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 Island (Alaska) maritime conditions dominate the weather. The Tongass National Forest covers most of the island. Within the forest and on the island are the Karta River Wilderness and the South Prince of Wales Wilderness. Many of its wildlife, such as the Prince of Wales flying squirrel ("Glaucomys sabrinus griseifrons"), are found nowhere else. The island is in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area. Prince of Wales Island is the homeland of the indigenous Kaigani Haida people. Kaigani is a mispronunciation of the Tlingit word "x'aax' aani", which translates to "crabapple country". The Tlingit name for the island is "Taan", meaning "sea