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
HMS Prince of Wales (53) meet Churchill on board "Prince of Wales". The conference continued from 10 to 12 August aboard the heavy cruiser USS "Augusta" and, at the end of the conference, the Atlantic Charter was proclaimed. Following the declaration of the charter, "Prince of Wales" arrived back at Scapa Flow on 18 August. In September 1941, "Prince of Wales" was assigned to Force H, in the Mediterranean. On 24 September "Prince of Wales" formed part of Group II, led by Vice-Admiral Alban Curteis and consisting of the battleships "Prince of Wales" and , the cruisers , , and , and twelve destroyers. The