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Wales isn't a kingdom. It's a principality of England.
Without Scotland it isn't a unity of kingdoms at all.
Edward I took over Wales while divided and it's been a principality of the English crown since.
If Scotland becomes independent it's logically back to "England" officially.
If England still has sovereignty over Wales and Northern Ireland one is a principality, the other a territory. Neither is a kingdom capable of forming a union of kingdoms.
Another name might be chosen but "United Kingdom" wouldn't be accurate anymore. If it stayed the same it would be an anachronism.
Forgive if I'm wrong (not a native speaker), but why does United Kingdom implies several kingdoms to be united. Couldn't it be a kingdom which united several previously independent territories?
This issue with that is Wales and Northern Ireland haven't been independent territories either.
England conquered them. They haven't voluntarily joined a union, they have been conquered.
Northern Ireland with "power sharing" meaning they cannot elect a democratic parliament is essentially is run as a colony. The only caveat being they do have seats in the UK parliament.
Wales is a semi-autonomous part of England with a local government having some say but no ultimate control should the national government decide against something. Again they have seats in the national parliament so they aren't a colony.
Essentially in any other place Wales would be just part of England, not a separate country. Not a separate territory as there's no significance to the border except a historical one.