Posted by Gary
on 9/5/2008, 23:44:44, in reply to "Re: Definitions of Royalty"
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: So there is nor real definition of who is
: royal or not and maybe the definition is
: different from country to country?
Strictly speaking, one is royal if one is part of the Reigning House of kingdom. Royal = Roi. Thus, Sophie, as a member of the House of the (Former) Kingdom of Bavaria is royal. Her husband and children, members of a princely house, are not.
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: Do you consider the Grand Dukes of
: Luxembourg royal?
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They are because they are members in the male line of the House of France.