Re: royal coronets - thanks Boffer n/tArchived Message
Posted by LittleMo on July 21, 2012, 4:31 pm, in reply to "Re: royal coronets"
--Previous Message-- : Incorrect. Andrew and Edward's titles of Duke : and Earl are essentially courtesy titles. : : As such, their titles of Prince of the : United Kingdom, and their rank as children : of the Sovereign mean that they are able to : wear the coronet of a Prince, and use this : in their coat of arms. : : A good indication of the coronet that : Princes, Princesses, Peers and Peeresses : would and are entitled to wear, is to look : at their coat of arms and see which is there : depicted. : : I created a thread on the coronets that : royals are entitled to wear long ago, and it : has since disappeared; but it is important : to remember that despite having peerage : titles, royals will never wear the coronets : associated with those titles; they will : always wear the coronets associated with : their royal ranks - as after all, royal rank : is higher in the social precedence than any : courtesy peerage titles they may have use : of. : : Here is a full list of illustrations of the : British Coronets associated with the : different royals and also peerages, : explaining who is entitled to wear which : (and use in the heraldry). : : : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronet#British_coronet_rankings : : It should be noted that there are different : coronets for: : - The Heir Apparent (and consort). : : : : Currently HRH The Prince of Wales and HRH : The Duchess of Cornwall are entitled to use : this coronet. : : - Prince or Princess; the sons (and their : wives) or daughters of the Sovereign : : : : Currently HRH The Duke of York, TRHs The : Earl and Countess of Wessex and HRH The : Princess Royal are entitled to use this : coronet; HRH The Duke of Edinburgh has : been granted use of this as well. : : - Prince or Princess; the sons (and their : wives) or daughters of the heir apparent : : : : Currently TRHs The Duke and Duchess of : Cambridge and HRH Prince Henry of Wales are : entitled to use this coronet. : : - Prince or Princess; children of other sons : of the sovereign : : : : Currently HRH Princess Beatrice of York and : HRH Princess Eugenie of York are entitled : to use this coronet, as are Viscount Severn : and Lady Louise Windsor (in their capacity : as HRH Prince James of Wessex and HRH : Princess Louise of Wessex). : : In the wider royal family, this is also the : coronet used by TRHs The Duke and Duchess : of Gloucester, TRHs The Duke and Duchess of : Kent, TRHs Prince and Princess Michael of : Kent and HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent. : : - There is also a Royal Coronet for Other : Grandchildren of the Sovereign : (essentially children of the daughters of : the Sovereign). : : : : Currently Peter Philips and Zara Tindell : have the right to use this coronet, as do : Viscount Linley and Lady Sarah Chatto. : :
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