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Prince George, six, is Prince William, 38, and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge’s eldest child and will become king after his father Prince William. Given that George’s great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, 94, is still on the throne his ascension may be many years away.

When William is king Prince George will take on several new royal titles in keeping with royal tradition.

As heir apparent, Prince Charles, 71, currently holds the dukedom of Cornwall and the subsidiary title the dukedom of Rothesay.

Both these dukedoms are traditionally held by the eldest son of the presiding sovereign and will pass to William when Charles becomes king.

They will, in turn, go to Prince George when William takes the throne.

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However, one royal expert has pointed out that George could become a duke beforehand if William is still not king when his son gets married.

The Queen has traditionally bestowed dukedoms on her sons and grandsons on their wedding days.

Prince William was made the Duke of Cambridge when he married Kate and Prince Harry the Duke of Sussex when he married Meghan Markle.

If Prince George decides to marry before Prince William is on the throne then it seems likely he will be gifted a dukedom on his big day.

Expert Iain MacMarthanne explained: “When William becomes King, the dukedom of Cambridge will merge with the crown.

“Upon William becoming king, George will cease being known as Prince George of Cambridge, and will be styled as The Prince George, and will automatically become Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay.

“In the event, he marries before William becomes king, and if present custom prevails, then he will be created a duke on the morning of his wedding.”

While Prince William is known as the Duke of Cambridge this title is unlikely to be passed onto his offspring.

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Mr MacMArthanne added: “As has previously been the case, when the dukedom of Cambridge is merged with the crown, it will be free to be used as and when decided my the monarch.

“It would be unusual for it to be given to Prince Louis in time.

“The passing of a title to a younger son, as is being contemplated with the dukedom of Edinburgh is to keep that title alive, which otherwise would itself eventually become merged with the crown with Charles becoming king.”

While Prince George will one day be king his younger siblings Princess Charlotte, five, and Prince Louis, two, will be bumped down the line of succession by any children he might have.

This was the case for Prince Harry who was third in line to throne growing up but is now 6th in line behind Louis, Charlotte and George.

Prince Harry and Meghan wish to raise their son Archie Harrison out of the royal limelight but the one-year-old is due to take on a royal title one day.

When Prince Charles becomes king, Archie will automatically become a Prince and as an adult, it will be up to him whether or not he chooses to use the title.

Archie will also inherit Prince Harry’s dukedom when he dies and will become the next Duke of Sussex.

Despite Meghan and Harry’s withdrawal from royal life, they have kept their HRH styles although they will not use them going forward.

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