There is no strict legal or formal definition of who is or is not a member of the British royal family. Those who at the time are entitled to the style His or Her Royal Highness are normally considered members. Since 1917, when King George V changed the name of the royal house from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, members have belonged, either by birth or by marriage.
About British royal family in brief
There is no strict legal or formal definition of who is or is not a member of the British royal family. Those who at the time are entitled to the style His or Her Royal Highness are normally considered members. Since 1917, when King George V changed the name of the royal house from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, members have belonged, either by birth or by marriage, to the House of Windsor. The Queen, her consort, her children and grandchildren, as well as all former sovereigns’ children and grandparents, hold places in the first sections of the official orders of precedence in England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The royal family support Queen Elizabeth II in her state and national duties.
Each year, the family carries out over 2,000 official engagements throughout the UK and worldwide. Engagements include state funerals, national festivities, public visits to the Armed Forces, receptions and public garden parties. The state duties and staff of some members of the Royal family are funded from a parliamentary annuity, the amount of which is fully refunded by the Queen to the Treasury. The Royal Family are regarded as British cultural icons, with young adults from abroad naming the family among a group of people who they most associated with British culture.
You want to know more about British royal family?
This page is based on the article British royal family published in Wikipedia (as of Nov. 30, 2020) and was automatically summarized using artificial intelligence.
