Prince of Wales soil and speaking no other language"). William Camden wrote in his 1607 work "Britannia" that originally the title "Prince of Wales" was not conferred automatically upon the eldest living son of the King of England because Edward II (who had been the first English Prince of Wales) neglected to invest his eldest son, the future Edward III, with that title. It was Edward III who revived the practice of naming the eldest son Prince of Wales, which was then maintained by his successors: Nevertheless, according to conventional wisdom, since 1301 the Prince of Wales has usually been the eldest living
HMS Prince of Wales (53) a meeting of RINA (Royal Institution of Naval Architects) and IMarEST (Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology) members in London by Mr. William Garzke. In October 2014, the "Daily Telegraph" reported that both "Prince of Wales" and "Repulse" were being "extensively damaged" with explosives by scrap metal dealers. During her career, "Prince of Wales" was refitted on several occasions, to bring her equipment up to date. The following are the dates and details of the refits undertaken. HMS Prince of Wales (53) HMS "Prince of Wales" was a "King George V"-class battleship of the Royal Navy, built at the