Lady Louise, the daughter of Prince Edward, is royal from birth, whether she calls herself HRH or not. Now she will soon be of legal age and could claim her title.
London – Lady Louise Windsor (17) is the daughter of Countess Sophie (56) and the Count of Wessex, Prince Edward (57) the youngest son of the British Queen (95). As her granddaughter in a male line, she has had the right to bear the title “Her Royal Highness” (HRH for short) since she was born, which she has not made use of so far. This could change soon. Lady Louise could assume the title of princess from her 18th birthday. *
Lady Louise Windsor: Will she suddenly become a princess at the age of 18?
When the young lady comes of age on November 8, 2021, there will be a lot to celebrate. In addition to the legal changes that will come into force from then on, the granddaughter Queen Elizabeth II. * Can consider which title she will carry in the future.
In a statement made shortly after her birth, the Queen and the Wessexes jointly stated that Louise would henceforth be referred to as Lady Louise Windsor rather than HRH. Her mother Sophie * spoke about this decision in a Times interview in 2020.
“We [she and Prince Edward *] try to raise them [their two children] in the knowledge that they will very likely have to work for a living”. That’s why they wouldn’t have wanted to use a title. She thinks it is unlikely that Louise could now choose it.
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Lady Louise Windsor: Your royal ancestry is beyond doubt
A patent from 1917 regulates the granting of royal titles, since then unaffected by the Queen. There is sympathy between the monarch and the House of Wessex. In addition, Lady Louise and Prince Philip * (99, †2021) were close, so that the Duke of Edinburgh bequeathed her his ponies and the carriage *.
For the receipt of Louise’s HRH title also speaks that he would counteract the loss of royals through the Megxit and the court case of Prince Andrew * (61), on the other hand, Prince Charles (72) has already announced plans * for his succession to the throne, the monarchy wanting to slim down.
The Queen has the final say on this. Heraldica.org put it this way: “The will and pleasure of the ruler is the only thing that matters, she can change style and title as she likes”.
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