Show there Is now no prince of wales the title of prince of wales disappeared when king george died recently and his son edward vill VIII succeeded him as sovereign the prince of wales must be a son of the ruler of england and the new king being a bachelor there is no one to claim the title incidentally edward vill VIII is the first bachelor king to occupy the british brit i sh throne in years the last bachelor king was george III however george married during his reign since the time of william wiiliam the conqueror there have been only two adult british rulers who remained unmarried throughout their reigns cappers weekly |