The Queen died peacefully at her home in Balmoral, Scotland on Thursday aged 96 after 70 years on the throne, the longest reign of any monarch in the nation’s history. Her eldest son Charles succeeded his mother as King Charles III, with his wife Camilla taking on the role of Queen. As the royal family’s titles have changed since the Queen’s death, their social media accounts have also been updated to show the new line of succession. Shortly after the Queen’s death was announced, the official @KensingtonRoyal Twitter account and @dukeandduchessofcambridge Instagram account, owned by Prince William and Kate Middleton, were updated to show their new titles as Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge. As King Charles III made his first speech in the United Kingdom on Friday, the British monarch named his eldest son and heir, William, Prince of Wales. “With Catherine at his side, our new Prince and Princess of Wales, I know, will continue to inspire and guide our national conversations, helping to bring the marginalized to the center where vital help can be given,” he added. Prince William and Kate Middleton were named the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge after their wedding in 2011. The royal couple will now also be known as the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge and the Prince and Princess of Wales . Following the King’s address, the @KensingtonRoyal Twitter account was subsequently changed to show “The Prince and Princess of Wales”. Meanwhile, the @dukeandduchessofcambridge Instagram page is no longer active and has been moved to the @princeandprincessofwales account. However, no changes have yet been made to the official social media account @ClarenceHouse, which is owned by the former Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall. Both the Clarence House Twitter and Instagram accounts still reflect the King and Queen’s previous titles – Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall – before the Queen’s death. Following the social media update, many netizens pointed out that the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge immediately changed their social media handles, while the King’s remains the same. Some people thought this move was a bit hasty, while others found it just plain disrespectful. “I’m a bit surprised the British Royal Family communications teams didn’t co-ordinate this better,” one user wrote on Twitter. “Kensington Palace should wait for Clarence House to make the switch in Cornwall.” “It was shocking how quickly they claimed the Cornwall title online. The body isn’t even cold yet,” said another person. “They couldn’t even wait a few minutes for Clarence House to change on their website,” another pointed out. Before being named King Charles III, the monarch was given the title of Prince of Wales at the age of 10 by the Queen, a title historically bestowed on the heir apparent. The royal family’s social media accounts weren’t the only changes that needed to be made following the Queen’s death. The royal family’s official website has also been updated, with Charles now referred to as His Majesty The King. Although he will not be officially named King until an Accession Council is held at St James’s Palace in London on Saturday, the website royal.uk has already listed Charles as King, with his wife Camilla officially listed as Queen Consort.
