Prince of Wales Nations. The wife of the Prince of Wales is entitled to the title Princess of Wales. Prince Charles's first wife, Diana, used that title but his second wife, Camilla, uses only the title Duchess of Cornwall (or of Rothesay when in Scotland) because the other title has become so popularly associated with Diana. The Prince of Wales is the heir apparent of the monarch of the United Kingdom. No formal public role or responsibility has been legislated by Parliament or otherwise delegated to him by law or custom, either as heir apparent or as Prince of Wales. The current Prince
Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse Squadron RAAF, arrived over the battlefield at 1318, just as "Prince of Wales" sank. They encountered a scouting aircraft piloted by Ensign Masato Hoashi, who had discovered Force Z earlier, but it managed to escape the Buffaloes and returned to confirm the sinkings. Had it been shot down, the Japanese might have assumed that the two ships had survived the attack, and struck again. Destroyers "Electra" and "Vampire" moved in to rescue survivors of "Repulse", while "Express" rescued those from the "Prince of Wales". 840 sailors were lost: 513 in "Repulse" and 327 in "Prince Of Wales". After they were