British prince
Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a royal title normally granted to sons and grandsons of reigning and past British monarchs. The title is granted by the reigning monarch, who is the fount of all honours, through the issuing of letters patent as an expression of the royal will. Individuals holding the title of prince will usually also be granted the style of "His/Her Royal Highness" "(HRH)". When a British prince marries, his wife also becomes a British princess; however, she is addressed by the feminine version of the husband's  most senior title on his behalf. Traditionally, all wives of male members of the British royal family, the aristocracy, and members of the public take the style and title of their husbands. An example of this case is Princess Michael of Kent, the wife of the Queen's cousin, Prince Michael of Kent. There is also the case when a princess of blood royal marries a British prince. She also becomes a princess by marriage and will be addressed in the same way; an example of this situation was the late Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife: when she married the  cousin of her mother, Prince Arthur of Connaught, she became Princess Arthur of Connaught, Duchess of Fife. If a British prince has a peerage, then the princess is addressed by the feminine version of her husband's peer title; an example of this case is the wife of Prince William, who is officially styled "His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge" while his wife Catherine becomes "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge", omitting both the 'prince' and 'princess' titles and their first names. History. Prior to 1714, the title of prince and the style of "HRH" was not customary  in usage. Sons and daughters of the sovereign were not automatically or traditionally called a prince or princess. An exception was the Prince of Wales, a title conferred on the eldest son of the sovereign since the reign of King Edward I of England. In the Kingdom of Scotland, even though an honorific principality was created by King James VI, the heir-apparent was only referred to as Duke of Rothesay. Some others include John, brother of King Richard I and later King John, who is sometimes called Prince John. After the accession of King George I of Great Britain  (the first monarch from the House of Hanover), it became customary for the sons of the sovereign and grandsons of the sovereign in the male line to be titled 'Prince' and styled "His Royal Highness" (abbreviated "HRH"). Great-grandsons of the sovereign were princes styled "His Highness" (abbreviated "HH"). Just three weeks after the birth of her fourth grandchild but first male-line grandson, Victoria issued letters patent in 1864 which formally confirmed the practice of calling children and male-line grandchildren "His Royal Highness" with their titular dignity of "Prince" or "Princess" prefixed to their respective Christian names. The  letters patent did not address the styling of great-grandchildren or further descendants as "His/Her Highness" or "Prince" or "Princess". Subsequent to 1864 some amendments regarding princes were made, with the issuance of specific letters patent changing the title and style of the following groups: Both the proclamation and the letters patent of 1917 remain in force today, excepting a few amendments and creations noted. List of British princes since 1714. The descendants of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, head of the House of Hanover and the senior male-line descendant of King George III, who bear the title  Prince or Princess of the United Kingdom with the style of Royal Highness as a secondary title of pretense. Of the 58 British princes listed here, two are spouses of a reigning Queen, and eight lost their title after World War I.