Queen honours the Duchess of Cambridge with a new role in the royal family

The Duchess of Cambridge will take on the new role that has a long tradition in the royal family and link to Prince Philip.

Prince William has announced a new role within the royal family for his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, during a visit to a shipyard near Glasgow in Scotland.

The Duchess will be the sponsor of a new battleship, HMS Glasgow, according to Prince William after the Queen appointed her to the position.

The Queen is currently on her traditional trip to Scotland for Holyrood Week. Picture: Andrew Milligan – Pool/Getty Images)

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“This role will see The Duchess supporting the crew through milestones, events and deployments over the vessel‘s coming years of service,” the royal family said in a statement on Twitter.

William and Kate during their recent tour of Scotland. Picture: Chris Jackson / POOL / AFP)

Prince William mentioned his late grandfather, Prince Phillip, while discussing the construction of the new ship.

“My family’s affection for the Royal Navy is well known, and as I saw the work taking place here today, I was thinking of my grandfather, The Duke of Edinburgh,” Prince William said. ”He would have been fascinated and very excited to see such advances in skills and technology being put into practice.”

He was also gifted with models of the ship for his and Kate‘s three children — Prince George, 7, Princess Charlotte, 6, and Prince Louis, 3 — to paint.

🛳 🎨 His Royal Highness was presented with models of the ship for Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis to paint. pic.twitter.com/jzN2heRCUT

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) June 29, 2021

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Prince William attended multiple events in Scotland over the past two days alongside his grandmother, the Queen. On Tuesday, William was taken on a tour of the shipyard.

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