Royal Highness

noun

used as a title for a member of a royal family
used with his, her, their, or your
their Royal Highnesses, the Prince and Princess of Wales
Her/His Royal Highness will receive you now.
Thank you, your Royal Highness.

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His Royal Highness title has been inactive since 2019. Lauryn Overhultz , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025 The baby will be known as His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Cambridge. Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025 On Tuesday, almost exactly 200 years later, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway arrived at Norway House in Minneapolis as part of a bicentennial commemoration of that turning point for our two countries. Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 9 Oct. 2025 All members of the royal family, including those with His/Her Royal Highness (HRH) titles such as Princess Kate, bow or curtsy to the monarch and his wife when greeting them for the first time in a while — even his own children! Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Royal Highness

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“Royal Highness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Royal%20Highness. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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