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The use of title of Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is entirely at the will of the Sovereign. Individuals holding the title of princess are styled Her Royal Highness. Since King George V's Letters Patent of 30 November 1917, the title Princess and the use of the style Royal Highness has generally been restricted to the following persons:
There have been several exceptions to these rules, as explained later in this article.
Under the current practice, princesses of the blood royal are the legitimate daughters and the male-line granddaughters of a British Sovereign. They are dynasts, that is potential successors to the throne. For these individuals, the title "Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" and the style "Her Royal Highness" is an entitlement for life. The title Princess and the style Royal Highness is prefixed to the Christian name, before another title of honor. From 1714 until 1917, the male-line great granddaughters of the Sovereign were titled "Princess of Great Britain and Ireland" with the style "Highness." Since 1917, the male-line great granddaughters of the the Sovereign, have held the "the style and title enjoyed by the children of dukes." For example, the daughters of the current Duke of Gloucester, a male line grandson of George V, are styled The Lady Davina Windsor and The Lady Rose Windsor.
Princesses by marriage are the recognized wives of the Sovereign's sons and male line grandsons. Generally, these women are entitled to the style Royal Highness by virtue of marriage. They retain the style during their widowhood. However, Queen Elizabeth II issued Letters Patent dated 21 August 1996 that stated that any woman divorced from a Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with the style "Royal Highness" would no longer be entitled to the style "Royal Highness."
Since the passage of the 1772 Royal Marriages Act, there have been several instances in which princes of the blood contracted marriages in contravention of that act and several instances in which the Sovereign withheld the style "Her Royal Highness" from a prince's wife deemed to be unsuitable. For example, Prince George, Duke of CambridgeWhitehall, London Prince George, Duke of Cambridge ( 26 March 1819 17 March 1904), was a member of the British Royal Family and army officer who served as commander-in-chief of the British Army from 1856 to 1895. A male-line grandson of King George III, t, a male-line grandson of King George IIIGeorge III (George William Frederick) ( 4 June 1738 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain, and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. He was c, married Sarah Louisa Fairbrother, in contravention of the Royal Marriages Act. Although morganatic marriage did not exist in British law, the duke's wife was never titled the Duchess of Cambridge or accorded the style "Her Royal Highness." Instead, she known as "Mrs. FitzGeorge." Most famously, King George VIKing of the United Kingdom ( 1936- 52), King of Ireland ( 1936- 1949), Emperor of India ( 1936- 1947) George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George) ( December 14, 1895 February 6, 1952) was the third British monarch of the House of Windsor, reigning from ( D issued Letters Patent dated 27 May 1937Events January January 1 Anastasio Somoza becomes President of Nicaragua January 11 The first issue of Look magazine goes on sale in the United States. January 19 Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, that entitled the Duke of WindsorEdward VIII Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David , later His Royal Highness The Duke of Windsor ( 23 June 1894 28 May 1972) was the second British monarch of the House of Windsor. He reigned as the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britai "to hold and enjoy for himself only the title style or attribute of Royal Highness so however that his wife and descendants if any shall not hold the said title style or attribute."
The wife of a prince of the blood takes her husband's Christian name in her title as do all married royal women. For example, upon her marriage to Prince Michael of KentHis Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent (Michael George Charles Franklin Windsor) ( 4 July 1942-) is a member of the British Royal Family. He is a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and first cousin once removed of her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Ed in 1978, Baroness Marie-Christine von ReibnitzHer Royal Highness The Princess Michael of Kent (Marie-Christine Anne Agnes Hedwig Ida Windsor, nee von Reibnitz) (born June 15, 1945), is a member of the British Royal Family through her marriage to His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent. Marie-Christ assumed the title and style of "Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent." Similarly, upon her marriage to then Prince Richard of Gloucester, the former Birgitte van Deurs assumed the title and style of "Her Royal Highness Princess Richard of Gloucester."
The situation is slightly different when a woman is married to a prince who happens to be a peer or the Prince of Wales. Upon marriage, the wife the Prince of Wales becomes "Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales." Upon marriage, the wife of a royal duke (or earl) becomes "Her Royal Highness The Duchess (or Countess) of X." When Prince Richard of Gloucester succeeded to his father's dukedom in 1974, his wife become "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester."
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