JMcMillan wrote:
Not once he's Duke of Sussex, or wherever, she won't.
As I clearly stated:
Martin Goldstraw wrote: (although of course once her husband is made a Duke, this title will be used instead of the title Princess Henry of Wales)
Martin Goldstraw wrote: If we then move forward in the discussion and take the example on the birth certificates of the children of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge where the title of Princess of the United Kingdom is accorded to the Duchess, we must then accept that even after Princess Henry of Wales has taken on the courtesy title of Duchess of ..... she will remain a Princess of the United Kingdom. The entry on the birth certificate(s) must have received Royal approval.
I apologise for not stating extra clearly that once she has taken on the title of Duchess she would not then be known as Princess however, my point was that, even when she becomes Duchess of ..... , she would still be a Princess of the United Kingdom and therefore still be a Princess. Yet more pedantry.
JMcMillan wrote: Also, strictly speaking, wives' use of their husbands' peerage titles is not "by courtesy." A courtesy title is one accorded to a person, but to which he or she has no legally enforceable right. Under English law, wives of peers have been held to enjoy a legal "life estate" (a property right) in the peerage title. That's why George VI could, with the stroke of a pen, deprive Wallis Simpson of the style of HRH, but could not legally deprive her of the title Duchess of Windsor.
I am aware of English law. George VI couldn't deprive the Duchess of Windsor of her title of Duchess because her husband was a Duke and the wives of Dukes have a right (acquired solely because they have married) to be addressed as Duchess and retained after divorce until they marry again. In a simple conversation, we don't need to explain at every stage the basis of the legal right or courtesy when we all know what is meant. We all know that the duchess wasn't simply deprived of the privileged of using HRH, she was denied it. It was never issued in the first place and it is not automatic; the wife of a duke automatically receives recognition as duchess but the new princess/duchess will have to be specifically awarded the dignity of HRH by HM (and it is highly likely that she will be accorded the dignity/rank/title or whatever the pedants want to call it).
I don't have the energy to go through the rest, I never enjoy pedantry so I think I'll just stick to the speculation on when, if and why arms may or may not be granted and look forward to watching the event. I can't be bothered to explain why I said what to whom or what context it was said in. As I said elsewhere in a duplicate of this topic, continual pedantry doesn't make for good, or enjoyable, conversation.