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The Prince and the Duchess: The Honours of the Royal Family: An Unconsidered Area of the Royal Prerogative

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This article traces the development of the use of the standard royal titles (prince/princess, Royal Highness) among members of British royal families other than Sovereigns from the medieval period to the present day. Usage is shown to have developed by evolution, and not to have been the subject of formal regulation, except in individual cases, until as late as 1917. Exceptions to the normal principles are considered in detail.

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  1. Department of Law, University of Wales Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK

    Ann Lyon

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Ann Lyon is Lecturer in Law at the University of Wales Swansea.

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Lyon, A. The Prince and the Duchess: The Honours of the Royal Family: An Unconsidered Area of the Royal Prerogative. Liverpool Law Rev 27, 203–231 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10991-006-9003-0

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