Royal Highness
Royal Highnessis astyle of addresstraditionally used to address or refer to members of theroyal families.This address is usually forprinces,other thanmonarchs,and their femaleconsorts.This style ranks below that ofImperial Highness.Historically the term was first used byGaston, Duke of Orléans,[1]younger son ofKingHenry IV of France.He encountered this style inBrusselsand used it himself. His children later used the style, considering it their right asgrandchildren of France.[2]In contradiction to other European kingdoms, the kingdom ofDenmarkreserves the superior style of Royal Highness only to the children of the monarch and the children of thecrown prince;other grandchildren of a Danish monarch enjoy the style ofHighness,e.g.Princess Elisabeth of Denmark.
Examples of modern usage[change|change source]
- His Royal HighnessThe Prince of Wales.Present day heir to the British throne.
- Her Royal HighnessPrincess Elisabeth of Belgium, Duchess of Brabant First in line to the present day Belgian throne.
- Her Royal HighnessThePrincess of Asturias.The first in line to the modern day Spanish throne.
- His Royal HighnessTheCrown Prince of Greece, Prince of Denmark, Duke of Sparta.The eldest son and heir of the pretender to the modern day Greek throne. Due toGreecebeing aRepublicthe title of HRH is not officially recognised but is used out of courtesy.
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References[change|change source]
- ↑Notes and Queries: A Medium of Intercommunication for Literary Men, General Readers etc.(London: G. Bell [etc.], 1850), p. 217
- ↑François Velde."Royal Styles and the uses of" Highness "".Royalty.Retrieved6 February2014.
