Why Queen's eldest granddaughter Zara Tindall isn’t a princess compared to cousins Beatrice and Eugenie
ok.co.ukThe Queen’s granddaughter Zara Tindall doesn’t hold a royal title, unlike her cousins Princes William and Harry and Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie.
Zara, 41, and her brother Peter Philips are Queen Elizabeth II’s eldest grandchildren, however they don’t hold a HRH status, nor do they participate in royal duties.
As the children of Princess Anne and her ex husband Mark Phillips, Zara is 21st in line for the throne, while Peter, 44, is the eldest of Her Majesty’s grandchildren and 14th in line for the throne.
However the reason for them not holding royal titles is one that’s been around for centuries. For all of the latest updates, sign up for OK!'s Royal newsletter According to Express, when a member of the Royal Family welcomes a child, tradition dictates that only the father may pass on his title, and the only princes and princesses in the family have fathers in the direct line of succession.The pair’s father, Mark Phillips, is not in the royal family, so have no title to inherit.
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