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{{Infobox royalty
| honorific-prefix    = Commander The Right Honourable
| name         = Henry
| name               = The Viscount Middleton
| title        = [[Prince of Wales]]
| honorific-suffix    = VC KP PC
| image       = [[File:William Sumbarines Crop.png|200px|frameless]]
| image               = [[File:William Sumbarines Crop.png|200px|frameless]]
| caption     = The Prince Royal in 2022
| caption             = Viscount Middleton in 2022
| alt          =  
| office = Member of the House of Lords
| birth_name  = Henry Stephen Spencer Alexander Somerset
| status = Lord Temporal
| birth_date  =  
| termlabe = Life peerage
| birth_place  =  
| term_start = 26 December 2022
| spouses      = {{marriage|Miann Somerset<br>|29 October 2022}}
{{Collapsed infobox section begin|Ministerial offices
| issue-link  =  
| titlestyle = border:1px dashed lightgrey}}
| issue        = [[Sir Tobias Somerset]]
{{Infobox officeholder
| full name    = Henry Stephen Spencer Alexander
|embed = yes
| house       = [[House of Somerset|Somerset]]
|office2          = First Secretary of State
| father       = [[Matthew Somerset]]
|primeminister2  = Matthew Somerset
| mother      =  
|term_start2      = 12 October 2022
| signature    = [[File:Prince Henry Signature.png|155px|frameless]]
|term_end2        = 11 December 2022
|predecessor2    = {{ubl|August Stuart-Windsor}}
|successor2      = {{ubl|Sirch Somerset}}
|office3          = Home Secretary
|primeminister3  = Matthew Somerset
|term_start3      = 12 October 2022
|term_end3       = 11 December 2022
|predecessor3    = {{ubl|Albus Stuart-Windsor}}
|successor3       = {{ubl|Joshua Sherwood}}
|office4          = Foreign Secretary
|primeminister4  = Matthew Somerset
|term_start4      = 12 October 2022
|term_end4        = 17 October 2022
|predecessor4    = {{ubl|Matthew Somerset}}
|successor4      = {{ubl|Cameron Romefeller}}
{{collapsed infobox section end}}
}}
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{{Collapsed infobox section begin|last=yes|Parliamentary offices
'''Henry, Prince of Wales''' (Henry Stephen Spencer Alexander Somerset), is a member of the British royal family. He is the second child of Prince Matthew, Duke of Somerset and the only brother of King Edward IX. Henry is 1st in the line of succession to the British throne and was previously appointed the Prince Royal on 2 January 2023. He is also the father of [[Sir Tobias Somerset]], a Barrister, Jurist, and former Parliamentarian.
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Born at the Castle of Mey, Henry took part in political activities prior to his creation as Prince of Wales and before that as Prince Royal, includling service as First Secretary of State in 2022. As a member of the [[British Royalist Party]], Henry also served as Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition and Member of Parliament for Caithness, Sutherland, and Easter Ross.
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| office5 = Member of the House of Lords
The Prince of Wales performs official duties and engagements on behalf of his brother the King. He also serves as Lord Temporal in the House of Lords and formally served as Lord High Steward of Queen Elizabeth's Royal Household.
| status5 = Lord Temporal
| termlabel5 = Life peerage
| term_start5 = 7 October 2022
| term_end5 = 3 December 2022
| office6 = Speaker of the House of Commons
| term_start6 = 13 January 2021
| term_end6 = 25 January 2021
| office7 = Member of Parliament<br />for Brighton Pavillion
| term_start7 = 12 January 2021
| term_end7 = 19 February 2021
| office8            = Member of Parliament<br />for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
| term_start8        = 8 December 2022
| term_end8 = 26 December 2022
{{collapsed infobox section end}}
}}
{{Collapsed infobox section begin|last=yes|Other offices
| cont = yes
| titlestyle = border:1px dashed lightgrey}}{{Infobox officeholder
| embed = yes
| office12 = Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
| term_start12 = 16 October 2020
| term_end12 = 22 November 2020
| office13 = First Sea Lord & Chief of the Naval Staff
| term_start13 = 1 January 2021
| term_end13 = 12 March 2021
|predecessor13    = {{ubl|Arthur Pendragon}}
|successor13      = {{ubl|Horatio Nelson}}
| office14 = Downing Street Chief of Staff
| term_start14 = 10 October 2022
| term_end14 = 12 October 2022
| office15            = Leader of the British Royalist Party
| term_start15        = 3 December 2022
| term_end15        = 17 December 2022
| predecessor15        = [[Matthew Somerset]]
| successor15 = [[Elio Somerset]]
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| birth_name          = Henry Stephen Spencer Alexander Somerset
| birth_date          =
| birth_place        =
| death_date          =
| death_place        =
| party              = [[British Royalist Party]]
| spouse              = {{marriage|Miann Bowes-Lyon|29 October 2022}}
| children            =
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'''Henry Stephen Spencer Alexander Bowes-Lyon, Viscount Middleton, VC, KP, PC''', often known as Henry Bowes-Lyon, is a British politician and peer who has served as [[First Secretary of State]] since November 2022 and as [[Home Secretary]] since October 2022. He also serves as Lord Temporal in the House of Lords. A member of the [[British Royalist Party]], he identifies with socially liberal and fiscally conservative views.


==Early Life and Education==
==Early Life==
==Parliamentary Career==
==Political Career==
===Early Parliamentary Career===
===Foreign Secretary===
===First Secretary of State & Home Secretary===
===Peerage===
==Other Work==
==Personal Life==
==Personal Life==
==Titles, styles, honours and arms==
==Titles, styles, honours and arms==
* 13 January 2021 – 11 October 2022: ''The Right Honourable'' Henry Bowes-Lyon
===Titles and Styles===
* 11 October 2022 – 3 December 2022: ''His Lordship'' The Baron of Brabourne
{{Infobox royal styles
* 3 December 2022 - present: ''His Lordship'' The Viscount Middleton
| name        = Henry, Prince of Wales
| image      = File:Arms of Henry, Prince Royal.png
| image_size  = 100px
| reference  = His Royal Highness
| spoken      = Your Royal Highness
| alternative = Sir
}}
Prior to becoming Prince of Wales, Prince Henry was awarded the Victoria Cross and made a Knight Companion of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick. Following the departure of Angus Stewart from Great Britain, Henry succeeded to the Barony of Brabourne, becoming the second Baron Brabourne. On 3 December 2022, he was created Viscount Middleton. These titles merged into the Crown upon his creation as Prince Royal.
 
* 31 August 2020 – 13 January 2021 ‣ Mr. Henry Somerset
* 13 January 2021 – 11 October 2022 ''The Right Honourable'' Henry Somerset
* 11 October 2022 – 3 December 2022 ''His Lordship'' The Baron of Brabourne VC PC
* 3 December 2022 – 2 January 2023 ‣ ''His Lordship'' The Viscount Middleton VC KP PC
* 2 January 2023 – Present ‣ ''His Royal Highness'' The Prince Royal
** ''In Scotland:'' 2 January 2023 – present ‣ ''His Royal Highness'' The Baron of Hamilton
** ''In Ireland:'' 2 January 2023 – present ‣ ''His Royal Highness'' The Earl of Hillsborough
===Honours===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Country
! scope="col"| Date
! scope="col"| Appointment
! scope="col"| Ribbon
! scope="col"| Post-nominal<br />letters
|-
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Empire of Great Britain
| 2 January 2023 – present
| Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter
| [[File:Order of the Garter UK ribbon.svg|60px]]
| KG
|-
| {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} Empire of Great Britain
| 2 January 2023 – present
| Knight Companion of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle
| [[File:Order of the Thistle UK ribbon.svg|60px]]
| KT
|-
| {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} Empire of Great Britain
| 3 December 2022 – present
| Knight Companion of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick
| [[File:Ribbon bar Order of St. Patrick.jpg|60px]]
| KP
|-
| {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} Empire of Great Britain
| 25 October 2022 – present
| Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council
|
| PC
|}
===Arms===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Arms
! scope="col"| Details
|-
| <center>[[File:Arms of Henry, Prince Royal.png|200px]]</center>
| <b>Adopted</b><br/>
:2 January 2023<br/>
<b>Crest</b><br/>
:TBD<br/>
<b>Escutcheon</b><br/>
:TBD<br/>
<b>Supporters</b><br/>
:TBD<br/>
<b>Orders</b><br/>
:The Order of the Garter ribbon.<br/>
:<b>HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE</b><br/>
:''(Shame be to him who thinks evil of it)''<br/>
<b>Other Elements</b><br/>
:TBD<br/>
<b>Symbolism</b><br/>
:TBD<br/>
|}
===Banners, flags and standards===
The banners used by the Prince of Wales vary depending upon location. His personal standard is the Royal Standard of the Empire of Great Britain differenced as in his arms with a label of three points Argent, the center point being charged with an anchor Azure. It is used in the Empire of Great Britain when the prince is acting in an official capacity.
 
In Canada, a personal heraldic banner for the Prince of Wales was issued in 2023, consisting of the shield of the Royal Arms of Canada defaced with a blue roundel surrounded with a wreath of gold maple leaves, within which is a depiction of an "H" surmounted by a coronet. Above the roundel is a white label of three points, the center point being charged with an anchor.
 
<gallery class="center" widths="200px">
File:Royal Standard for Prince Henry.png|Standard for the Prince Royal
File:Standard for Prince Henry in Canada.png|Canadian personal Standard for Prince Henry
</gallery>


Following the departure of Angus Stewart from Great Britain, Henry succeeded to the Barony of Brabourne, becoming the second Baron Brabourne. On 3 December 2022, he was created Viscount Middleton and knighted as a Companion of the Order of Saint Patrick.
==Ancestry==

Latest revision as of 20:17, 10 June 2023

Henry
Prince of Wales
William Sumbarines Crop.png
The Prince Royal in 2022
BornHenry Stephen Spencer Alexander Somerset
Spouse
Miann Somerset
(m. 2022)
IssueSir Tobias Somerset
Full name
Henry Stephen Spencer Alexander
HouseSomerset
FatherMatthew Somerset
Prince Henry Signature.png

Henry, Prince of Wales (Henry Stephen Spencer Alexander Somerset), is a member of the British royal family. He is the second child of Prince Matthew, Duke of Somerset and the only brother of King Edward IX. Henry is 1st in the line of succession to the British throne and was previously appointed the Prince Royal on 2 January 2023. He is also the father of Sir Tobias Somerset, a Barrister, Jurist, and former Parliamentarian.

Born at the Castle of Mey, Henry took part in political activities prior to his creation as Prince of Wales and before that as Prince Royal, includling service as First Secretary of State in 2022. As a member of the British Royalist Party, Henry also served as Leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition and Member of Parliament for Caithness, Sutherland, and Easter Ross.

The Prince of Wales performs official duties and engagements on behalf of his brother the King. He also serves as Lord Temporal in the House of Lords and formally served as Lord High Steward of Queen Elizabeth's Royal Household.

Early Life

Political Career

Personal Life

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and Styles

Styles of
Henry, Prince of Wales
Arms of Henry, Prince Royal.png
Reference styleHis Royal Highness
Spoken styleYour Royal Highness
Alternative styleSir

Prior to becoming Prince of Wales, Prince Henry was awarded the Victoria Cross and made a Knight Companion of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick. Following the departure of Angus Stewart from Great Britain, Henry succeeded to the Barony of Brabourne, becoming the second Baron Brabourne. On 3 December 2022, he was created Viscount Middleton. These titles merged into the Crown upon his creation as Prince Royal.

  • 31 August 2020 – 13 January 2021 ‣ Mr. Henry Somerset
  • 13 January 2021 – 11 October 2022 ‣ The Right Honourable Henry Somerset
  • 11 October 2022 – 3 December 2022 ‣ His Lordship The Baron of Brabourne VC PC
  • 3 December 2022 – 2 January 2023 ‣ His Lordship The Viscount Middleton VC KP PC
  • 2 January 2023 – Present ‣ His Royal Highness The Prince Royal
    • In Scotland: 2 January 2023 – present ‣ His Royal Highness The Baron of Hamilton
    • In Ireland: 2 January 2023 – present ‣ His Royal Highness The Earl of Hillsborough

Honours

Country Date Appointment Ribbon Post-nominal
letters
wikipedia:United Kingdom Empire of Great Britain 2 January 2023 – present Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter Order of the Garter UK ribbon.svg KG
wikipedia:United Kingdom Empire of Great Britain 2 January 2023 – present Knight Companion of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle Order of the Thistle UK ribbon.svg KT
wikipedia:United Kingdom Empire of Great Britain 3 December 2022 – present Knight Companion of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick Ribbon bar Order of St. Patrick.jpg KP
wikipedia:United Kingdom Empire of Great Britain 25 October 2022 – present Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council PC

Arms

Arms Details
Arms of Henry, Prince Royal.png
Adopted
2 January 2023

Crest

TBD

Escutcheon

TBD

Supporters

TBD

Orders

The Order of the Garter ribbon.
HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE
(Shame be to him who thinks evil of it)

Other Elements

TBD

Symbolism

TBD

Banners, flags and standards

The banners used by the Prince of Wales vary depending upon location. His personal standard is the Royal Standard of the Empire of Great Britain differenced as in his arms with a label of three points Argent, the center point being charged with an anchor Azure. It is used in the Empire of Great Britain when the prince is acting in an official capacity.

In Canada, a personal heraldic banner for the Prince of Wales was issued in 2023, consisting of the shield of the Royal Arms of Canada defaced with a blue roundel surrounded with a wreath of gold maple leaves, within which is a depiction of an "H" surmounted by a coronet. Above the roundel is a white label of three points, the center point being charged with an anchor.

Ancestry