Duc_et_Pair
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Am i right in saying that Diana was still a member of the royal family after her divorce? Even though she was not a HRH you can still be a member of the royal family even if you are not royal?
It wrecks that the British do not make a difference in royal family and Royal House, like Spain or the Netherlands. The Infanta Doña Pilar (aunt of the King) is a member of the Spanish royal family, she is no member of the Casa Real. The Duke of Parma (cousin of the Dutch King) is a member of the Dutch royal family, he is no member of the Koninklijk Huis. Marius Borg, (eldest son of Norway's future Queen) is a member of the Norwegian royal family, not of the Norske Kongehus.
Likewise we could have said: the late Diana was a member of the royal family but not of the Royal Firm (by lack of an official name).
You do not need to be a HRH. Zara Phillips is as much a granddaughter of the Queen as Princess Beatrice.
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