Royal Family News: What Happens To Prince Philip’s Titles After He Dies?

British royal family news shows that loyal and steadfast Prince Philip has been a faithful servant of the UK royal family for decades. He retired from royal duties in 2017 but recently came out of retirement to thank the country’s dedicated schoolteachers in a virtual speech.

Philip has a long list of honorary titles and now a constitutional expert is dishing on what will become of these titles after the 99-year old Philip’s death.

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Philip’s wife Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne in 1952 and since then has acquired hundreds of patronages, prizes and honorary military appointments. These are his honorary military appointments: Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy, Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom, Field Marshal of the British Army, Colonel-in-Chief Army Cadet Force, Honorary Colonel of the City of Edinburgh University Officers’ Training Corps.

Some of the titles were handed down to younger Royal Family members after Philip retired including the role of Captain-General of the Royal Marines given to Prince Harry in 2017. Since then Harry has disavowed his family and the title may be taken away from him.

Royal Family News – What Will Become Of Prince Philip’s Titles?

In July 2020 Philip appeared at Windsor Castle for a special ceremony in which he handed over the Colonel-in-Chief of the Rifles role to his daughter-in-law Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.

But for the most part Philip’s honorary roles that in “disuse” according to a constitutional expert. What will become of them?

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Royal Family News – What Happen to Prince Philip’s Titles When he Dies?

Constitutional expert Iain MacMarthanne shed some light on the situation when he told Express.co.uk, “All members of the Royal Family hold domestic honorary military positions, none more so than the Duke of Edinburgh. Over many decades he amassed countless such positions, some of which he resigned when he retired from formal royal duties in 2017.”

“Upon retirement, these positions fell into desuetude until such times as they have been redistributed to other members of the Royal Family: a case in point being the Captain-General of the Royal Marines.”

MacMarthanne claims that the roles will fall out of use after Philip’s death, but may later be given to other royals.

“What positions the duke continues to hold at the time of his death will likewise fall into disuse, and will in time be offered to another member of the Royal Family to assume.”

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