Mark Phillips

The Queen is believed to have offered him a peerage on his wedding day, which he turned down. This may also have been the specific wish of Princess Anne. (As female-line grandchildren of the Sovereign, Princess Anne's children were never eligible for the style "Royal Highness" or the title "Prince/Princess" under the terms of George V's letters patent of 1917). If Phillips held a peerage, however, his children with Princess Anne would have been entitled to be addressed as "The Honourable", or as "Lord" or "Lady". In the case of the Queen's sister, The Princess Margaret, her ex-husband, Anthony Armstrong-Jones, became the Earl of Snowdon upon marriage, with the subsidiary title, Viscount Linley. As a result, Lord Snowdon's son, David, is entitled use "Viscount Linley" as a courtesy title, and David's children, Charles and Margarita are addressed as "The Honourable". Zara and Peter do not hold royal styles or aristocratic honours but by virtue of their royal bloodline they are in the line of succession to the Commonwealth realms. Read Less