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7 unusual facts about Royal Highness


Duke in Bavaria

The members of the family used the title Duke or Duchess in Bavaria, with the style of Royal Highness.

When Wittelsbach became a Royal House, the Dukes in Bavaria were lifted to the dignity of a Royal Highness.

Humphrey Mews

Colonel Humphrey Mews (1941-1990) was Deputy Private Secretary to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales 1986-1988.

Royal Highness

In May 2013, the Marshal of the Realm Svante Lindqvist announced that O'Neill had not be granted royal status and will remain a private citizen.

Furthermore, the wives of the king of the Zulu peoples, although all entitled to the title of queen, do not share their husband's style of Majesty but instead are each addressed as Royal Highness, with the possible exception of the Great Wife.

For instance HRH The Duke of Connaught was a prince and a member of the royal family while His Grace The Duke of Devonshire and His Grace The Duke of Abercorn are non-royal dukes and are not a members of the British Royal Family, but instead are members of the British nobility.

Surrey Street Market

In November 1994 the market received a royal visit from H.R.H. Charles, Prince of Wales.


Kottonmouth Kings: Dopeumentary

The DVD documents the making of the songs and albums by generally on the albums Royal Highness and Hidden Stash.

Lady May Abel Smith

Alexander's wife, Alice, born a British princess, retained her title and style, Her Royal Highness, and became known as Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone.

Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco

Salma married King Mohammed VI on 12 October 2001 (sadaq) and on 21 March 2002 (zafaf), at the Dar al-Makhzin, Rabat, and was granted the title of "Princess" with the style of Royal Highness on her marriage.

Rufus Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle

Rufus is a distant cousin of Her Royal Highness Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, because both the Duchess of Cornwall and Rufus are great-great-grand-children of Lord William Keppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle.

William Keppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle

He is also the great-great-grandfather of the current Earl, Lord Rufus Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle and of Her Royal Highness Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and the modern-day television celebrity and Who Wants to be a Millionaire? champion Judith Keppel.


see also

1904 Birthday Honours

Capitaine de Frégate Kimon Jean Lembessis, Aide-de-Camp to His Royal Highness Prince George of Greece.

2013 King's Gold Cup

His Royal Highness the Regent of England Prince of Wales visited the East and this tournament was held in celebration in Singapore by Malaya's national footballing body Football Association of Malaysia.

Abdul Muntaqim

Abdul Muntaqim (born 17 March 2007) is the oldest child and only son of His Royal Highness Al-Muhtadee Billah, heir to the Sultan of Brunei, and his wife, Her Royal Highness Pengiran Anak Sarah.

Australian International Design Awards

The next big step for the IDCA was the introduction in 1967 of the Prince Philip Prize for Australian Design, supported by His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Bel Air Aviation

The AW139 was officially named "Spirit of Agusta" and introduced to His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark, Consort to her Majesty the Queen of Denmark Margrethe II, during an official ceremony on June 27, 2009 at Bel Air's headquarters in Holsted.

Chanyasorn Sakornchan

She received a one year high school exchange scholarship (OEG High School Exchange USA) from Her Royal Highness Princess Soamsawali of Thailand.

Clarendon Tower

The quality of the hotel was recognised in 1869 when the Duke of Edinburgh stayed there and bestowed on Oram the title of 'Hotel Keeper by Appointment to His Royal Highness Prince Alfred the Duke of Edinburgh'.

Couper baronets

He was a Colonel in the Army and fought in the Peninsular War, served as Military Secretary to the Governor Generals of Canada, Sir James Kempt and Lord Durham, and was Comptroller of the Household and Equerry to Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent.

Double Vulgar

The lyrical content was also controversial: "His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales Breaches Reality" was written as a dedication to Charles, Prince of Wales, if he were to ever have sexual relations with one of his sons, while most of the other lyrics describe several equally explicit situations.

Duke of Cornwall

Since their marriage, celebrated at the Guildhall in Windsor on 9 April 2005, Charles's second wife has used the style Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall rather than Princess of Wales.

Emily McPherson College of Domestic Economy

The College, on the corner of Russell Street and Victoria Street adjacent to the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, was officially opened on 27 April 1927 by Her Royal Highness Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the Duchess of York, during a royal visit to Australia by her and her husband, His Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Duke of York, later King George VI.

Ferdinando Brachetti Peretti

After having lived together for several years, in 2000 he married Her Royal Highness the Princess and Landgravine Mafalda Margherita von Hessen, daughter of Their Royal Highnesses Prince Moritz of Hesse and Princess Tatiana of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.

Global Task Force on Expanded Access to Cancer Care and Control in Developing Countries

Her Royal Highness Princess Dina Mired of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and Lance Armstrong serve as Honorary Co-Presidents.

Henry Cubitt, 4th Baron Ashcombe

He was the son of Roland Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe and Sonia Rosemary Keppel, and the uncle and godfather of Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall.

Henry Knollys

In 1896 he was appointed Private Secretary and Comptroller in Britain to the Princess Maud of Wales on her marriage to Prince Charles of Denmark, and continued in that office when her Royal Highness became Queen of Norway upon her husband´s election as such in November 1905.

John Anthony Fonblanque

He was one of the Whig 'friends' of King George IV when Prince of Wales and is also said to have been a personal friend of his Royal Highness.

Muhammad Abdel Moneim

Following the abdication of King Farouk, Muhammad Abdul Moneim served as Chairman of the Council of Egyptian Regency from 26 July 1952 to 18 June 1953 for the infant King Fuad II, being created His Royal Highness in 1952.

Nang Nak

The epilogue states it later came into the possession of His Royal Highness Prince Chumbhorn Ketudomsak.

Orazio Pierozzi

His passenger was another fighter pilot, His Royal Highness Aimone di Savoia.

Prince Notonegoro

His Royal Highness Prince Notonegoro (Prince Notonegoro) is the Prince Consort to Princess Hayu the fourth Princess of Yogyakarta Sultanate, daughter of His Majesty Sultan Hamengkubuwono X and Her Majesty Queen Hemas

Prince of the Rodeo

The back of the sleeve shows a photo of His Royal Highness Haakon Magnus, Crown Prince of Norway, and his longtime friend and advisor Happy-Tom, King of Bass-guitar chatting it up at an Oslo hot spot.

Princess Alexandra of Denmark

Her Royal Highness Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925), wife of Edward VII; later Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom

Princess Maria Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg

Upon learning of the marriage, United States President Abraham Lincoln sent a letter to Wilhelm's elder brother Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden in which Lincoln stated: "I participate in the satisfaction afforded by this happy event and pray Your Royal Highness to accept my sincere congratulations upon the occasion together with the assurances of my highest consideration".

Royal Australian Corps of Signals

On 5 July 2000, a parade was held for her Royal Highness, Princess Anne, The Princess Royal at Simpson Barracks, Watsonia, marking the 75th anniversary of the Corps.

Royal Australian Corps of Transport

It was received from the Governor General of Australia, Sir Ninian Stephen, who presented it on behalf of Her Royal Highness, Princess Alice.

Satya Vrat Shastri

Sriramakirtimahakavyam (A Kavya in Sanskrit) (with a foreword by Her Royal Highness Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, the Princess of Thailand), Moolamall Sachdev and Amarnath Sachdeva Foundations, Bangkok, First Ed.

Tantangara Dam

Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra of Kent visited the dam in 1959, during its construction.

Townswomen's Guild

The Townswomen’s Guilds’ (TG) Patron is Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and the organisation’s National President is Dame Diana Brittan DBE and National Vice-Presidents are; Dame Jocelyn Barrow DBE, Eileen Bell CBE, Baroness Flather and Esther Rantzen CBE.

Vision West Nottinghamshire College

On 20 February 2009, the college's Construction and Skills Logistics Academy was visited by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales who unveiled a commemorative plaque to mark his visit to the new Construction and Logistics Skills Academy.

Yina Moe-Lange

On September 25, 2010 Moe-Lange was presented the Sports Award 2010 (Årets Sportspris) by Her Royal Highness Princess Marie of Denmark.