Originally Posted by
cajunscot
Our disagreement is in the definition of "official" and "honourary" then.
An appoint by HM the Queen is "official" in my book, regardless of whether it is an "official" title -- and HRH takes it very seriously.
T.
Yes I can see where you are coming from.
There are official titles which go with his position as heir to the throne and then there are appointments which do not, these usually depend on other factors such as vacancies.
Charles could resign any of his honorary appointments such as the Black Watch one without it affecting any of his "official" titles. Those titles would only be affected by his accession to the throne and be devolved to Prince William. As king he could still retain all his honorary positions however.
Another example would be the Princess Royal. This title is awarded to the eldest daughter of a monarch but has nothing to do with honorary appointments.
Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, is a Royal Colonel, Royal Scots Borderers
The previous Princess Royal, Princess Mary, was Colonel-in-chief of The Royal Scots (the Royal Regiment).
I know it can get very complicated about how the royal ranking system works 
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Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
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