HRH
Prefix for princes
HRH is an abbreviation for His Royal Highness or Her Royal Highness, a formal title used when referring to members of a royal family: HRH The Prince of Wales, HRH Princess Anne.
The style is used in third-person references and on official documents, not in direct address.
Hereditary supreme ruler
- sovereignSupreme in power
- kingMale crowned ruler
- queenMost powerful chess piece
- emperorMale ruler of empire
empress · prince · princess · duke · duchess · marquess · marchioness · earl
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
- tiaraOrnamental feminine headband
- scepterCeremonial staff of sovereignty
- orbLuminous celestial body
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
robes · ermine · coronet · insignia · coat of arms · crest · heraldry · jewels
Successive family rulers
- successionFollowing in order
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
heir · peerage · aristocracy · nobility · royal house · Romanov · Habsburg · royal family
Title for princes
- Her Royal HighnessRoyal feminine honorific
- princeRoyal family male
- princessMonarch's daughter or heir
- dukeHighest-ranking nobleman
duchess · majesty · highness · excellency · grace · lordship · ladyship · sir
Formal event marking occasions
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- decorumFitting social conduct
- precedenceSuperior rank or importance
curtsy · bow · address · announcement · introduction · presentation · audience · investiture
monarch
Hereditary supreme ruler
emperor · empress · prince · princess · duke · duchess · marquess · marchioness · earl · countess
crown
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
throne · robes · ermine · coronet · insignia · coat of arms · crest · heraldry · jewels · medals
dynasty
Successive family rulers
- successionFollowing in order
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- ancestryFamily line of descent
lineage · heir · peerage · aristocracy · nobility · royal house · Romanov · Habsburg · royal family · birthright
His Royal Highness
Title for princes
- Her Royal HighnessRoyal feminine honorific
- princeRoyal family male
- princessMonarch's daughter or heir
duke · duchess · majesty · highness · excellency · grace · lordship · ladyship · sir · dame
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
precedence · curtsy · bow · address · announcement · introduction · presentation · audience · investiture · procession
HRHcitizen
Legal national member
comrade · elected official · president · representative · republican