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The four are Princess George of Cumberland, Princess Arthur of Connaught, Princess Richard of Gloucester and Princess Michael of Kent. Princesses by marriage are entitled to the style "Royal Highness" by virtue of marriage, and retain the style if widowed.
The website of the royal family provides a list of "Members of the Royal Family" comprising King Charles III and Queen Camilla; William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales; Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex; Prince Andrew, Duke of York; Anne, Princess Royal; Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh and Sophie, Duch...
- Mary I, 1553 – 1558. Also known as Bloody Mary for the civil war that England was plunged into during her reign, Queen Mary I was the first female monarch of England.
- Elizabeth I, 1558 -1603. The namesake of the first Elizabethan age, Queen Elizabeth I was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. She is often remembered for her intellect and for her bold choice to never marry, famously saying that she was “already bound unto a husband which is the Kingdom of England”.
- Anne, 1702 – 1714. Almost a hundred years later, Queen Anne was the second daughter of King James II. She had 17 pregnancies in her lifetime but just one child survived, William, who died of smallpox aged only 11.
- Victoria, 1837 – 1901. Queen Victoria was the only child of Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Edward Duke of Kent, the fourth son of George III. She is the second-longest reigning British monarch at 63 years and 216 days, second only to Queen Elizabeth II.
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- Queen Elizabeth. Born on April 21, 1926, Queen Elizabeth was the monarch of the United Kingdom from 1952 until she died in 2022. She served in the armed forces, joining the Auxiliary Territorial Service when she was 18 years old to become a vehicle mechanic during World War II.
- Prince Philip. Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was the husband of Queen Elizabeth from their wedding in 1947 until his death in 2021. Born to Greek and Danish royal families, Prince Philip served in the navy and was active in the sport of carriage driving.
- King Charles. King Charles is the oldest child of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip and the current King of the United Kingdom, having acceded to the throne upon the death of his mother on Sept.
- Princess Diana. Princess Diana was King Charles' first wife and the mother of Prince William and Prince Harry. After meeting Charles through her sister, Lady Sarah, the two began courting in 1980 and wed at St. Paul's Cathedral the following year.
The reigning king or queen is the country’s head of state. All political power rests with the prime minister (the head of government) and the cabinet, and the monarch must act on their advice. The table provides a chronological list of the sovereigns of Britain.
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Categories: British royalty. British women by rank. Princesses by country. Princesses in the British Isles. History of women in the United Kingdom. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
The Princess of Wales, born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton, married Prince William, The Prince of Wales, at Westminster Abbey on 29 April 2011. Their Royal Highnesses have three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. The family's official residence is Kensington Palace. As well as undertaking royal duties in support of The ...
