British royal family

The members of the British royal family are titled by Their Majesties (the ruling monarch, the spouse of the ruling king, the widow queen) and Their Royal Highnesses (the spouse of the queen, the younger members of the family). The members of the male family on the eve of the wedding receive, as a rule, one of the , which historically belong to the Crown:

• the Duke of Edinburgh (the spouse of Elizabeth II is Prince Philip , in the future the title will be transferred to his youngest son Prince Edward );
• the Duke of Gloucester (granted to younger members of the family, currently held by Prince Richard , grandson of George V );
• Duke of Kent (usually given to the younger sons of the monarch, the holder - Prince Edward , the grandson of George V);
• the Duke of York (as a rule, it is received by the second sons of monarchs, the holder is Prince Andrew , the second son of Elizabeth II);
• the Duke of Cambridge (also granted to younger members of the family, the holder - Prince William , the grandson of Elizabeth II);
• Duke of Sussex (get younger children of the monarch, was supposed for the younger son of Elizabeth II, Prince Edward, who, however, preferred the specially created title of Count of Wessex , holder - Prince Harry , grandson of Elizabeth II).

The heir to the throne traditionally receives the title of Prince of Wales, and at the same time - the titles of the Duke of Cornwall and the Duke of Rothesia (as the heir to the Scottish throne).

The ruling monarch is at the same time the holder of the title of duke of Lancaster (titling “duke” regardless of gender) and the duke of Normandy in relation to the Channel Islands

The title of the Duke of Windsor is separate: it was created by King George VI for his elder brother Edward , who was known as King Edward VIII before the abdication of the throne and was not created before. Edward did not leave the children, so with his death in 1972 the title returned to the Crown.

• Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh . Their kids:
  • Charles, Prince of Wales , the eldest son of Elizabeth and Philip, heir to the throne, and his second wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornish .
    • Prince William, Duke of Cambridge , son of Charles and his first wife Diana, Princess of Wales , and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge . Their kids:
      • Prince George of Cambridge
      • princess charlotte cambridge
      • Prince Louis of Cambridge
    • Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex , more often called Prince Harry , the second son of Prince Charles and Diana, and his wife Megan, Duchess of Sussex . Their son:
      • Archie Mountbetten-Windsor
  • Prince Andrew, Duke of York , second son of Queen Elizabeth II. His daughters (from former wife Sarah Ferguson ):
    • Princess Beatrice of York
    • Princess Eugene of York
  • Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex , third queen's son, and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex . Their kids:
    • James, Viscount Severn
    • lady louise windsor
  • royal princess Anna , the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.
• Prince Edward, Duke of Kent , Queen's cousin, and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Kent .
• Prince Michael of Kent , a cousin of the Queen, and his wife Marie Christine von Reibnitz, Princess of Kent .
• Princess Alexandra, the Honorable Lady Ogilvy , Queen's cousin.
• Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester , Queen's cousin, and his wife Birgitta, Duchess of Gloucester .

• Grandchildren of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

• British royal family site
• House of Windsor Family Tree (Unsolved) . Archived December 2, 2010.