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. What is said to address the following people? King or Queen
Your Grace, Your Highness, Your Majesty
What is said to address the following people?Queen Consort
Your majesty
What is said to address the following people? Prince or Princess
Your Royal Highness
What is said to address the following people? Duke and Duchess
Your Grace
What is said to address the following people? Children of Dukes or Duchesses
Lord, Lady
What is said to address the following people?Peerage ranks lower than Duke
Lord, Lady
What is said to address the following people? Children of these peerage ranks lower then duke
Honourable, Lady
What is said to address the following people? Prince Consort:
Your Royal Highness
Which different titles were used in SPAIN for Princes and Princesses
Infante, Infanta
Which different titles were used in FRENCH for Princes and Princesses
Dauphin, Dauphine
Which different titles were used in RUSSIA for Princes and Princesses
Tsarevich, Tsarevna
What did Edward I name his first son
Prince of Wales
Why did Elizabeth II never receive this title?
She was the heiress presumptive, not apparent
What title did Henrietta-Maria give to her eldest daughter?
Princess Royal
Why did Elizabeth II never receive this title?(princess royal)
Because her aunt, princess Mary was holding the title.They lived in the same time and there can only be one Princess Royal at a time.
Who automatically becomes a Prince or Princess today
The sons and daughters of a sovereign, The sons and daughters of the sons of a sovereign, The eldest son of the eldest son of a sovereign
What right do husbands of a Princess not have, while the wives of a Prince do?
Husbands of princesses are not allowed to use prince as a title while the wives of princes are called princesses.
Why are most Princes and Princesses referred to as Dukes and Duchesses?
Prince and princess is just a title, while peerage used to mean land, money and power.
What are other names for ‘Peerage’?
Nobility and Aristocracy
Who was the last prime minister to be awarded a peerage for life?
Baroness Margaret Thatcher
Who can inherit a Peerage title?
Male heirs of the original peer
What are less important, additional titles mentioned, usually passed on
Subsidiary titles
How much does a robe and coronet set cost?
£35.000
When was Parliament split in the House of Lords and the House of Commons?
In 1337, when King Edward ||| added dukes to the peerage
When did England become a Republic? Who became the new leader of the country? How did it end?
In the 1640s when the house of Commons waged war against the crown, abolished the House of Lords and beheaded King charles |. Oliver Cromwell became lord protector. 7 years later, the house of Lords was restored and charles || was crowned as King.
What changes did the Tenures Abolition Act of 1660 cause?
It ended the feudal system. Lower and Middle Classes now paid taxes directly to the Crown.
What are Knights and Dames of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire?
King George V started a knighthood in 1917 for great work in arts, science, public, or military service. It’s awarded twice a year( New year, birthday queen)