British Royal Family

The British Royal Family is a group of people closely related to the British monarch. Although there is no strict legal definition of who is or is not a member of the Royal Family http://www.heraldica.org/faqs/britfaq.html#p2-2, and different lists will include different people, those carrying the style His or Her Majesty (HM) or His or Her Royal Highness (HRH) are generally accepted as being members. Usually this equates to the following people being considered to be a member:

Related Topics:
British monarch - Style - His or Her Majesty (HM) - His or Her Royal Highness (HRH)

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• the British Sovereign (the king or queen);
• the consort of the Sovereign (his or her spouse);
• the widowed consorts of previous Sovereigns;
• the children of the Sovereign; the grandchildren of the Sovereign in the male line (princes and princesses);
• the spouses and the widowed spouses of a Sovereign's children and male-line grandchildren.
• Prior to 1917, great grandchildren in the male line would also be considered royal.
 
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