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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Question about Prince Harry

HeIIo, can anyone teII me of Pronce Harry is EngIish or WeIsh, or British? I can't find this information anywhere. I onIy found that he is the Prince of WaIes but that doesn't mean he is WeIsh, right?
  

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Harry is not Prince of Wales. His father is. Both are English and British.

  • Harry is not Prince of Wales.
  • His father is.
  • Both are English and British.
  • The eldest son of the English/British monarch is traditionally given the title of 'Prince of Wales'.
  • That does not make him Welsh.
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Harry is not Prince of Wales. His father is.
Both are English and British. The eldest son of the English/British monarch is traditionally given the title of 'Prince of Wales'. That does not make him Welsh. Similarly his 'Duke of Rothsay' title does not make him Scottish, even though Rothesay is in Scotland.

One of the Queen's titles is 'Duke of Normandy'. She is not Norman, though she
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Wales#History

Only three Welshmen have claimed the title of Prince of Wales since 1283.
  1. Madog ap Llywelyn led a nationwide revolt in 1294-5.
  2. In the 1370s, Owain Lawgoch, an English-born descendant of one of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd's brother

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