Prince of Wales titled Princess of Wales. There was also no Prince of Wales for the first several years of the reign of Elizabeth II. Prince Charles was not named Prince of Wales until 1958, when he was nine years old. The title of "Princess of Wales" has always been held by the Prince's wife in her capacity as spouse of the heir apparent and therefore future queen consort. The current Princess of Wales is Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, who automatically assumed the title upon her legal marriage to Prince Charles. Camilla however has chosen not to be publicly known by the title
Prince of Wales Hospital (Sydney) Prince of Wales Hospital (Sydney) The Prince of Wales Hospital is a 440 bed major public teaching hospital located in Sydney's eastern suburb of Randwick, providing a full range of hospital services to the people of New South Wales, Australia. The hospital has strong ties to the University of New South Wales. The Prince of Wales Hospital had its origins in 1852 with the formation of the "Society for Destitute Children" which established the "Asylum for Destitute Children" with the first building opened on 21 March 1858 in Paddington. After an appeal for funds in 1870, the "Catherine Hayes Hospital"