The queen named Charles Prince of Wales connected July 26, 1958 erstwhile helium was 9 years old, making him the 21st idiosyncratic to clasp the title. Princess Diana took connected the rubric of Princess of Wales erstwhile she joined him connected July 29, 1981. They divorced connected Aug. 28, 1996, but Diana kept her rubric arsenic Princess of Wales. She died pursuing a car clang successful Paris connected Aug. 31, 1997. 

Kate—who wed William connected April 29, 2011—has antecedently spoken astir her admiration of Diana. "I would emotion to person met her," she told ITV News during the couple's engagement interrogation successful 2010, "and she's evidently an inspirational pistillate to look up to."

Charles became king aft Queen Elizabeth II died astatine Balmoral castle successful Scotland connected Sept. 8. She was 96 years old. In a statement, the King mourned her death, calling her "a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother."

"I cognize her nonaccomplishment volition beryllium profoundly felt passim the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless radical astir the world," helium shared. "During this play of mourning and change, my household and I volition beryllium comforted and sustained by our cognition of the respect and heavy affection successful which The Queen was truthful wide held."

Before her passing, the queen expressed her tendency for the nationalist to enactment Charles and Camilla—who wed on April 9, 2005—when helium becomes king, specifically making it wide she wanted Camilla to carnivore the Queen Consort title. ​

"When, successful the fullness of time, my lad Charles becomes King, I cognize you volition springiness him and his woman Camilla the aforesaid enactment that you person fixed me," she said successful a February statement, "and it is my sincere privation that, erstwhile that clip comes, Camilla volition beryllium known arsenic Queen Consort arsenic she continues her ain loyal service."