Princess Royal

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Princess Royal is a British royal title traditionally granted to the eldest daughter of the reigning monarch.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British royal title
hereditary style
abbreviation Anne, Princess Royal
surface form: HRH The Princess Royal
appliesTo eldest daughter of the reigning British monarch
associatedMonarchy British monarchy
automaticallyHeld false
country United Kingdom
createdBy Charles I of England
surface form: King Charles I of England
currentHolder Anne, Princess Royal
currentHolderBirthYear 1950
currentHolderFather Elizabeth II
surface form: Queen Elizabeth II
currentHolderFullName Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise
currentHolderGrantDate 13 June 1987
currentHolderGrantYear 1987
currentHolderMonarchAtGrant Elizabeth II
surface form: Queen Elizabeth II
currentHolderMother Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
eligibilityCondition eldest living daughter of the sovereign
holder must be a princess by birth
firstConferred 17th century
firstConferredApproximateYear 1642
firstHolder Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
firstHolderFather Charles I of England
surface form: King Charles I of England
genderRestriction female
grantedAtMonarchDiscretion true
heldByMaryDaughterOfCharlesI true
heldByPrincessAnneDaughterOfElizabethII true
heldByPrincessAnneDaughterOfGeorgeII true
heldByPrincessCharlotteDaughterOfGeorgeIII true
heldByPrincessLouiseDaughterOfEdwardVII true
heldByPrincessMaryDaughterOfGeorgeV true
heldByPrincessVictoriaDaughterOfQueenVictoria true
heldForLife true
inspiredBy French style Madame Royale
language English
maximumConcurrentHolders one
monarchRequirement reigning monarch must be the holder’s parent
notUsedIfMonarchChoosesNotToGrant true
notUsedIfMonarchHasNoDaughters true
precedence ranks above all other princesses in the United Kingdom except the sovereign’s consort
styleInFrench Princesse Royale
styleOfAddress Her Royal Highness
surface form: Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal
successionOnHolderDeath title may be regranted to a different eldest daughter of a later monarch
titleNature honorific
non-peerage title
traditionallyGrantedTo eldest daughter of the sovereign
transferableDuringLifetime false
usedIn United Kingdom
Kingdom of England
surface form: historical Kingdom of England

Kingdom of Great Britain
surface form: historical Kingdom of Great Britain

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mary nobleTitle Princess Royal
subject surface form: Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
Anne, Princess Royal positionHeld Princess Royal
Charlotte, Princess Royal positionHeld Princess Royal
Mary positionHeld Princess Royal
subject surface form: Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
Anne, Princess Royal title Princess Royal
Charlotte, Princess Royal title Princess Royal
Louise, Princess Royal title Princess Royal