(CNN) Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, has a new title.

Queen Elizabeth II appointed the prince as Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, according to a tweet from Kensington Palace

The new appointment comes weeks after Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, announced they would be stepping back from royal duties

The Queen appoints a Lord High Commissioner every year, according to the Royal Family's website

The Church of Scotland "is a Presbyterian church and recognises only Jesus Christ as 'King and Head of the Church,'" the Royal Family's website says. The Church is also entirely self-governing, represented at the local level by "kirk sessions" and at a national level by the General Assembly.

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