The history of the British Royal Family is one covered with sordid affairs and decisions. There has been a historical decision made by past Kings and Queens for the British Empire with lasting consequences, and one of this is Prince Charles Ducal titles.

According to reports made by Express UK, Prince Charles, the heir apparent, has lost several ducal titles due to a reformed law passed by his forefather King George V.

During World War One, Britain was warring against Germany with the Germans bombing London killing 18 children.

To show his solidarity with the masses, King George V decided to form the house of Windsor and strip off their German surname ‘Saxe-Coburg-Gotha,’ as well as strip all of his German family members from their titles.

Apparently, by doing so, heir to the thrones has titles, such as Duke of Saxony and Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in addition to the style of Prince of Wales has been removed since.  

Royal commentator Lydia Starbuck explains that the German-surname of the British Royal Family was due in part to Queen Victoria’s marriage to German-born noble Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, also a member of the German ducal house of Saxony.

She continued saying that King George V has made it his job to remove the following titles with German lineage and take up a more British sounding surname, which was ‘Windsor.’

"In 1917, George took the decision to renounce all his German titles, to renounce all the German titles of his relatives, and to change the name of his ruling house. It was just too German to survive,” Starbuck said.

At that time, allegedly people of Britain saw the King’s dedication to the country but had no trust over the fact that they were of German heritage, the country’s foe. Thus King George came up with the decision to renounce all his Germanic titles.

The last member of the Royal Family to hold the said titles was King Edward VIII, Prince Charles great-uncle.

Currently, Prince Charles holds two titles, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cornwall or also called the Duke of Rothesay in Scotland, and as Earl of Carrick in Ireland.

His wife, Camilla Parker-Bowles, also holds the female version of this title but does not use Princess of Wales out of respect for Charles’s deceased first wife, Princess Diana.

Prince Charles is also the heir apparent to the British throne, followed by his son Prince William.