Will Prince Harry's children be styled as Ladies/Lords or Prince/Princess?

Question

Will Prince Harry's children be styled as Ladies/Lords or Prince/Princess?

Answer 1

It depends on the title he holds at the time of their births:





If he is still HRH Prince Henry of Wales after his marriage (very unlikely), then his children would be:



Lord Given Name Mountbatten-Windsor

Lady Given Name Mountbatten-Windsor





If he is created a Duke on his wedding day (more likely), then all remain the same, except that his first born son would use the subsidiary title of his father, e.g.:



Earl of Hampshire





WHEN Prince Charles ascents to the throne, however, he would automatically be HRH The Prince Henry. If he also created a Duke of Clarence on the day of his marriage, then his children will be:



Prince Given Name of Clarence, Earl of Hampshire (if first born)

Princess Given Name of Clarence





If Prince Charles (then King) decides not to create his son a peer on the day of his marriage, maybe in order to reduce the size of the royal family, then Harry's children would still be styled as Prince/Princesses, since they would be male-line grandchildren of the Monarch.

Answer 2

If the Queen is still alive when Harry has children - and he is married when he does so - Lords and Ladies, as per the Letters Patent issued by King George V in 1917, and still in force today.

They would be styled as Lord X of Wales, and Lady X of Wales for a girl (the great-grandchild of the Sovereign becomes Lord/Lady X of Y where Y is their father's territorial designation.)



Since Harry is Prince Henry of Wales and doesn't have a 'territorial designation' (i.e. a duchy/marquessate/earldom/barony of his own), they will become 'Wales'.



However, if William has children while the Queen is still alive, they will become Lord X and Lady X of Cambridge, since their father is the Duke of Cambridge. They are still Lords and Ladies as great-grandchildren of the British Sovereign). To confuse the issue, the eldest son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales is a Prince by the same Letters Patent.



This means that the eldest of William's sons will be a Prince, but if he has any other sons, they will be Lords, and to confuse the issue even further, the eldest son of William would be His Royal Highness Prince X of Cambridge. If Charles is King by the time this happens, William's eldest son would be HRH X of Wales.



If he is unmarried and has children, they will legally be bastards and won't receive a title.



If the Queen is dead by the time Harry marries and has children, they will be princes and princesses from birth, as grandsons of the reigning Sovereign (who would be Prince Charles, presumably as George VII due to his expressed desire not to be Charles III after the first Charles' head was cut off, and the second one had a reputation for screwing anything that moved).



If both the Queen and Charles are dead by the time Harry has children, then they will still be Lords and Ladies as the son of a Prince - because the brother of a King has no particular precedence. If Harry is created the Prince of Wales and then has kids, then the eldest son will be a Prince, and the others will be Lords or Ladies.

Answer 3

I agree with HRH Posh Pooch! ..Prince Charles has indicated that when he becomes King that he intends to limit the number of royals,so i think whether Harry`s children are styled as royals or not will depend on if they are born before or after Charles is King and if he is on the throne what is his decision is at that time ..

Answer 4

They will be Lords and Ladies while The Queen is living. When she dies and Charles becomes King, Harry's children will automatically be elevated to princes and princesses. If Charles becomes King before Harry has children, there is the possibility that Charles will issue Letter Patent NOT to make Harry's children princes and princesses. Charles has indicated he wants to limit the number of royals so it is very possible Harry's children may not be royal, although the way the law stands at present they would enjoy the title of a non-royal duke until their grandfather becomes King.

Answer 5

People of all titles are lords and ladies.



He will likely be given something like an Earldom, which would move up to a dukedom when William becomes Prince of Wales.

Answer 6

I am sure then will never need to go to Pimark to do there OWN shopping will they ?

Answer 7

Well Lord isn't a title and Lady is reserved for the daughters or Dukes, Marquesses and Earls, so no. If what you meant was would they be given a peerage entitling them to be styled 'The Lord X' or 'The Lady X' even though they are a Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount or Baron, then it's likely.



Prince Harry's children will be Princes and Princesses by default, though he may decide for them to not hold a title whatsoever. (Think Princess Anne)

Answer 8

pRINCE AND pRINCESS BECUASE when his father inherits the throne he will be styled His Royal Highness The Prince Henry and he will be second in line until his brother has his own children. His children will be called princess prince but not is grandchildren i dont think.

Answer 9

It depends on who is Sovereign. Only children of the Sovereign and the children of the sons of the Sovereign can be Prince or Princess.



If Harry gets married and has children while Elizabeth is still the Queen then they will be Lord and Lady (children of a Duke since Harry will get a Royal Dukedom upon marriage) because great-grandchildren of a Sovereign can not use Prince or Princess. Once Charles becomes King or if Harry's children aren't born until after Charles becomes King, then as children of a Sovereign's son they can then use Prince and Princess for the rest of their lives.