Well William followed The Duke of Edinburgh at the Remembrance Day service last year while Charles was absent. That could just be an exception, but I can't remember any occasion where either Wales boy followed their uncles.
That makes sense, and thanks for clearing that up. I did read that Zara Phillips has said she always makes sure to curtsey to HM, and I have seen images of Royals curtsying or bowing to her as well, but then HM is a special case.
So, basically Catherine is supposed to curtsey to the Princesses of York if her husband is not there (and VI's versa if he is), and Zara is supposed to curtsey to all of them, but this doesn't typically happen. All are supposed to curtsey to HM, and this does happen. Correct?
That's an interesting question and one I have been wondering about as well.What would be interesting would be to see how they would enter if Charles wasn't there - would William and Harry then come after Andrew and Edward or still take their precedence based on their father's and their place in the line of succession?
You mean it's the duration of the reign of the current monarch and not of the royal house itself which counts. I have never heard that before but it does make sense as well. Although I once got the explanation that the reason for Queen Elizabeth's notorious absence at other royal houses' festivities is that she would not be seated highest as the royal house of Windsor isn't as old as others - and the British can't have that. According to your theory she actually would be seated highest as she reigns longest.I think the heirs to the thrones are seated according to the date of when their monarch came to the throne thus how long they have been crown prince/heir. The Queen of Denmark came to the throne before the King of Norway so Fredrik and Mary are seated ahead of Haakon and Mette-Marit.
Princess Charlene was seated ahead of the DAnish crown prince/princess as she is the wife of a reining royal. The Luxembourg couple were seated last of the heirs as Grand Duke Henri only succeed to the throne in 2000.
After the crown prince/princesses come the lower down royals by ranking of succession and then the dates their monarchs ascended to their thrones.
That what I´ve always believed, too. At least it´s the most used standard as far as I know (I think it´s the least controversial, as well).Thats how I've always believed it to be organised by length of reign of the current monarch.
Guillaume is an heir, but he is Hereditary Grand Duke not Crown Prince. It's a lower rank.I may very well be wrong but I've always believed that the Luxembourg couple have the same rank as other heir to the thrones. Whilst "only a grand duchy" they are still teh heirs to a reining throne. The only way to truly be sure would have been if the new Princess of Orange represented the Netherlands as I beleive she would have been seated as the last of the heirs as the newest, if the luxembourg couple came after her then it would be a sign they are treated differently but I have never seen evidence of that.
Likewise if a Grand Duchy was treated differently then a Principality would be treated differently but the Sovereign Princess of Monaco was seated the closest/highest of any royal bar the King, Queen , Crown Princess and Prince Daniel of Sweden and Madeleine's godparents. So clearly she was ranked higher as the wife of a reigining royal regarldess of the fact she is "only" from a principality.
the King of the Netherlands is HRM, the Grand-Duke of Luxembourg is HRH. So the King outranks the Grand-Duke.Well, I guess we will have to wait for the next royal event where both the Grand-Duke of Luxembourg and the King of the Netherlands attend, and then see whether WA is seated lower (as the newest monarch) or higher (as king versus grand-duke) than H. I personally think a king ranks higher, regardless of styles.
OK, thanks for the explanation.the King of the Netherlands is HRM, the Grand-Duke of Luxembourg is HRH. So the King outranks the Grand-Duke.
But their heirs are HRHs, they have the same style. At this point all depends on "age" of their monarch's ruling.
There is something wrong in your list. AFAIK Victoria was born in 1977 and is heiress since 1980.
11. Hereditary Prince Alois and Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein (a heir, Sophie is HRH, from 1989)
Yes, but his wife is HRH.
Queen Elizabeth is not the longest-serving monarch, she's the second longest-serving, king Bhumibol (Rama IX) is the longest-serving, he became king in 1946, here's a list of the lenght of current reigning monarchs: Current reigning monarchs by length of reign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaAlthough I once got the explanation that the reason for Queen Elizabeth's notorious absence at other royal houses' festivities is that she would not be seated highest as the royal house of Windsor isn't as old as others - and the British can't have that. According to your theory she actually would be seated highest as she reigns longest.
The Luxembourg couple does not have the same rank as the Danish and Norwegian couples. They would have been seated after them even if the Grand-Duke had ascended to the throne before Queen Margrethe.
Yes, but his wife is HRH.