Principality of Wales longer claim part of the inheritance, which Welsh law had allowed them to do. From 1301, the Plantagenet (and later, Tudor) English kings gave their heir apparent, if he was the king's son or grandson, the lands and title of "Prince of Wales". The one exception was Edward II's son, Edward of Windsor, who later became Edward III. Upon the heir's accession to the throne, the lands and title merged in the Crown. The first "English" Prince of Wales was Edward I's son, Edward of Caernarfon. A late 16th-century story claimed that Edward I gave him the title following his
HMS Prince of Wales (R09) Royal Navy officer on the subject of changing the name of "Prince of Wales" to "Ark Royal", a matter that the Prince of Wales was reportedly "pretty relaxed" about. "Prince of Wales" was formally named on 8 September 2017 at Rosyth dockyard by HRH The Duchess of Rothesay. HMS Prince of Wales (R09) HMS "Prince of Wales" is the second under construction for the Royal Navy, which will be commissioned in 2020. She is the seventh Royal Navy ship to have the name HMS "Prince of Wales". Construction of the ship began in 2011 at Rosyth Dockyard and is in