夏洛特公主有多受宠？查尔斯国王有意将父亲的头衔授予她，或将成为英国首个女公爵！（附视频&解说稿）
英国王室的drama消停了很久，正在等待明年夏天正式举行登基仪式的查尔斯，已经在推进一系列王室改革。正是因此，一场王室继承之战正在悄悄开始，而战争的中心竟然是7岁的夏洛特公主。
英国国王查尔斯三世在众多孙子女中向来最疼爱夏洛特公主，他在乔治王子出生后曾表达「很想要一个女孩」的愿望，在夏洛特公主出生后，这位阿公开心得不得了，直说希望自己老了之后，夏洛特能陪伴在身边照顾他，现在更传出国王查尔斯有意将「爱丁堡公爵」（Duke of Edinburgh ）这个头衔，跳过弟弟爱德华王子（Prince Edward ） ， 直接授予夏洛特公主。这个做法会让夏洛特成为核心王室首个女公爵，也将成为首个与男嗣一样享受平等继承权的王室女性。
爱丁堡公爵是英国王室中最尊贵的头衔之一，这个头衔只被册封过3次。最初是1726年乔治一世给孙子弗雷德里克王子（乔治二世的长子）设立的封号。这个封号是可以继承的，但传给谁，传不传都要看君主的个人意愿。弗雷德里克亲王死后，他的爱丁堡公爵爵位就被儿子继承了。但在儿子当上国王（乔治三世）后，国王本人收回了这个头衔。
后来维多利亚女王把这个头衔封给自己的次子阿尔弗雷德，本来头衔是应该再传给阿尔弗雷德的儿子的，然而他唯一的儿子自杀了，这个头衔又被收回，很久没有使用。阿尔弗雷德王子第三次册封大家就都熟悉了。女王的父亲乔治六世把这个头衔给了女婿菲利普亲王，这也是这个短命头衔在英国存在最长的一次。
菲利普亲王2021年去世后，女王同意按照传统规矩，让他们的长子查尔斯继承爵位。现在问题来了，女王去世后，查尔斯自动登基成为国王，爱丁堡公爵的位置就又空出来了。查尔斯可以决定让这个头衔消失，还是传给其他人。
查尔斯显然认为这几代英国人对爱丁堡公爵的头衔有感情了，而且设置这个头衔对于稳定苏格兰也有好处。肥水不流外人田，查尔斯当然愿意封自己的后代坐这个位置。
当下，威廉和凯特，以及乔治小王子都有了封号（威尔士亲王和王妃，乔治未来一定会被封为威尔士亲王），小孙子路易斯王子还很小，不用考虑这些。未来还不确定的，就剩下夏洛特小公主了。
夏洛特因为和女王长得像，又十分有领导风范，受到很多民众的喜爱，所以查尔斯觉得如果让夏洛特继承爱丁堡公爵的头衔，也是怀念女王的一种方式。
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Princess Charlotte could become Duchess of Edinburgh in 'fitting' tribute to Queen.
Princess Charlotte could be given the Duchess of Edinburgh title in a "fitting" tribute to her great-grandmother the Queen, a royal insider has claimed.
Prince William's second child, who is third in line to the throne after her father, the Duke of Cambridge, and brother Prince George, could receive the title - that once belonged to the Queen - as King Charles wants to "honour the line of succession", according to a source.
It has been claimed that King Charles III has not made his younger brother Prince Edward the Duke of Edinburgh as he is saving the title for seven-year-old Charlotte.
Edward had been expected to inherit the title after Prince Philip's death last year, but it was withheld.
A source told the Daily Mail : "Discussions are underway, but the favoured outcome for the King is that this title ought to go to Princess Charlotte.
"It would be a fitting way to remember the Queen – who, of course, had the title Duchess of Edinburgh – and a way for His Majesty to honour the line of succession. " When Catherine, Princess of Wales, was expecting her first child, George, rules around the line of succession were changed to allow girls to have the same rights as their brothers - meaning Charlotte's position was not affected by the arrival of her younger brother Prince Louis.
The source said it is "constitutionally significant" that Charlotte should be given the Duchess of Edinburgh title.
The Duchess of Edinburgh title previously belonged to the late Queen Elizabeth, who received it after marrying Prince Philip in 1947 and kept it until she became monarch.
When William ascends to the throne, Charlotte could be given the title of The Princess Royal - which Princess Anne has held.
According to a post shared on the royal family’s social media accounts in August 2020 when celebrating Princess Anne's birthday, the title follows some specific rules.
"HRH The Princess Anne was named The Princess Royal, a title traditionally bestowed upon the eldest daughter of The Sovereign, in 1987," it read.
"HRH is the seventh Princess Royal, following Princess Mary, the only daughter of King George V. "
多年来英国王室内部盛传，已故英国女王伊莉莎白二世的小儿子爱德华王子（Prince Edward），会继承父亲的「爱丁堡公爵」（Duke of Edinburgh）头衔，不过菲利普亲王辞世一年多以来，爱德华王子仍未等到他的新头衔，据王室内部人士透露，查尔斯国王可能决定将这个头衔保留给7岁的夏洛特公主（Princess Charlotte ），以纪念女王并彰显夏洛特的继承顺位。
夏洛特公主现在是英国王位的第三顺位继承人，仅次于父亲威廉王储及哥哥乔治王子，当威廉与凯特怀上第一个孩子时，英国王室改变了继承规定，让女儿能享有和儿子一样的权利，这也意味着夏洛特公主的地位不受弟弟路易王子出生的影响。
未来当威廉王子登上王位时，夏洛特公主还可能会获得「长公主」(The Princess Royal)的头衔，这是目前安妮公主所拥有的，安妮公主在1987年被命名为长公主的称号，传统上，这是由君主授予长女的头衔。
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