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Prince & Princess of Wales

Prince William to be the only royal liege man at King Charles III’s Coronation as roles for Andrew & Harry are scrapped

The Prince of Wales will be the only member of The Royal Family to be a “liege man of life and limb” at the Coronation of King Charles III.

The Sunday Times reports that royal dukes will no longer be required to kneel down before the monarch and pay homage to him at the ceremony.

Breaking with tradition, Prince William will be the only royal prince to do so.

He is expected to say: “I, William, Prince of Wales, do become your liege man of life and limb, and of earthly worship; and faith and truth I will bear unto you, to live and die against all manner of folks. So help me God.

Scrapping the requirement for other royal dukes to pledge allegiance to The King also means that Prince Andrew and Prince Harry will play no formal role in the Coronation.

The same is true for the Duke of Kent, who in 1953, knelt before Queen Elizabeth II at her Coronation.

The other royal duke who will play no role in the ceremony now is the Duke of Gloucester.