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Who is Peter Philips? If he was really a prince hed be Prince Peter. Dont make up stuff.

Peter Phillips is the Queen’s oldest grandson. He’s not a prince because he’s the son of the Queens daughter and, according to the Letters Patent issued by George V, only children of the Sovereign’s sons are styled as Princes and Princesses.

It should be noted that an exception was made for Elizabeth II’s children. When her father became King George VI following the abdication of Edward VIII, it was pretty obvious that King George was not going to have sons and that Elizabeth, as the eldest daughter, would inherit the throne. However, since any children she would have would be the King’s Daughter’s children, they would not be able to use HRH (or be styled as Princes and Princesses) until after George’s death. George therefore issued a special Letters Patent stating that any children of the Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh were entitled to use HRH at birth. Hence, Prince Charles and Princess Anne were HRH from birth, even though they were born while George VI was still alive.

The Wolf