<Tr> <Th> Inaugural holder </Th> <Td> Joan of Kent </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.princeofwales.gov.uk </Td> </Tr> <P> Princess of Wales (Welsh: Tywysoges Cymru) is a British courtesy title held by the wife of the Prince of Wales, who is, since the 14th century, the heir apparent of the English or British monarch . The first acknowledged title holder was Eleanor de Montfort, wife of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd . It has subsequently been used by wives of post-conquest princes of Wales . </P> <P> The title is currently held by Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (the former Camilla Parker Bowles), second wife of Charles, Prince of Wales since their marriage on 9 April 2005 . She does not, however, use the title, because of its association with the previous holder, Diana, Princess of Wales, who died in 1997 . Instead, she uses the title Duchess of Cornwall, the feminine form of her husband's highest - ranking subsidiary title . </P>

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