Profiles of the British Royal Family

For more information about the British Royal Family, past and present, see Unofficial Royalty: British Index. Unless otherwise noted, all photos below are from Wikipedia.

Queen Elizabeth II


Full Name: Elizabeth Alexandra Mary
Born: 21 April 1926 in London
Parents: HM King George VI and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Married: 20 November 1947 to HRH Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh

Children:
– Charles Philip Arthur George, Prince of Wales (1948)
– Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise, Princess Royal (1950)
– Andrew Albert Christian Edward, Duke of York (1960)
– Edward Antony Richard Louis, Duke of Edinburgh (1964)

Reign: 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022

Death: 8 September 2022, Balmoral Castle, Scotland

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King Charles III

Full Name: Charles Philip Arthur George
Titles: His Majesty The King

Titles: His Majesty holds different titles in each of the countries in which he is Sovereign.

United Kingdom: His Majesty Charles the Third, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and His other Realms and Territories King, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.
Canada: Charles the Third, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom, Canada and His other Realms and Territories King, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith
Australia: Charles the Third, by the Grace of God, King of Australia and His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
New Zealand: Charles the Third, by the Grace of God, King of New Zealand and His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith
Jamaica: Charles the Third, by the Grace of God, of Jamaica and of His other Realms and Territories King, Head of the Commonwealth
Barbados: Charles the Third, by the Grace of God, King of Barbados and His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
The Bahamas: Charles the Third, by the Grace of God, King of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and of His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
Grenada: Charles the Third, by the Grace of God, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Grenada and His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
Papua New Guinea: Charles the Third, King of Papua New Guinea and of His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
Solomon Islands: Charles the Third, by the Grace of God, King of the Solomon Islands and of His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
Tuvalu: Charles the Third, by the Grace of God, King of Tuvalu and of His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
Saint Lucia: Charles the Third, by the Grace of God, King of Saint Lucia and of His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Charles the Third, by the Grace of God, King of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and of His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
Belize: Charles the Third, by the Grace of God, King of Belize and of His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
Antigua and Barbuda: Charles the Third, by the Grace of God, King of Antigua and Barbuda and of His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
Saint Christopher and Nevis: Charles the Third, by the Grace of God, King of Saint Christopher and Nevis and of His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth.

Other titles held by the King within the UK: Duke of Lancaster, Lord of Mann, and Duke of Normandy.

Born: 14 November 1948 at Buckingham Palace, London
Parents: HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
Created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester: 26 July 1958
Invested as Prince of Wales: 1 July 1969 at Caernafron Castle, Wales
Married:
– 29 July 1981 to Lady Diana Spencer, at St Paul’s Cathedral, London (divorced 1996)
– 09 April 2005 to Mrs. Camilla Parker Bowles, at Guildhall, Windsor

Children:
– Prince William Arthur Philip Louis, The Prince of Wales (1982)
– Prince Henry Charles Albert David (Harry), Duke of Sussex (1984)

Education:
– Trinity College, University of Cambridge
– University of Wales, Aberystwth

Reign: 8 September 2022 – present

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Queen Camilla

Full Name: Camilla Rosemary Shand (formerly Parker Bowles)
Titles: Her Majesty The Queen
Born: 17 July 1947 at King’s College Hospital, London
Parents: Major Bruce Shand and The Honourable Rosalind Cubitt
Married:
– 4 July 1973 to Mr. Andrew Parker Bowles, at Guard’s Chapel, Wellington Barracks, London (divorced 1995)
– 09 April 2005 to HRH The Prince of Wales, at Guildhall, Windsor

Children:
– Thomas Parker Bowles (1974)
– Laura Parker Bowles (1978)

Education:
– Mon Fertile, Switzerland
– Institut Britannique, Paris

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The Prince of Wales

 

Full Name: William Arthur Philip Louis
Titles: His Royal Highness The Prince William, Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester, Duke of Cornwall and Earl of Carrick, Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus, Duke of Rothesay, Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the Isles and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland
Born: 21 June 1982 at St Mary’s Hospital, London
Parents: HM King Charles III and Lady Diana Spencer
Married: 29 April 2011 to Miss Catherine Elizabeth Middleton at Westminster Abbey, London
Children:
– Prince George Alexander Louis (2013)
– Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana (2015)
– Prince Louis Arthur Charles (2018)

Education:
– Geography, University of St. Andrews, Scotland

Position in line of Succession to the British throne: 1

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The Princess of Wales

Full Name: Catherine Elizabeth Middleton
Titles: Her Royal Highness The Princess William, Princess of Wales and Countess of Carrick, Duchess of Cambridge, Countess of Strathearn, and Baroness Carrickfergus, Duchess of Rothesay and  Baroness of Renfrew
Born: 9 January 1982 in Reading, Berkshire, England
Parents: Michael Middleton and Carole Goldsmith
Married: 29 April 2011 to Prince William, Duke of Cambridge at Westminster Abbey, London
Children:
– Prince George Alexander Louis (2013)
– Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana (2015)
– Prince Louis Arthur Charles (2018)

Education:
– St. Andrew’s School – Berkshire
– Downe House – Berkshire
– Marlborough College – Wiltshire
– University of St. Andrews – St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland (History of Art)

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Prince George of Wales

Full Name: George Alexander Louis
Titles: His Royal Highness Prince George of Wales
Born: 22 July 2013 at St Mary’s Hospital, London
Parents: HRH The Prince of Wales and Catherine Middleton
Position in line of Succession to the British throne: 2

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Princess Charlotte of Wales

Full Name: Charlotte Elizabeth Diana
Titles: Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Wales
Born: 2 May 2015 at St Mary’s Hospital, London
Parents: HRH The Prince of Wales and Catherine Middleton
Position in line of Succession to the British throne: 3

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Prince Louis of Wales

Full Name: Louis Arthur Charles
Titles: His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Wales
Born: 23 April 2018 at St Mary’s Hospital, London
Parents: HRH The Prince of Wales and Catherine Middleton
Position in line of Succession to the British throne: 4

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The Duke of Sussex

Full Name: Henry Charles Albert David
Titles: His Royal Highness The Prince Henry (Harry), Duke of Sussex, Earl of Dumbarton and Baron Kilkeel
Born: 15 September 1984 at St Mary’s Hospital, London
Parents: HM King Charles III and Lady Diana Spencer
Married: May 19, 2018 at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle
Children:
– Archie Harrison  (2019)
– Lilibet “Lili” Diana (2021)

Education:
– Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

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The Duchess of Sussex

Full Name: Rachel Meghan Markle
Titles: Her Royal Highness The Princess Henry (Harry), Duchess of Sussex, Countess of Dumbarton, and Baroness Kilkeel
Born: 4 August 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Parents: Thomas Markle and Doria Ragland
Married: May 19, 2018 at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle
Children:
– Archie Harrison  (2019)
– Lilibet “Lili” Diana (2021)

Education:
– Hollywood Little Red Schoolhouse – elementary school
– Immaculate Heart High School – high school
– Northwestern University – Theater and International Relations

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Prince Archie of Sussex

Full Name: Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor
Titles: Prince Archie of Sussex
Born: 06 May 2019 at Portland Hospital, London
Parents: HRH The Duke of Sussex and Meghan Markle

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Princess Lilibet of Sussex

Full Name: Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor
Titles: Princess Lilibet of Sussex
Born: 04 June 2021 at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Parents: HRH The Duke of Sussex and Meghan Markle

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The Duke of York

 

Full Name: Andrew Albert Christian Edward
Titles: His Royal Highness The Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Earl of Inverness and Baron Killyleagh
Born: 19 February 1960 at Buckingham Palace, London
Parents: HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
Married: 23 July 1986 to Miss Sarah Margaret Ferguson at Westminster Abbey, London (divorced 1996)

Children:
– Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary (1988)
– Princess Eugenie Victoria Helena (1990)

Education:
– Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth

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Princess Beatrice, Mrs. Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi

Full Name: Beatrice Elizabeth Mary
Titles: Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice of York
Born: 8 August 1988 at Portland Hospital, London
Parents: HRH The Duke of York and Sarah Ferguson
Married: 17 July 2020 to Mr. Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi at the Royal Chapel of All Saints, Windsor

Children:
– Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi (2021)

Education:
– degree in History and The History of Ideas from Goldsmiths, University of London

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Princess Eugenie, Mrs. Jack Brooksbank

Full Name: Eugenie Victoria Helena
Titles: Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie
Born: 23 March 1990 at Portland Hospital, London
Parents: HRH The Duke of York and Sarah Ferguson
Married: 12 October 2018 to Mr. Jack Brooksbank at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor

Children: 
– August Philip Hawke Brooksbank (2021)

Education:
– degree in English Literature and History of Art, Newcastle University

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The Duke of Edinburgh

Full Name: Edward Antony Richard Louis
Titles: His Royal Highness The Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Wessex, Earl of Forfar and Viscount Severn
Born: 10 March 1964 at Buckingham Palace, London
Parents: HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
Married: 19 June 1999 to Miss Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones, at St George’s Chapel, Windsor

Children:
– Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor (2003)
– James Alexander Philip Theo Mountbatten-Windsor, Earl of Wessex (2007)

Education:
– History, Jesus College, University of Cambridge

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The Duchess of Edinburgh

Full Name: Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones
Titles: Her Royal Highness The Princess Edward, Duchess of Edinburgh, Countess of Wessex, Countess of Forfar, and Viscountess Severn
Born: 20 January 1965 in Oxford, England
Parents: Christopher Rhys-Jones and Mary O’Sullivan
Married: 19 June 1999 to Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, at St George’s Chapel, Windsor

Children:
– Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor (2003)
– James Alexander Philip Theo Mountbatten-Windsor, Earl of Wessex (2007)

Education:
– West Kent College

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The Princess Royal

Full Name: Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise
Titles: Her Royal Highness The Princess Anne, Princess Royal
Born: 15 August 1950 at Clarence House, London
Parents: HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
Created Princess Royal: 13 June 1987
Married:
– 14 November 1973 to Captain Mark Antony Peter Phillips, at Westminster Abbey, London (divorced 1992)
– 12 December 1992 to Commander Timothy Laurence, at Crathie Kirk, near Balmoral Castle, Scotland

Children:
– Peter Mark Andrew Phillips (1977), married in 2008 to Autumn Patricia Kelly (1978)
– Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips (1981), married in 2011 to Michael James Tindall (1978)

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The Duke of Gloucester

Full Name: Richard Alexander Walter George
Titles: His Royal Highness Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, Earl of Ulster and Baron Culloden
Born: 26 August 1944, Hertfordshire, England
Parents: HRH Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Lady Alice Monagu-Douglas-Scott
Married: 8 July 1972 to Birgitte Eva van Deurs, at St. Andrews Church, Barnwell, Northamptonshire, England

Children:
– Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster (1974), married in 2002 to Claire Booth (1977)
– Lady Davina Windsor (1977), married in 2004 to Gary Lewis (1970)
– Lady Rose Windsor (1980), married in 2008 to George Gilman (1980)

Education:
– Architecture, Magdalene College, University of Cambridge

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The Duchess of Gloucester

Full Name: Birgitte Eva (Henriksen) van Deurs
Titles: Her Royal Highness Princess Richard, Duchess of Gloucester, Countess of Ulster and Lady Culloden
Born: 20 June 1946, in Odense, Denmark
Parents: Asger Preben Knud Wissen Henriksen and Vivian van Deurs
Married: 8 July 1972 to HRH Prince Richard of Gloucester, at St. Andrews Church, Barnwell, Northamptonshire, England

Children:
– Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster (1974), married in 2002 to Claire Booth (1977)
– Lady Davina Windsor (1977), married in 2004 to Gary Lewis (1970)
– Lady Rose Windsor (1980), married in 2008 to George Gilman (1980)

Education:
– University of Cambridge

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The Duke of Kent

Full Name: Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick
Titles: Field Marshal His Royal Highness Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, Earl of Saint Andrews and Baron Downpatrick
Born: 9 October 1935 at Belgrave Square, London
Parents: HRH Prince George, Duke of Kent and HRH Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark
Married: 8 June 1961 to The Honourable Katherine Lucy Mary Worsley, at York Minster, York, England

Children:
– George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews (1962), married in 1988 to Sylvana Tomaselli (1957)
– Lady Helen Windsor (1964), married in 1992 to Timothy Taylor (1963)
– Lord Nicholas Windsor (1970), married in 2006 to Paola Doimi de Lupis Frankopan (1969)

Education:
– Le Rosey, Switzerland
– Royal Military College Sandhurst

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The Duchess of Kent

Full Name: Katharine Mary Lucy Worsley
Titles: Her Royal Highness Princess Edward, Duchess of Kent, Countess of Saint Andrews and Lady Downpatrick
Born: 22 February 1933 at Hovington Hall, Yorkshire, England
Parents: Sir William Arthrington Worsley, Bt. and Joyce Morgan Brunner
Married: 8 June 1961 to HRH Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, at York Minster, York, England

Children:
– George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews (1962), married in 1988 to Sylvana Tomaselli (1957)
– Lady Helen Windsor (1964), married in 1992 to Timothy Taylor (1963)
– Lord Nicholas Windsor (1970), married in 2006 to Paola Doimi de Lupis Frankopan (1969)

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Prince Michael of Kent

Full Name: Michael George Charles Franklin
Titles: His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent
Born: 4 July 1942 at Coppins, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents: HRH Prince George, Duke of Kent and HRH Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark
Married: 30 June 1978 to Baroness Marie-Christine Agnes Hedwig Ida von Reibnitz, in Vienna, Austria

Children:
– Lord Frederick Windsor (1979), married in 2009 to Sophie Winkleman (1980)
– Lady Gabriella Windsor (1981)

Education:
– Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst

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Princess Michael of Kent

Full Name: Marie-Christine Agnes Hedwig Ida von Reibnitz
Titles: Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent
Born: 15 January 1945 in Carlsbad, Sudentenland, German Reich (now Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic)
Parents: Baron Günther Hubertus von Reibnitz and Countess Maria Anna Carolina Franziska Walpurga Bernadette Szapáry von Muraszombath, Széchysziget und Szapár
Married:
– 14 September 1971 to Thomas Troubridge at Chelsea Old Church in London, annulled by the Roman Catholic Church in May 1978
– 30 June 1978 to Prince Michael of Kent, in Vienna, Austria

Children:
– Lord Frederick Windsor (1979), married in 2009 to Sophie Winkleman (1980)
– Lady Gabriella Windsor (1981)

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Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy

Full Name: Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel
Titles: Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy
Born: 25 December 1936 at Belgrave Square, London
Parents: HRH Prince George, Duke of Kent and HRH Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark
Married: 24 April 1963 to The Honourable Sir Angus Ogilvy, at Westminster Abbey, London

Children:
– James Robert Bruce Ogilvy (1964), married in 1988 to Julia Rawlinson (1964)
– Marina Victoria Alexandra Ogilvy (1966), married 1990 (div.1997) to Paul Mowatt (1962)

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Sarah, Duchess of York

Full Name: Sarah Margaret Ferguson
Titles:
– Miss Sarah Ferguson (1959-1986)
– Her Royal Highness The Duchess of York (1986-1996)
– Sarah, Duchess of York (1996-present)
Born: 15 October 1959 Marylebone, London
Parents: Major Ronald Ferguson and Susan Mary Wright
Married: 23 July 1986 to HRH The Duke of York at Westminster Abbey, London (divorced 1996)

Children:
-Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary (1988)
-Princess Eugenie Victoria Helena (1990)

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