Originally posted by Gabriella+Jun 6th, 2004 - 12:45 pm--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Gabriella @ Jun 6th, 2004 - 12:45 pm)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by sara1981@Jun 6th, 2004 - 11:28 am
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@Jun 6th, 2004 - 5:41 am
I was just wondering, what titles in Royal Families are 'eligible' to have a Royal Wedding? Does it go for all Princesses and Princes? Can Dukes and Duchesses as well?
Another thing; when Prince Andrew got married to Sophie Rhys-Jones, they became the Earl and Countess of Wessex. Did he lose his title or does he just go by another name now? If someone marries a prince/princess/duke/duchess etc, do they automatically get their title?
Sorry there are so many questions. I think I have been watching too many Royal Weddings.
you wrong answer!
Prince Andrew divorces to Sarah,Duchess of York not Countess of Wessex! you crazy!
Prince Edward and Sophie still married for almost 5 years! but the couples still known as Earl and Countess of Wessex.
Sara Boyce
Hey Sara, calm down. It was an honest mistake. I don't believe that Edward lost his title as the Prince of England. He gained the title of Earl of Wessex upon his marriage, along with the title of Viscount Severn. I heard before that he asked the Queen to bring back the title of Earl of Wessex, because he liked it. Apparently it hadn't been used in a few hundred years. He will also inherit the title of Duke of Edinburgh when his father passes away. So, I guess technically Sophie is Princess of England.
I do believe that when a woman marries into a royal or noble family, she gains the title of her husband. She is not necessarily granted a title in her own right. For instance, Marie-Chantal of Greece's title is HRH, Crown Princess Pavlos of Greece. She never recieved a title in her own right making her Crown Princess like Mathilde, Mary, Mette-Marit, Maxima and Letizia did. Many of the Dutch women did not recieve titles in their own right, fully making them princesses in their own right, they just recieved a courtesy title of their husbands.
What I want to know, if you are not a princess in your own right, such as Laurentien, or Marie-Chantal, and you divorce your husband, do you lose all rights to that title? I know when both Diana and Sarah were divorced, they were stripped of the style Her Royal Highness, but both got to keep their titles of Princess of Wales and Duchess of York. Is this just because they were created Princesses in their own right, or did the Queen just make this decision? [/b][/quote]
Divorce is rare among the reigning royal houses, so there are few precedents.
In Britain, a woman takes her husband's rank when she marries (unless her rank is higher.) When Diana and Sarah ceased to be married to princes, they lost their HRH and the rank of princess of the UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
They were STYLED as DIana, Princess of Wales and Sarah, Duchess of York, following precedent for the styling of divorced wives of peers. But they were no longer royal. They were again commoners. Diana retained her precedence at court when she would be invited to an official event at the Palace ... however, she was not invited to state dinners, etc.
Prince William, as second in line to the throne, takes his rank and title from his father, not his mother.