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Royal Highness (abbreviation
Abbreviation

An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Usually, but not always, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or phrase....
 HRH) is a style
Style (manner of address)

A style of office, or honorific, is a legal, official, or recognized title, in other words a term which by tradition or law precedes a reference to a person who holds a post, or which is used to refer to the political office itself....
 (His Royal Highness or Her Royal Highness); plural Royal Highnesses (abbreviation TRH, Their Royal Highnesses). It appears in front of the names of some members of some royal families
Royal family

A royal family is the extended family of a king or queen regnant. The term "imperial family" more appropriately describes the extended family of an emperor or empress regnant, while the terms "ducal family", "grand ducal family" or "princely family" are more appropriate in reference to the relatives of a reigning duke, grand duke, or prince....
 other than the King or Queen
Queen regnant

A queen regnant is a qualifying reference to a female monarch possessing and exercising all of the monarchical powers of a ruler, in contrast to a "queen consort", who is the wife of a male reigning as monarch and who is without any official powers of state....
.

The style His/Her Royal Highness ranks below His/Her Imperial Highness
Imperial Highness

His/Her Imperial Highness is a style used by members of an imperial family to denote imperial - as opposed to royal - status to show that the holder in question is descended from an Emperor rather than a King ....
 (referring to an Imperial House) but above His/Her Grand Ducal Highness
Grand Ducal Highness

His/Her Grand Ducal Highness is a style of address used before the princely titles of the non-reigning members of some German ruling families headed by a Grand_Duke....
, His/Her Highness
Highness

Highness, often used with a personal possessive pronoun is an attribute referring to the Nobility of the dynasty in an Style . It is literally the quality of being lofty or high, a term and style used, as are so many abstractions, as a style of dignity and honour, to signify exalted rank or station....
, His/Her Serene Highness
Serene Highness

Serene Highness is a style used today by the reigning families of Monaco and Liechtenstein. It also preceded the princely titles of members of some German ruling families until 1917, and it was also the form of address used for cadet members of the dynasties of France, Italy, Russia and Ernestine duchies under their monarchy....
 and some other styles (referring to Grand Ducal, Princely or Ducal Houses).

In the British monarchy
British monarchy

The Monarchy of the United Kingdom is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom and its British overseas territory.The present monarch, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, has reigned since 6 February 1952....
 the style of HRH is associated with the rank of prince
British prince

This is a list of British princes from the accession of George I of Great Britain in 1714. The title of prince is at the will of the Monarch, who can both grant and revoke the title....
 or princess
British princess

This is a list of British princesses from the accession of George I of Great Britain in 1714. This article deals with both princesses of the blood royal and women who become princesses upon marriage....
 (although this has not always applied, the notable exception being Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom since 20 November 1947, and her prince consort since 6 February 1952....
, who was given the style of HRH in 1947 but was not created a prince until 1957).






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Royal Highness (abbreviation
Abbreviation

An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Usually, but not always, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or phrase....
 HRH) is a style
Style (manner of address)

A style of office, or honorific, is a legal, official, or recognized title, in other words a term which by tradition or law precedes a reference to a person who holds a post, or which is used to refer to the political office itself....
 (His Royal Highness or Her Royal Highness); plural Royal Highnesses (abbreviation TRH, Their Royal Highnesses). It appears in front of the names of some members of some royal families
Royal family

A royal family is the extended family of a king or queen regnant. The term "imperial family" more appropriately describes the extended family of an emperor or empress regnant, while the terms "ducal family", "grand ducal family" or "princely family" are more appropriate in reference to the relatives of a reigning duke, grand duke, or prince....
 other than the King or Queen
Queen regnant

A queen regnant is a qualifying reference to a female monarch possessing and exercising all of the monarchical powers of a ruler, in contrast to a "queen consort", who is the wife of a male reigning as monarch and who is without any official powers of state....
.

The style His/Her Royal Highness ranks below His/Her Imperial Highness
Imperial Highness

His/Her Imperial Highness is a style used by members of an imperial family to denote imperial - as opposed to royal - status to show that the holder in question is descended from an Emperor rather than a King ....
 (referring to an Imperial House) but above His/Her Grand Ducal Highness
Grand Ducal Highness

His/Her Grand Ducal Highness is a style of address used before the princely titles of the non-reigning members of some German ruling families headed by a Grand_Duke....
, His/Her Highness
Highness

Highness, often used with a personal possessive pronoun is an attribute referring to the Nobility of the dynasty in an Style . It is literally the quality of being lofty or high, a term and style used, as are so many abstractions, as a style of dignity and honour, to signify exalted rank or station....
, His/Her Serene Highness
Serene Highness

Serene Highness is a style used today by the reigning families of Monaco and Liechtenstein. It also preceded the princely titles of members of some German ruling families until 1917, and it was also the form of address used for cadet members of the dynasties of France, Italy, Russia and Ernestine duchies under their monarchy....
 and some other styles (referring to Grand Ducal, Princely or Ducal Houses).

In the British monarchy
British monarchy

The Monarchy of the United Kingdom is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom and its British overseas territory.The present monarch, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, has reigned since 6 February 1952....
 the style of HRH is associated with the rank of prince
British prince

This is a list of British princes from the accession of George I of Great Britain in 1714. The title of prince is at the will of the Monarch, who can both grant and revoke the title....
 or princess
British princess

This is a list of British princesses from the accession of George I of Great Britain in 1714. This article deals with both princesses of the blood royal and women who become princesses upon marriage....
 (although this has not always applied, the notable exception being Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom since 20 November 1947, and her prince consort since 6 February 1952....
, who was given the style of HRH in 1947 but was not created a prince until 1957). This is especially important when a prince has another title such as Duke
Duke

A duke is a member of the nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch, and historically controlling a duchy or a dukedom. The title comes from the Latin language Dux Bellorum, which had the sense of "military commander" and was employed by both the Germanic peoples themselves and by the Ancient Rome authors covering them to r...
 (or a princess the title of Duchess) by which he or she would usually be addressed. For instance HRH The Duke of Connaught
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

The Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn was a member of the British Royal Family, the third son and seventh child of Victoria of the United Kingdom....
 was a prince and a member of the royal family while His Grace The Duke of Devonshire
Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire

Peregrine Andrew Morny Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire, Royal Victorian Order, Order of the British Empire , is a British Peerage. He is the only surviving son of the Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire and his wife, the former Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire....
 is a non-royal duke and not a member of the British Royal Family
British Royal Family

The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom. The term is also commonly applied to the same group of people as the relations of the monarch in his or her Commonwealth realm#The Crown in the Commonwealth realmss, thus sometimes at variance with official national terms for the family....
. Both The Lady Louise Windsor
Lady Louise Windsor

The Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor is a member of the British Royal Family. She is the elder child of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Sophie, Countess of Wessex....
 and Viscount Severn
James, Viscount Severn

James, Viscount Severn is a member of the British Royal Family. He is the second child and only son of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Sophie, Countess of Wessex....
, children of the The Earl of Wessex
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex

The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex is the third son and fourth child of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh....
, are legally entitled to the style Royal Highness but it was decided by their parents that they would be styled as the children of an earl and not by their legal style. The Duke of York's
Prince Andrew, Duke of York

The Prince Andrew, Duke of York is the second son and third child of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. At the time of his birth, he was second in the History of the British line of succession#George VI to the thrones of Commonwealth realm; however, after additions to the Royal Family, and an evolution o...
 daughters Princesses Beatrice
Princess Beatrice of York

Not to be confused with Beatrice of England, daughter of Henry III of England.Princess Beatrice of York is the elder daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York....
 and Eugenie
Princess Eugenie of York

Princess Eugenie of York is the younger daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York. As such she is sixth, and the second female, in the History of the British line of succession#George VI to the thrones of Commonwealth realm; however, after subsequent evolution of the Commonwealth of Nations, that number of states ha...
 enjoy the style Her Royal Highness.

In the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, letters patent
Letters patent

Letters patent are a type of legal instrument in the form of an open letter issued by a monarch or government, granting an office, right, government-granted monopoly, title, or status to a person or to some entity such as a corporation....
 dated 21 August 1996 states that a style received by a spouse of a member of the Royal Family on their marriage ceases at the point of divorce. For that reason HRH The Princess of Wales, when she and HRH The Prince of Wales
Charles, Prince of Wales

The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales is the eldest child of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, making him heir apparent, equally and separately, to the thrones of Commonwealth realm....
 divorced, ceased to be HRH, and was styled Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales

Diana, Princess of Wales, was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales. Their sons, Princes Prince William of Wales and Prince Henry of Wales , are second and third Line of succession to the British throne of the British monarchy and fifteen other Commonwealth Realms....
.

See also

  • British prince
    British prince

    This is a list of British princes from the accession of George I of Great Britain in 1714. The title of prince is at the will of the Monarch, who can both grant and revoke the title....
  • British princess
    British princess

    This is a list of British princesses from the accession of George I of Great Britain in 1714. This article deals with both princesses of the blood royal and women who become princesses upon marriage....
  • Forms of address in the United Kingdom
    Forms of Address in the United Kingdom

    Forms of address used in the United Kingdom are given below.Several terms have been abbreviated in the table below. The forms used in the table are given first, followed by alternative acceptable abbreviations in parentheses....
  • Royal and noble styles
    Royal and noble styles

    Styles represent the fashion by which monarchs and noblemen are properly addressed. Throughout history, many different styles were used, with little standardization....
  • Table of Ranks (Russian)
  • Use of courtesy titles and honorifics in professional writing
    Use of courtesy titles and honorifics in professional writing

    The use of honorifics and Style differs greatly among publications in both journalism and academia. The differences are based on tradition, practical concerns , and cultural norms....