princess royal

noun

the eldest daughter of a king or queen.
(in Great Britain and, formerly, Prussia) an eldest princess to whom this title has been granted for life by the sovereign.

princess royal

the eldest daughter of a British or (formerly) a Prussian sovereign: a title not always conferred
capitals the title of Princess Anne

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First recorded in 1640–50

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This baby will be the first child for Mike and Zara and the third grandchild for The Princess Royal.

There was the time I was walking through the Home Park at Windsor and encountered the Princess Royal with a fierce dog.

Zara's mum, the Princess Royal, and dad, Captain Mark Phillips, are both Olympians.

The princess royal, whose qualities have honoured even her birth and blood, experienced from this period a mitigated captivity.

The "Princess Royal" and "Agamemnon," which came next, could only engage at long range.

I was surprised that the Princess Royal never lost her calm, even at the most exciting points of Duprez' acting.

The princess royal fell fainting upon the floor, and was borne insensible to her room.

On the next day she went after lunch to her mother's house, and never came back again to Princess Royal Crescent.

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