List of titles and honours of Charles, Prince of Wales


has received numerous titles, decorations, and honorary appointments during his time as heir apparent to the thrones of the Commonwealth realms. Each is listed below; where two dates are shown, the first indicates the date of receiving the title or award and the second indicates the date of its loss or renunciation.

Royal and noble titles and styles

The Prince's full style and title is: His Royal Highness Prince Charles Philip Arthur George, Prince of Wales, KG, KT, GCB, OM, AK, QSO, CC, PC, ADC, Earl of Chester, Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the Isles and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland.

Regnal name

If Prince Charles succeeds his mother as monarch and uses his first given name as his regnal name, he will be known as Charles III. However, there has been speculation that he may choose a different name, because the previous two monarchs named Charles are both associated with negative events in royal history: Charles I was beheaded in 1649, and Charles II reigned during the Great Fire of London. The name Charles III is also associated with the Jacobite pretender, Charles Edward Stuart, who claimed the throne under that name in the 18th century. The most discussed alternative regnal name has been George VII, in honour of Charles' maternal grandfather, although the Prince has denied discussing a regnal name.

Unofficial

Americas

; Tanzania
; Vanuatu

Commonwealth of Nations

Titles

On April 20, 2018, the Commonwealth Heads of Government agreed that Charles will succeed his mother as Head of the Commonwealth.

Honours

Order of precedence of the Prince of Wales' undress British and Commonwealth ribbons





Commonwealth realms

; Appointments
CountryDateAppointmentPost-nominal letters
England and Wales26 July 1958Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter KG
United Kingdom6 December 1973Personal Aide-de-Camp to Her Majesty The QueenADC
United Kingdom5 May 1975Great Master and Principal Knight of the Most Honourable Order of the BathGCB
Scotland11 February 1977Extra Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle KT
United Kingdom20 December 1977Lord of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy CouncilPC
Australia14 March 1981Knight of the Order of AustraliaAK
New Zealand1983Extra Companion of the Queen's Service OrderQSO
Saskatchewan2001Honorary Member of the Saskatchewan Order of MeritSOM
Commonwealth realms27 June 2002Member of the Order of MeritOM
Papua New Guinea2005Royal Chief Grand Companion of the Order of LogohuGCL
Canada18 May 2014Member of the Queen's Privy Council for CanadaPC
Canada30 June 2017Extraordinary Companion of the Order of CanadaCC

;Decorations and medals
CountryDateDecorationPost-nominal letters
British Commonwealth1953Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
Fiji1970Fijian Independence Medal
Papua New Guinea1975Papua New Guinea Independence Medal
Commonwealth realms1977Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
Canada1982Canadian Forces Decoration and 3 claspsCD***
New Zealand1990New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal
Saskatchewan2001Saskatchewan Order of Merit
Commonwealth realms2002Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
Saskatchewan2005Saskatchewan Centennial Medal
Commonwealth realms2012Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
New Zealand2012New Zealand Armed Forces Award
United Kingdom2016Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal with two clasps

;Awards
CountryDateDecorationPost-nominal letters
United Kingdom2009Royal Horticultural Society's Victoria Medal of Honour
Canada20 May 2014Honorary Confederation Centre of the Arts Symons Medal

Other Commonwealth countries

; Appointments
CountryDateAppointmentPost-nominal letters
Malawi1985 -Grand Commander of the Order of the Lion

Foreign honours

;Appointments
CountryDateAppointmentPost-nominal letters
Finland1969 -Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose
Japan1971 -Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum
Netherlands1972 -Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown
Luxembourg1972 -Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown
Denmark30 April 1974 -Knight of the Order of the ElephantRE
Nepal24 February 1975 -Member of the Order of Ojaswi Rajanya
Sweden23 May 1975 -Knight of the Royal Order of the SeraphimRSerafO
Ghana1977 - 2018Honorary Officer of the Order of the Star of GhanaOSG
Norway1978 -Grand Cross with Collar of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
Brazil1978 -Grand Cross of the National Order of the Southern Cross
Egypt12 August 1981 -Grand Cross and Collar of the Order of the Republic
Netherlands18 November 1982 -Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
France1982 -Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
Bahrain1986 -Grand Cross of the Order of al-Khalifa
Qatar1986 -Collar of the Order of Merit
Spain18 April 1986 -Grand Cross of the Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Carlos III
Saudi Arabia1987 -Distinguished First Classe of the King Abdul Aziz Order of Merit
Kuwait1993 -Grand Cordon of the Order of Mubarak the Great
Portugal27 April 1993Grand Cross of the Order of Aviz
Brunei1996 -Member 1st Class of the Family Order of Laila UtamaDK
Colombia2014 -Grand Cross Extraordinary of the Order of Boyaca
Mexico2015 -Sash of Special Category of the Order of the Aztec Eagle
France16 March 2017Commander of the Order of Agricultural Merit
Romania 29 March 2017Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania
5 November 2018 -Honorary Companion of the Order of the Star of GhanaCSG

;Decorations and medals
CountryDateDecorationPost-nominal letters
Nepal24 February 1975King Birendra Coronation Medal
Netherlands30 April 1980Queen Beatrix Inauguration Medal
Netherlands30 April 2013King Willem-Alexander Inauguration Medal

Honorary military appointments

, 2012

Member and fellowships

Scholastic

; Chancellor, visitor, governor, and fellowships
CountryDateSchoolPosition
England1982Royal Agricultural UniversityChancellor
WalesUniversity of WalesChancellor
WalesAberystwyth UniversityChancellor
England2007Liverpool John Moores UniversityHonorary Fellow
United States1981College of William and MaryHonorary Fellow

;Honorary degrees
CountryDateSchoolDegree
Australia1981Monash UniversityDoctor of Laws
New Zealand1981University of OtagoDoctor of Literature
Canada1983University of AlbertaDoctor of Laws
England1983University of OxfordDoctor of Civil Law
Canada1991Queen's University at KingstonDoctor of Laws
England1998Durham UniversityDoctor of Civil Law
Scotland2001University of Glasgow
Scotland2004Royal Scottish Academy of Music and DramaDoctor of Music
England2007University of ChesterDoctor of Letters
Scotland2004Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Egypt2006Al-Azhar UniversityDoctor of Philosophy
England2011London Business School
Indonesia2012University of Indonesia
India2013Forest Research InstituteDoctor of Science
Romania31 May 2014University of BucharestDoctorate
Romania29 May 2017Babeș-Bolyai UniversityDoctorate

Honorific eponyms

Geographic locations

Buildings