MARG
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Okay, leaving Princes Daniel and Philip out of the mix for obvious reasons.I'm curious, why wouldn't Sofia be a princess as a matter of course since she is marrying a prince? Why wouldn't Jonas, and then Chris, become a prince as a matter of course, upon marrying a Swedish princess? Is Sweden's royalty different in this regard than other European royalty?
UK: Prince Andrew and Prince William's wives were made HRH Duchesses upon their marriage.
Denmark: Upon her marriage to Prince Joachim, Marie Cavallier became HRH Princess Marie of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat".
Belgium: Upon her marriage to Prince Laurent, Clair Coombs became HRH Princess Claire of Belgium by royal decree.
Netherlands: While not legally created a Princess upon her marriage to Prince Friso, Mabel Wisse Smit uses the customary title of HRH Princess Mabel.
Likewise, while not legally created a Princess upon her marriage to Prince Constantijn, Petra Laurentien Brinkhorst uses the customary title of HRH Princess Laurentien.
Norway: Her Royal Highness Princess Märtha Louise of Norway around the time of her marriage to Ari Behn, became plain Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and HH Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, outside Norway.
So if anyone can find any fixed commonality between Royal Houses in Europe, go for it.