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How many of the British royals have HRH titles?There are currently 25 British royals entitled to the style, title or attribute of ‘Royal Highness’ either under Letters Patent, or as a courtesy by long-standing convention.They are:HRH The Duke of Edinburgh (HRH The Prince Philip)HRH The Prince of Wales (HRH The Prince Charles)HRH The Duchess of Cornwall (HRH The Princess Charles, Camilla)HRH The Duke of York (HRH The Prince Andrew)HRH The Earl of Wessex (HRH The Prince Edward)HRH The Countess of Wessex (HRH The Princess Edward, Sophie)HRH The Princess Royal (HRH The Princess Anne)HRH The Duke of Cambridge (HRH Prince William)HRH The Duchess of Cambridge (HRH Princess William, Catherine)The Duke of Sussex (HRH Prince Harry)The Duchess of Sussex (HRH Princess Harry, Meghan)HRH Princess Beatrice of YorkHRH Princess Eugenie, Mrs Jack BrooksbankJames, Viscount Severn (HRH Prince James of Wessex)Lady Louise Windsor (HRH Princess Louise of Wessex)HRH Prince George of CambridgeHRH Princess Charlotte of CambridgeHRH Prince Louis of CambridgeHRH The Duke of Gloucester (HRH Prince Richard)HRH The Duchess of Gloucester (HRH Princess Richard, Birgitte)HRH The Duke of Kent (HRH Prince Edward)HRH The Duchess of Kent (HRH Princess Edward, Katharine)HRH Prince Michael of KentHRH Princess Michael of Kent (Marie Christine)HRH Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Lady OgilvyOf that 25, there are four who do not actually use the style, title or attribute of ‘Royal Highness’:Lady Louise and James, Viscount Severn do not use the style, title or attribute of ‘Royal Highness’, because on the occasion of their parents’ marriage, The Earl and Countess of Wessex requested that their children instead use the titles of children of an Earl, to which the Queen agreed.[1]The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will cease use of the style, title or attribute of ‘Royal Highness’ in Spring 2020 as part of stepping down from their roles as working members of the Royal Family.[2]In essence, there will be 21 people using an HRH after Spring 2020.1. His Royal Highness The Duke of EdinburghHRH The Duke of Edinburgh was bestowed with the style, title and attribute of Royal Highness by George VI, on the 19th of November, 1947 via Letters Patent.[3]This was a personal grant of the style, for his use only.November 19, 1947GEORGE THE SIXTH by the Grace of God of Great Britain Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas King Defender of the Faith To all to whom these Presents shall come GreetingKnow Ye that in the exercise of Our Royal and undoubted prerogative and of Our especial grace We do by these Presents declare Our Royal Will and Pleasure that Our most dear and beloved Cousin SIR PHILIP MOUNTBATTEN Knight of Our Most Noble Order of the Garter Lieutenant in Our Navy shall have and at all times hold and enjoy the style title or attribute of ROYAL HIGHNESS in addition to any other appellations and titles of honour which to him belong or at any time hereafter may belongAnd We do hereby authorize and empower the said Sir Philip Mountbatten henceforth at all times to assume and use and to be called and named by the style title or attribute of His Royal Highness accordinglyOur Will and Pleasure further is that Our Earl Marshal of England or his Deputy for the time being do cause these Our Letters Patent or the enrolment thereof to be recorded in Our College of Arms to the end that Our Officers of Arms and all others may take due notice thereofIn Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent Witness Ourself at Westminster the nineteenth day of November in the eleventh year of Our Reign.By warrant under The King's Sign ManualNAPIER2. Children of a Sovereign, children of sons of a Sovereign, and the eldest son of the eldest son of the Prince of WalesGeorge V issued Letters Patent on November 30, 1917 in order to regularise and restrict the use of ‘Royal Highness’ (and the titlular dignity of ‘Prince’ or ‘Princess’).[4]The result of this letters patent was:Complete removal of the styles ‘Serene Highness’ and ‘Highness’Limit the use of ‘Royal Highness’ and ‘Prince’ or ‘Princess’ prefixed to the given name to the following:The children of a SovereignThe children of the sons of a SovereignThe eldest son of the eldest son of the Prince of WalesExtend the styles usually used for the children of a Duke to the male-line grandchildren of the sons of a SovereignNovember 30, 1917George the Fifth by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith To all to whom these presents shall come Greeting:Whereas Her late Majesty Queen Victoria did by Her Letters Patent dated the thirtieth day of January in the twenty seventh year of Her Reign declare her Royal Pleasure as to the style and title of the Princes and Princesses of the Royal Family in the manner in the said Letters Patent particularly mentionedAnd whereas we deem it expedient that the said Letters Patent should be extended and amended and that the styles and titles to be borne by the Princes and Princesses of the Royal Family should be henceforth established defined and limited in manner hereinafter declaredNow Know Ye that We of our especial grace certain knowledge and mere motion do hereby declare our Royal Will and Pleasure that the children of any Sovereign of these Realms and the children of the sons of any such Sovereign and the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales shall have and at all times hold and enjoy the style title or attribute of Royal Highness with their titular dignity of Prince or Princess prefixed to their respective Christian names or with their other titles of honourAnd We do further declare our Royal Will and Pleasure that save as aforesaid the style title or attribute of Royal Highness Highness or Serene Highness and the titular dignity of Prince or Princess shall not henceforth be assumed or borne by any descendent of any Sovereign of these Realms excepting always any such descendant who at the date of these Letters Patent holds or bears any right to any such style degree attribute or titular dignity in pursuance of any Letters Patent granted by Ourselves or any of Our Royal Predecessors and still remaining unrevoked it being Our Royal Will and Pleasure that the grandchildren of the sons of any such Sovereign in the direct male line (save only the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales) shall have and enjoy in all occasions the style and title enjoyed by the children of Dukes of these Our RealmsOur Will and Pleasure further is that Our Earl Marshal of England or his deputy for the time being do cause these our Letters Patent or the enrolment thereof to be recorded in Our College of Arms to the end that Our officers of Arms and all others may take due notice thereof.In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent Witness Ourself at Westminster the thirtieth day of November in the eighth year of Our reign.By Warrant under the King's Sign Manual.Schuster.3. Convention of wives to share in the titles and dignities of their husbandsIt is considered by the Queen to be conventional that the wives of the sons of a Sovereign, wives of male-line grandsons of a Sovereign and the wife of the eldest son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales are all entitled to the style, title or attribute of ‘Royal Highness’.This is evident in the letters patent issued August 21, 1996, concerning the right of former wives of such persons to the style of ‘Royal Highness’.[5]November 30, 1996Elizabeth the Second by the grace of God and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of our other realms and territories Queen Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith to all to whom these presents shall come greeting.Whereas her late Majesty Queen Victoria by her Letters Patent dated the 30th day of January in the 27th year of her reign did in exercise of her royal prerogative establish define and limit entitlement to the style “Royal Highness” and did declare her royal will and pleasure that certain members of the royal family namely the children of a sovereign of these realms and the children of the sons of a sovereign should have the style title or attribute of royal highness:and whereas her late majesty queen Victoria by her letters patent dated the 27th day of May in the 61th year of her reign did extend and amend the said letters patent by declaring that as well as hereinbefore mentioned the children of the eldest son of the prince of Wales should have the style title or attribute of royal Highnessand Whereas His late Majesty King George V by his letters patent dated the 30th day of Nov in the 8th year of his reign did amend the said letters patent by declaring that of the children of the eldest son o the Prince of Wales only he eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales should have the style title of attribute of Royal Highness:And Whereas His late Majesty King George VI by his Letters Patent dated the 27th day of May in the 1st year of his Reign did declare that despite his exclusion from the succession the Duke of Windsor should continue to hold and enjoy the style title or attribute of Royal Highness but that his wife and children if any and the children of his sons should not be so entitled:And Whereas by convention the wife of the son of a sovereign of these Realms the wife of a son of a son of a Sovereign and the wife of the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales is entitled to the style title or attribute of Royal Highness:and Whereas We deem it expedient to declare and define by due Authority the entitlement of a former wife (other than a widow until she shall remarry) of a son of a sovereign of these Realms of a son of a son of a Sovereign and of the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales to the style title or attribute of Royal Highness:Now Know Ye that We of our especial Grace certain knowledge and mere motion do hereby declare our royal will and pleasure that a former wife (other than a widow until she shall remarry) of a son of a Sovereign of the Realms of a son of a son of a Sovereign and of the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales shall not be entitled to hold and enjoy the style title or attribute of Royal Highnessin Witness whereof we have caused these our Letters to be made Patent witness Ourself at Westminster the 21st day of August in the 45th year of our reign.By warrant under the Queen’s sign manual.LeggEmphasis mine.4. All children of the eldest son of The Prince of WalesOn December 31, 2012 Elizabeth II issued Letters Patent declaring that all children of the eldest son of The Prince of Wales would have the right to the style, title and attribute of ‘Royal Highness’ and to use ‘Prince’ or ‘Princess’ before their given names. [6]The text of the Letters Patent themselves are not publicly available, but were gazetted as below:31 December 2012The Queen has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm dated 31 December 2012 to declare that all the children of the eldest son of The Prince of Wales should have and enjoy the style, title and attribute of Royal Highness with the titular dignity of Prince or Princess prefixed to their Christian names or with such other titles of honour.C I P DenyerFootnotes[1] GNN - Government News Network[2] Statement from Her Majesty The Queen[3] https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38128/page/5496[4] https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30428/page/13140[5] https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/54510/page/11630[6] Crown Office

There was a Royal Proclimation signed here in 2003 in which the Queen acknowledged the misdeed and set July 28 as a day of remembrance.Here is the text:Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom, Canada and her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.To All To Whom these Presents shall come or whom the same may in any way concern,Greeting:Morris RosenbergDeputy Attorney General of CanadaA ProclamationWhereas the Acadian people, through the vitality of their community, have made a remarkable contribution to Canadian society for almost 400 years;Whereas on 28 July 1755, the Crown, in the course of administering the affairs of the British colony of Nova Scotia, made the decision to deport the Acadian people;Whereas the deportation of the Acadian people, commonly known as the Great Upheaval, continued until 1763 and had tragic consequences, including the deaths of many thousands of Acadians – from disease, in shipwrecks, in their places of refuge and in prison camps in Nova Scotia and England as well as in the British colonies in America;Whereas We acknowledge these historical facts and the trials and suffering experienced by the Acadian people during the Great Upheaval;Whereas We hope that the Acadian people can turn the page on this dark chapter of their history;Whereas Canada is no longer a British colony but a sovereign state, by and under the Constitution of Canada;Whereas when Canada became a sovereign state, with regard to Canada, the Crown in right of Canada and of the provinces succeeded to the powers and prerogatives of the Crown in right of the United Kingdom;Whereas We, in Our role as Queen of Canada, exercise the executive power by and under the Constitution of Canada;Whereas this Our present Proclamation does not, under any circumstances, constitute a recognition of legal or financial responsibility by the Crown in right of Canada and of the provinces and is not, under any circumstances, a recognition of, and does not have any effect upon, any right or obligation of any person or group of persons;And Whereas, by Order in Council P.C. 2003-1967 of 6 December 2003, the Governor in Council has directed that a proclamation do issue designating 28 July of every year as "A Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval", commencing on 28 July 2005;Now Know You that We, by and with the advice of Our Privy Council for Canada, do by this Our Proclamation, effective on 5 September 2004, designate 28 July of every year as "A Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval", commencing on 28 July 2005.Of All Which Our Loving Subjects and all others whom these Presents may concern are hereby required to take notice and to govern themselves accordingly.In Testimony Whereof, We have caused this Our Proclamation to be published and the Great Seal of Canada to be hereunto affixed. Witness: Our Right Trusty and Well-beloved Adrienne Clarkson, Chancellor and Principal Companion of Our Order of Canada, Chancellor and Commander of Our Order of Military Merit, Chancellor and Commander of Our Order of Merit of the Police Forces, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada.At Our Government House, in Our City of Ottawa, this tenth day of December in the year of Our Lord two thousand and three and in the fifty-second year of Our Reign.By Command,Jean-Claude VilliardDeputy Registrar General of Canada

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