Prince Michael obtained his title at birth. He is The Queen's first cousin, as his father was a younger brother of the late King George VI, the father of The Queen. Prince Michael's father was Prince George, Duke of Kent.
A son of the British Sovereign is a royal prince and he is usually given a further title on his marriage. Prince Michael's father, Prince George, was made Duke of Kent when he married Princess Marina of Greece, Prince Michael's mother. The title Duke of Kent was inherited by Prince Michael’s older brother, Prince Edward. If his parents had more sons they would also have had the title of Prince, only the eldest inheriting the ducal title.
HRH Baroness Marie-Christine Anne Agnes Hedwig, Ida, Princess Michael of Kent
Princess Michael obtained her Royal title on her marriage to Prince Michael. 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. Princess Michael therefore would not be called Princess Marie-Christine, as she is not a Princess in her own right. It just so happens that Prince Michael is the only grandson of a king titled HRH who is a second son and so currently there are no other princesses with the name of their husbands.
Lord Frederick Windsor and Lady Gabriella Windsor
Prince and Princess Michael’s children are known as Lord and Lady, and not Prince and Princess because when King George V created the House of Windsor in 1917 he ruled that only the sons of a brother of the king would be princes with the title of Royal Highness. Their children would have the style and title of the sons of non-royal English dukes.
Lord Frederick Windsor and Lady Gabriella Windsor
Prince and Princess Michael’s children are known as Lord and Lady, and not Prince and Princess because when King George V created the House of Windsor in 1917 he ruled that only the sons of a brother of the king would be princes with the title of Royal Highness. Their children would have the style and title of the sons of non-royal English dukes.
