This is because when a member of the royal family has a child, the rules say that only the father may pass on his title, and the only princes and princesses in the family have fathers in the direct line of succession.
According to Anne, who shares her kids with her first husband Mark Phillips, it was so that she could give them a simpler childhood. "I think it was probably easier for them, and I think most people would argue that there are downsides to having titles," she told Vanity Fair in 2020.
Although Anne is older than two of her brothers, she is farther down the line of succession because of an old law that allowed men to skip over women in the line.
Centuries-old royal tradition dictates that only male royals can pass down royal titles, and you can only be a prince or a princess if you have a father in the direct line of succession. Since Zara Tindall is the daughter of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips, who is a commoner, this means she cannot be a princess.
The title of princess royal is typically, but not automatically, bestowed to the eldest daughter of the monarch. Anne, who was nearly 3 when her mom became queen, has carried the title for nearly her entire life, and she will continue to hold it after the queen's death.
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Although Princess Anne's daughter Zara Tindall and her husband Mike are often seen out and about with their royal relatives, they do not carry any official titles. As such, the pair do not receive any financial help from the Crown - so what exactly do they do for a living?
P rince Edward's daughter has missed out on a royal title due to an ancient tradition that favours sons over daughters. Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, 19, will not inherit the title Countess of Wessex with it skipping her for her younger brother, James, who will become the Earl of Wessex.
As it turned out, the royal opted not to take on the title, and that decision hasn't changed since her father became the Duke of Edinburgh. If Louise did decide the title was a good fit for her, she'd be entitled to 'Her Royal Highness' styling, like her cousins, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.
"The Queen has no power to change the line of succession. Only Parliament can do that, as it did in the 2013 Act. "So if Harry were to be removed from the line of succession, it would require legislation through an Act of Parliament."
Charlotte is also a granddaughter of King Charles III. She is third in the line of succession to the British throne after her father and elder brother, following Elizabeth II's death. Should her older brother - Prince George - have children later in life, the line of succession will fall to them.
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The King's decision means Charlotte may instead be given the title Princess Royal. This is traditionally given to the eldest daughter of the monarch, so wouldn't go to Charlotte until her father Prince William becomes King. Currently, Princess Anne holds the title of Princess Royal, which was given to her in 1987.
Succession. Charlotte is third in the line of succession to the British throne, behind her father and elder brother.
Prince William is the heir apparent to the British throne. His eldest son, Prince George of Wales, is second in line.
So - why? According to the 1917 Letters Patent issued by King George V (the Queen's grandfather), the only members of the royal family entitled to Prince or Princess titles are the children of the Sovereign, and the grandchildren through the Sovereign's sons.
After the royal titles of king, queen, prince, and princess come the five noble ranks: duke and duchess (the members of nobility that rank right below the monarch), marquess and marchioness, earl and countess, viscount and viscountess, and baron and baroness.
Harry and Meghan's children have been named prince and princess on the Royal Family's website as the couple said it was their "birthright". It comes after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex publicly used the titles prince and princess for Archie and Lilibet for the first time.
Mike currently stands as the fourth richest rugby player in the UK and is reportedly worth almost €18 million, while his wife Zara is worth an estimated €16.5 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Queen Elizabeth II died on Thursday at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle, her home in Scotland. Her Majesty leaves behind over $500 million in personal assets from her 70 years on the throne, which Prince Charles will inherit when he is crowned king.
Tindall was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2007 for his contribution to rugby. This is the innermost medal he wears on his breast to royal events, and is a cross shape. The other two medals are the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal.
So what will Prince Harry inherit from Queen Elizabeth? Representatives told Forbes in 2021 that Harry was not a beneficiary of any of the $100 million left to the royal family by his great-grandmother, the Queen Mother.
Most of her personal estate will be inherited by her son, King Charles. Looks like Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, will probably receive nothing of value, Radar reported. Princess of Wales Kate Middleton is set to inherit $110 million worth of jewelry that Elizabeth II left behind, according to reports.
It is likely that these jewels will be passed down to members of the Windsor family and if the Queen follows tradition, she will leave the majority of them to the next monarch, which in this case is King Charles III.