Yes, the title Princess Royal is higher and a unique honour within the British royal family, bestowed by the monarch on their eldest daughter, making her rank above a regular princess (who typically holds a courtesy title). It's a life title, held by Princess Anne currently, and signifies the highest honour a female royal can receive, outranking other princesses on state occasions, though the Queen or Consort remains above her.
Princess Royal is a title customarily (but not automatically) awarded by British monarchs to their eldest daughters. Although purely honorary, it is the highest honour that may be given to a female member of the royal family. There have been seven Princesses Royal; Princess Anne became Princess Royal in 1987.
Harry remains a prince and is fifth in line to the throne. The couple, who met in 2016 and married in 2018, kept their Duke and Duchess of Sussex titles, but are no longer addressed as His or Her Royal Highness (HRH). Harry also gave up his military titles.
In descending order, the traditional nobility titles are: Emperor/Empress, King/Queen, Grand Duke/Grand Duchess, Prince/Princess, Duke/Duchess, Marquess/Marchioness, Earl/Countess, Viscount/Viscountess, and Baron/Baroness.
Officers of state. In England and Wales, the Archbishop of Canterbury is the highest in precedence following the royal family. Then come, assuming the post of Lord High Steward is vacant (as it usually has been since 1421), the Lord Chancellor, and the Archbishop of York.
Although Diana was the daughter of an Earl, she was not a member of the royal family and only became a princess through marriage. While married to Prince Charles, she was called “Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales”. With a divorce, Diana would no longer be royalty.
Some say the dueling duchesses disliked one another from day one. Others say the war began when the combatants clashed over preparations for Meghan's wedding. Whatever the case, a new poll indicates that when it comes to popularity in the UK, Meghan is no contest for Kate.
She became Duchess of Cambridge by her marriage on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey. The couple have three children: George, Charlotte, and Louis. On 9 September 2022, she became Princess of Wales when William was created Prince of Wales by his father, King Charles III.
The sovereign titles listed below are grouped together into categories roughly according to their degree of dignity; these being: imperial (Emperor/Empress, etc.), royal (King/Queen, Grand Duke, etc.), others (sovereign Prince, sovereign Duke, etc.), and religious.
The Duchess was considered one of the highest honors among female nobility titles, followed by the Marchioness, Countess, and Viscountess. Each title also carried with it certain duties and responsibilities, with women expected to assist their husbands and take on royal duties as requested.
Meghan gave birth to a son, Archie, on May 6, 2019. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's office moved to Buckingham Palace and officially closed on March 31, 2020, when the Sussexes withdrew from undertaking official royal engagements.
While "nicest" is subjective, polls consistently show Prince William and Princess Catherine (Kate) as the most popular and positively viewed royals, often praised for their warmth, dedication, and resilience, with Princess Anne frequently cited for her down-to-earth, no-nonsense, and hardworking nature, making her a strong contender for "nicest" in terms of perceived authenticity.
Meghan Markle revealed she experienced postpartum preeclampsia, a rare and serious medical condition involving high blood pressure and excess protein in the urine after childbirth, which she described as a "huge medical scare". She shared this personal health battle on her podcast, highlighting the challenges of managing a life-threatening condition while navigating new motherhood privately, an experience she shares with Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd.
Meghan isn't a princess because royal protocol reserves the "Princess" title (e.g., Princess Catherine) for women born into the royal family, not those who marry into it, though they technically hold the lesser title of Princess of the UK (like Princess Henry of Wales) but use their higher ducal title (Duchess of Sussex). Kate is also not called "Princess Kate," but "Princess of Wales" (after marrying the future King's heir), as she uses her husband's higher ducal title (Duchess of Cambridge), and Meghan uses "Duchess of Sussex". Both technically are princesses by marriage but are styled as Duchesses, with blood-born royals (like Princess Charlotte) being the ones who can use their first name with the title.
It's an honor customarily bestowed upon the monarch's eldest daughter. Princess Charlotte may one day become Princess Royal following Prince William's ascension to the throne. The title is typically, though not automatically, bestowed upon the monarch's eldest daughter.
Harry and Meghan remain legally entitled to their royal titles. Using "Sussex" as their family name is allowed under royal convention. However, they agreed not to use the His/Her Royal Highness styling publicly and not to use the "Sussex Royal" brand for commercial purposes.
Princess Kate's new titles are: Commodore-in-Chief of the Fleet Air Arm, Colonel-in-Chief of the 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards, and Royal Honorary Air Commodore of the R.A.F.
No. “A princess usually outranks a duchess,” says Koenig. But there are certain exceptions, as Bosberry-Scott notes: “If a duchess and a princess by birth attend a function, the princess is the higher rank in precedence.
Buying a traditional 'Lord' title or Lady title for most people is typically a long and near-impossible process. If you're not born into royalty, it's unlikely that you'll ever get the chance to truly experience what it feels like to have an official royal title.
At the time, The reason Diana was a princess but Kate wasn't is because when Diana married Charles, He was the heir to the throne, and was the Prince of Wales, which automatically made Diana the Princess of Wales upon marriage.
Prince William and Kate Middleton sleep in separate beds primarily due to the constraints of the Royal Train (which has only single beds) and as part of a long-standing aristocratic tradition of separate sleeping arrangements for better rest or privacy, though they likely share a bed at home, with their dog sometimes joining them for extra comfort, aligning with modern trends for "sleep divorce".
The "baby brain" comment refers to a widely reported incident from Prince Harry's memoir Spare, where Meghan Markle allegedly told Kate Middleton she must have "baby brain because of her hormones" following Kate's birth of Prince Louis in 2018, causing a significant rift because Kate found the comment offensive, leading to a dispute about appropriate ways to speak within the Royal Family, although Meghan viewed it as a lighthearted comment she'd use with friends.
Royal Highnesses bow and curtsey only to majesties, so Meghan would only have to do so to Kate once the princess becomes Queen.
91% of Britons have a negative opinion of Prince Andrew, the most ever recorded by YouGov.