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Prince William gets a promotion! Queen gives grandson a new role in the Church of Scotland just days after Prince Harry quit life as a senior royal

    Prince William has been made Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly
    He will now make the opening and closing addresses at the annual meeting
    It comes as his brother, the Duke of Sussex, begins his life away from monarchy

By Raven Saunt For Mailonline

Published: 18:34, 25 January 2020 | Updated: 20:13, 25 January 2020

The Queen has given Prince William a new role in the Church of Scotland as Prince Harry prepares to step back as a senior royal.  The Duke of Cambridge has been made the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and will act as the sovereign's personal representative at the annual meeting.  It comes almost immediately after his brother, the Duke of Sussex, made the ten-hour journey to Vancouver on Monday to join Meghan and Archie at the start of their new life away from the monarchy.  The Lord High Commissioner role was established in the 1707 Act of Union between England and Scotland.  The Queen pledged to continue it during the first Privy Council meeting of her reign in 1952.  Prince William will now make the opening and closing addresses to the Assembly as well as carrying out official visits across Scotland.  The Church of Scotland is a Presbyterian church and only recognises Jesus Christ as King and Head of the Church.  It means that the Queen is able to attend services as an ordinary member of the congregation.  The monarch appoints a new figure to the role every year and previous royal family members who have taken it on include Princess Royal, the Duke of Rothesay, the Duke of York and the Earl of Wessex.  The role is currently held by the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, Richard Scott.  Meanwhile, Harry and Meghan are adjusting to their new life in Canada where they will raise their son Archie Mountbatten-Windsor.  Prince Harry made an emotional speech last weekend at a private charity dinner in Chelsea, London, where he said that he had 'no other option' but to give up his role.  On Monday he undertook the ten-hour journey from London Heathrow to Vancouver International Airport on a Boeing 747.  The Duke of Sussex then boarded a WestJet plane to make the short journey on to Victoria Airport on Vancouver Island to join his wife and eight-month-old son.  While he flew, he missed Prince William's first solo reception at Buckingham Palace where he ushered in a new era for the royals and even gave Harry a mention in his welcoming speech.  He said: 'The African continent holds a very special place in my heart. It is the place my father took my brother and me shortly after our mother died.'

The terms of Harry and Meghan's departure were announced by Buckingham Palace last week.  The couple has agreed to drop their HRH styles as well as pay back the £2.4million of taxpayers money that was used to restore their Windsor home, Frogmore Cottage.  The couple has recently faced disruption over their attempt to trademark their Sussex Royal brand.  Their application was originally blocked by 34-year-old British doctor Benjamin Worcester.  He has since requested to 'rescind' his opposition after claiming that an impostor filled out the forms.  The Queen and Prince Philip were seen today for the first time since Harry departed to Canada.  Her Majesty was forced to pull out of the annual Women's Institute visit while she recovered from an illness.  But a spokesman for Buckingham Palace told MailOnline she had 'a slight cold' with an insider adding that it was 'no cause for alarm'.  Prince Andrew, 59, Prince Edward, 55, and Lady Louise, 16 were also all seen cantering through the Windsor Great Park today.  Last night Meghan posted a series of pictures on Instagram to raise awareness of International Day of Education and highlighted the charity trips she made before marrying Prince Harry.  The images include Meghan in Rwanda in March 2016 with World Vision - which was expanding access to clean water in rural areas - before she met Harry on a blind date four months later.  Other pictures posted today show the actress visiting university students in London in January 2019 and Harry in Malawi in September last year during the couple's Africa tour.  The Sussex Royal account posted the images alongside a caption that read: 'Today, on International Day of Education, we highlight the importance of access to education for all.  'The Duchess of Sussex has focused on this both prior to becoming a member of the Royal Family and now as patron of The Association of Commonwealth Universities.  Working closely with CAMA, both The Duke and Duchess recognise the benefit both personally and to society at large when a young girl has access to education.  On their recent tour to Southern Africa, The Duke supported the initiatives of @Camfed on the ground in Malawi.'

Duke of Cambridge's current roles

Colonel of Irish Guards

Commodore-in-Chief of Submarines at Royal Naval Command

Commodore-in-Chief at Royal Naval Command in Scotland 

Honorary Air Commandant at Royal Air Force Coningsby

President

Fields in Trust

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts 

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

United for Wildlife

Vice President

The Foundation of the College of St. George

Patron

Centrepoint

Child Bereavement UK

English Schools Swimming Association

Henry van Straubenzee Memorial Fund

Imperial War Museum

Mountain Rescue Council England & Wales

Royal African Society

Swim England

The Passage

Tusk Trust

Welsh Rugby Charitable Trust

Welsh Rugby Union

Honorary Fellow

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

St John's College, Cambridge

The Royal Society of Edinburgh

The Royal Society of Medicine

Honorary Life Member

Automobile Association

British Sub-Aqua Club

Football Association

Gloucestershire County Cricket Club

Royal Aero Club

Royal Ontario Museum