, is the Princess of Wales by right, but does not use the title, out of respect for her husband's first wife, the late Diana, Princess of Wales.

The princess is usually entitled to the style of Her Highness.

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Princesses of Wales

Camilla Shand (2005-Present)

Lady Diana Spencer (1981–1997) · Mary of Teck (1901–1910) · Alexandra of Denmark (1863–1901) · Caroline of Brunswick (1795–1820) · Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (1736–1751) · Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1714–1727) · Catherine of Aragon (1501–1502) · Anne Neville (1470–1471) · Joan of Kent (1361–1376)
British royal titles
Duke of Lancaster · Duke of Edinburgh · Prince & Princess of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay · Duke & Duchess of York · Duke of Albany · Duke of Gloucester · Duke of Kent · Duke of Windsor · Duke of Clarence · Duke of Cambridge · Duke of Cumberland · Duke of Connaught and Strathearn · Duke of Sussex · Earl of Wessex · Princess Royal

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