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All of the current descendants are morganatic and there are no surviving dynasts under the Pauline Laws. Maria is more or less accepted as Head of the Imperial House on the basis of the fact her father alone had the right to accept any marriage as equal or not, she was raised Orthodox, her...

Nicholas Romanovich's interpretation of the Pauline Laws is ridiculous. While it's true Nicholas II issued a Ukase allowing Princes and Princesses of the Imperial Blood to marry unequally (with the approval of the Emperor), he made it clear these individuals were required to relinquish their...

I think the strength of Maria's claim lies more in the fact her father was unmarried when he became Head of the Imperial House. Since only the Tsar could determine whether any marriage was equal or not, obviously Vladimir declared his own marriage as dynastic. Vladimir also was the last...

And not everyone agrees Maria is born of an equal marriage as her mother was not royal under the Pauline Laws. The Bagration-Moukhransky line of the Georgian Royal House was nobility in Imperial Russia and never considered to be equal to the Romanovs.

Other than the string of natural pearls given to The Duke by his mother for Wallis in 1949, at no time did he ever possess or give The Duchess any jewels from the Royal Collection. When Edward became King, Queen Mary had all of the jewels in her possession and was careful to ensure they...

As things stand now, the succession remains based on the 1923 Constitution, which means Prince Karl would become Head of the Royal House of Romania, not Margarita, when Michael dies. The King has requested Parliament abolish Salic Law in determining the succession, but that remains a...

William takes his precedence from his father. If he is representing his father or The Queen, he would take precedence ahead of his uncles. Precedence also depends on who is present at the event.

They will always be "of the blood royal" even when the holder is not HRH as they were originally created for sons of The Sovereign (or in Philip's case for the future consort of a Sovereign) and passed in the male-line to his descendants. When and if they cease to be extant, they are only...

Questions about British Styles and Titles There is zero chance of William creating his father-in-law a Duke. It has long been accepted practice the Crown no longer creates any peerages of that degree except for members of the royal family or on advice from the Prime Minister.

I agree and this is likely to happen in the future, probably once Charles is King and issues new Letters Patent. Times have changed and I'm sure Harry's future children won't miss it.

Yes, but how long are Nicholas and Dimitri Romanov going to live versus Maria and Georgi? Once they pass on, the rivalry is over. She can change the Laws anytime she wants to. And I have no doubt she will do so when the time is right.

The Fundamental Laws of the Empire are dead and there is no longer a monarchy in Russia. Anyone could be chosen in the event of a restoration, so the arguments about status among the surviving descendants are really moot at this point. Georgi can and should be able to marry whomever he...

Maria is the legitimate senior male-line descendant of Alexander II and her claim is valid in terms of being Head of the Imperial House. Whether she has a right to the throne under the Pauline Laws is entirely another matter. There are no surviving dynasts under the Laws today.

Correct. But Maria's father, Grand Duke Vladimir, declared the Bagration-Moukhrani branch of royal rank in 1946 via decree. When he married Leonida, he declared his marriage was equal under the Pauline Laws, but the other surviving dynasts at the time disagreed and stated she was morganatic...

The jewels belong to Caroline as the eldest daughter and she was worn many of them for years. Whether she would consider them her personal property, rather than items that return to the Sovereign House is another matter altogether. My guess is she would ensure they remain with the House.

By convention, The Queen does not exercise her right to appoint or dismiss a Governor-General without being advised by the Government of her Realm. She is Queen, but constitutionally these nations exercise their own political will in appointing the Governor-General as head of state.

The King noted in correspondence the correct style was "HRH Philip, Duke of Edinburgh" in the UK, not "Prince Philip". The Sovereign's Will was made clear to the Lord Chancellor and that was it. The Vickers biography also stated that Philip relinquished his titles upon naturalization and was...

George VI did not issue a royal warrant recognizing Philip's title as a Prince of Greece & Denmark in the UK. He ceased to be known by that and assumed the name of Philip Mountbatten as a British subject. Hugo Vickers biography of Princess Andrew, which The Duke was extensively interviewed...

There is a thread on this under The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh section. But Philip's descendants are not Prince and Princess of Greece & Denmark because he renounced his right of succession to the Greek throne before naturalization to British citizenship. He dropped his Greek title and style...

Once a woman becomes Queen Consort, she is HM The Queen as the wife of The Sovereign, but she is also HM Queen Christian Name in her own right for life. If she is widowed, she becomes a dowager queen with precedence after a regnant Queen or Queen Consort. The Queen Mother used the style of "HM...

Camilla can only be styled by the titles held by Charles as she has no title of her own. Her rank is HRH The Princess Charles as the wife of a son of The Sovereign. She currently uses Duchess of Cornwall as her title, which is fine because her husband is The Duke. Once Charles is King, she...

It is a courtesy style signifying a blood relationship to The Sovereign and degree of succession to the throne. Princes and Princesses do hold superior rank and precedence to Peers as HRH, but remain commoners unless they are raised to the Peerage or become The Sovereign.

It was made clear in 2005 that legislation would be required for Camilla to use the title of Princess Consort once Charles becomes King. She will cease to be a Princess and become HM The Queen as the wife of The Sovereign. She has no right to use a lower title because Charles will no longer be...

That's correct and one of the reasons why she refused the offer to be styled as such after the divorce. She felt being Princess of Wales was far superior to being just Princess X, which is true as that is technically a courtesy style, rather than a title like POW.

She was "HRH The Princess of Wales" while married, and "Diana, Princess of Wales" with divorce. Although she was never "Princess Diana" officially, the Palace confirmed numerous times it was acceptable as she became a Princess when she married the heir to the throne and was the mother of the...