Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis have new last names

[Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis returned from their summer vacation at Balmoral, moved into their new four-bedroom home, Adelaide Cottage, on the Windsor estate, started school for the first time with all three together at Lamoureux, and, of course, lost their great-grandmother, the Queen, who died Thursday at age 96

Yesterday.

Yesterday, the parents of the three, Prince William and Kate Middleton, were named the new Prince and Princess of Wales. Now that Prince William and Princess Kate are the Duke and Duchess of Wales, their children are George Wales, Charlotte Wales, and Louis Wales. (When William and his brother Prince Harry were students, they were called William Wales and Harry Wales, reflecting their parents' titles as Prince of Wales and Princess of Wales.)

Think of it this way: on the first day of school on Thursday, Lamoureux's new teachers and fellow students greeted them with one last name (Cambridge), which is confusing at any age, whether you're nine, seven, or four.

In a speech yesterday, Charles III said, "Today I am proud to name him [William] Tywysog Cymru, Prince of Wales. Together with Catherine, Princess Catherine, the new Prince and Princess of Wales will continue to inspire and lead our national dialogue and help bring marginalization to the heartland where vital assistance is given"

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According to PEOPLE, in assuming these new titles, William and Kate are focused on "taking the time to develop the trust and respect of the Welsh people," and "the Prince and Princess of Wales will approach their work in the same modest and humble manner as they have approached their They will approach their role in the same modest and humble manner as they have in the past," he added.

In addition to the change of surname, all three children have moved up in the line of succession, now ranking second, third, and fourth, as Charlotte would have passed to her brother Louis, who would have ranked fourth, before the 2013 Succession to the Crown Act came into effect. The 2013 law made the royal family hereditary in the order of birth, regardless of gender. For example, Princess Anne was the queen's second eldest child, but was lower in the line of succession than her brothers Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.

"It may seem trivial, but it's a very big victory for equality," William once said of the proposed amendment. As [the queen] has proven more than anyone else, being a monarch is a job, and a woman can do it just as well as a man."