Everything about Princess Royal totally explained
Princess Royal is a
style customarily (but not automatically) awarded by a
British monarch to his or her eldest daughter. The style is held for life, so a princess can't be given the style during the lifetime of another Princess Royal (in particular,
Queen Elizabeth II never held the title as her Aunt
Princess Mary was in possession of the title). There have been seven Princesses Royal in total.
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Princess Anne is the Princess Royal.
This title came into existence when
Queen Henrietta Maria (1609-1669), daughter of
Henry IV, King of France, and
royal consort of
King Charles I (1600-1649), wanted to imitate the way the eldest daughter of the King of France was styled "
Madame Royale." The style is granted by
Royal Warrant not created by
Letters Patent. It isn't automatically given to the eldest daughter, but is conferred at the discretion of the reigning sovereign.
Princess Mary (later Queen Mary II of England) (1662-1694), eldest daughter of
King James II and wife of
William III, Prince of Orange and King of England (1650-1702), and
Princess Sophia Dorothea (1687-1757), only daughter of
King George I and wife of
Frederick William I, King in Prussia (1688-1740) were eligible for this honour but didn't receive it.
List of Princesses Royal
The following is a complete list of women officially styled as "Princess Royal":
- 1642-1660 − Princess Mary (1631 - 1660): eldest daughter of King Charles I; wife of William II, Prince of Orange (1626 - 1650)
- 1727-1759 − Princess Anne (1709 - 1759): eldest daughter of King George II; wife of William IV, Prince of Orange (1711 - 1751)
- 1789-1828 − Princess Charlotte (1766 - 1828): eldest daughter of King George III; wife of Frederick I, King of Württemberg (1754 - 1816)
- 1841-1901 − Princess Victoria (1840 - 1901): eldest daughter of Queen Victoria; wife of Frederick III, King of Prussia and German Emperor (1831 - 1888)
- 1905-1931 − Princess Louise (1867 - 1931): eldest daughter of King Edward VII; wife of Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife (1849 - 1912)
- 1932-1965 − Princess Mary (1897 - 1965): only daughter of King George V; wife of Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood (1882 - 1947)
- 1987 − Princess Anne (born 1950): only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II; wife firstly of Mark Phillips (born 1948) and secondly of Timothy Laurence (born 1955)
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