The British royal family

The British royal family comprises the monarch of the United Kingdom and her close
relations. There is no strict legal or formal definition of who is or is not a member of the British
royal family, and apart from Queen Elizabeth II herself, different lists will include different
people. Those who, at a time in question, carry the style Her or His Royal Highness, and any
styled Her or His Majesty, are normally considered members, including those so styled before
the beginning of the current monarch's reign. By this criterion, a list of the current royal family
will usually include the monarch, the consort of the monarch, the widows of previous monarchs,
the children and male-line grandchildren of the monarch and previous monarchs, the children of
the eldest son of the Prince of Wales, and the wives or widows of the monarch's and previous
monarchs' sons and male-line grandsons.
Members and relatives of the British royal family historically represented the monarch in
various places throughout the British Empire, sometimes for extended periods as viceroys, or for
specific ceremonies or events. Today, they often perform ceremonial and social duties
throughout the United Kingdom and abroad on behalf of the United Kingdom.
This is a list of current members of the royal family:
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
Prince George of Cambridge
Princess Charlotte of Cambridge
Prince Henry of Wales
The Duke of York
Princess Beatrice of York
Princess Eugenie of York
The Earl and Countess of Wessex
The Princess Royal
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
The Duke and Duchess of Kent
Prince and Princess Michael of Kent
Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy