Baron Kilkeel

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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex , first and reigning Baron Kilkeel.

Baron Kilkeel , of Kilkeel in the County of Down , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .

Award

The title was created by Letters patent on July 16, 2018 by Queen Elizabeth II for her grandson Prince Harry as a subordinate title to the titles Duke of Sussex and Earl of Dumbarton , which were awarded to him at the same time . The award ceremony took place on the occasion of his wedding to Meghan Markle on May 19, 2018. He is named after the Northern Irish city ​​of Kilkeel . Traditionally, male members of the British royal family are given a title of nobility on the occasion of their marriage.

Historical reference

Before 2018 there was no title of nobility associated with Kilkeel. In the Middle Ages it was the center of the Mugdorna (Múrna, Mughdorna, Morne), a Gaelic-Irish tribe. Kilkeel is located near the Morne Mountains and is the base of Northern Ireland's largest fishing fleet. The barony was created for Prince Harry as his Northern Irish title, to give him a title from every part of the country. The Queen chose the title.

List of Barons Kilkeel (2018)

The heir ( Heir Apparent ) is the son of the current title holder, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor (* 2019).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Press Association 2017: Baron of Kilkeel is Prince Harry's Northern Irish title . Windsor Observer. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette : No. 62358, p. 12928 , July 19, 2018.
  3. ^ Harry and Meghan appointed Baron and Baroness of Kilkeel . Belfast Telegraph. May 19, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  4. ↑ Prince Harry, Meghan Markle to become Duke and Duchess of Sussex . USA Today. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  5. ↑ Royal wedding 2018: Harry becomes Baron Kilkeel . BBC News. January 1, 1970. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  6. ↑ Baron of Kilkeel is Prince Harry's Northern Irish title . Belfast Telegraph. May 19, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  7. ^ Post reply: Harry becomes the Duke of Sussex and the Earl of Dumbarton . HeraldScotland. January 1, 1970. Retrieved May 19, 2018.