British Princes: Current Royal Highnesses (2024)

As of 2024, there are three princes holding the style "His Royal Highness Prince [Name] of [Title]" in the British Royal Family:

1. Prince William, Prince of Wales

• Title: Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Cambridge, Duke of Rothesay (Scotland), Earl of Strathearn, Earl of Chester, etc.
• Born: 21 June 1982
• Position: Heir apparent to the throne (eldest son of King Charles III)
• Family: Married to Catherine, Princess of Wales. Children: Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis.
• Role: Full-time working royal; focuses on mental health, conservation, emergency responders, early childhood.

2. Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex

• Title: Duke of Sussex, Earl of Dumbarton, Baron Kilkeel. Retained HRH style but agreed not to use it actively (2020).
• Born: 15 September 1984
• Position: 5th in line to the throne (after William's three children)
• Family: Married to Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. Children: Prince Archie, Princess Lilibet.
• Status: Resides in California (since 2020). Non-working royal. Patronages retained privately.

3. Prince George of Wales

• Title: Prince George of Wales (formally: Prince George of Cornwall and Cambridge until 2022)
• Born: 22 July 2013
• Position: 2nd in line to the throne (eldest son of Prince William)
• Status: Student; undertakes limited public engagements with parents.

Other Male Royals (Not "Princes" by Style)

• King Charles III: Monarch — not a prince.
• Prince Andrew, Duke of York: Born 1960. Retained HRH but stepped back from public duties (2019). Removed from official royal role.
• Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh: Born 1964. Youngest sibling of King Charles. Full-time working royal. Title created 2023 (formerly Earl of Wessex).
• Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester: Born 1944. Cousin of King Charles. Working royal.
• Prince Edward, Duke of Kent: Born 1935. Cousin. Working royal (reduced).
• Prince Michael of Kent: Born 1942. Cousin. Non-working (private business).

Key Distinction

"Prince of the United Kingdom/Great Britain" is a specific legal style (Letters Patent 1917, 2012). It applies to:

• Sons of the monarch
• Sons of the heir apparent's sons
• Eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales (George)

Thus: William, Harry, George are "Princes of the UK." Andrew, Edward, Richard, Edward, Michael are "Princes of the Blood Royal" but not "Princes of the UK" in the technical sense—though colloquially all are called "Prince."

Note: Princess Charlotte (3rd in line) and Princess Anne (Princess Royal) hold feminine equivalents.