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King Charles and Prince William will attend the Order of the Bath Service at Westminster Abbey today, which marks the Order's 300th anniversary.
During the occasion, Prince William will be appointed Great Master of the Order.
Rebecca English, a royal specialist, took to X, the previous Twitter handle, and tweeted, "At @wabbey for a service to mark the 300th anniversary of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, whose recipients are usually senior military/civil servants."
At @wabbey for a service to mark the 300th anniversary of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, whose recipients are normally senior military/civil servants. King Charles will attend for the first time as sovereign. Prince William will be installed as the order’s Great Master. pic.twitter.com/w0J0sfyMa4
— Rebecca English (@RE_DailyMail) May 16, 2025
According to GB News, King Charles will be serving as Sovereign of the ancient order for the first time, which is a rare Royal Family first.
The ritual maintains a tradition started by George I's Letters Patent in 1725.
King Charles, the Prince of Wales, was previously installed as Great Master by his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, in 1975.
Commenting on the Prince of Wales' new title, royal analyst Hilary Fordwich told Fox News Digital, "Prince William has been taking on greater tasks, and there have been plans for additional shifts of authority.
"Prince William and Princess Catherine have been preparing for their future responsibilities as king and queen on an expedited pace. However, they are not aggressively pursuing immediate ascendancy.
