Advertisement

These Are the Full Names of Everyone in the Royal Family

These Are the Full Names of Everyone in the Royal Family

From Good Housekeeping

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle welcomed a healthy baby boy on May 6: Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. For his name, the couple decided to look at the royal family tree for inspiration: Archie is derived from Arthur, which happens to be one of Prince Charles's names.

The royals have a long history of picking names that pay homage to family members. For example, Prince William and Kate Middleton welcomed their third child Prince Louis Arthur Charles to the family last spring. The names don't exactly fit in with the Emmas and Liams in most nurseries these days, but each pick has multiple ancestral namesakes. Louis (pronounced Lou-ee) pays tribute to Prince Philip's late uncle Lord Louis Mountbatten, who was also Prince Charles's beloved mentor and "honorary grandfather." Arthur goes a long way back, both to the legendary king of Camelot as well as King George VI, the Queen's father, who had it as a middle name. Finally, Charles clearly pays homage to Prince Charles, Louis's grandfather. Uncle Prince Harry — who was born Henry Charles Albert David — also counts it as part of his name too.

That said, a few royals have bucked tradition. Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York (a.k.a. Fergie) stunned the public when they announced Princess Eugenie's name on March 30, 1990. Bookmakers William Hill told the Los Angeles Times that they had taken thousands of bets but not a single one for Eugenie (pronounced YOO-jen-ee). Princess Anne's daughter Zara Tindall (née Phillips) also has an untraditional name apparently suggested by Prince Charles.

Check out every regal moniker in the book with this list of the royal family's full names:


The Queen's Immediate Family

Photo credit: Fox Photos/Hulton Archive - Getty Images
Photo credit: Fox Photos/Hulton Archive - Getty Images

King George VI, born Albert Frederick Arthur George (1895-1952)

Queen Elizabeth II's father

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, born Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002)

Queen Elizabeth II's mother

Queen Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary (1926-)

Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, born Margaret Rose (1930-2002)

Queen Elizabeth II's sister

Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, born Antony Charles Robert (1930-2017)

Princess Margaret's former husband

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Queen Elizabeth II's husband


The Queen's Children

Photo credit: Fox Photos/Hulton Archive - Getty Images
Photo credit: Fox Photos/Hulton Archive - Getty Images

Charles, Prince of Wales, born Charles Philip Arthur George (1948-)

Queen Elizabeth II's first son

Diana, Princess of Wales, born Diana Frances née Spencer (1961-1997)

Prince Charles's former wife

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, born Camilla Rosemary née Shand, previously Parker Bowles (1947-)

Prince Charles's current wife

Anne, Princess Royal, born Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise (1950-)

Queen Elizabeth II's daughter

Captain Mark Phillips, born Mark Anthony Peter (1948-)

Anne, Princess Royal's former husband

Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, born Timothy James Hamilton (1955-)

Anne, Princess Royal's current husband

Prince Andrew, Duke of York, born Andrew Albert Christian Edward (1960-)

Queen Elizabeth II's second son

Sarah, Duchess of York, born Sarah Margaret née Ferguson (1959-)

Prince Andrew's former wife

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, born Edward Antony Richard Louis (1964-)

Queen Elizabeth II's third son

Sophie, Countess of Essex, born Sophie Helen née Rhys-Jones (1965-)

Prince Edward's wife


The Queen's Grandchildren

Photo credit: Max Mumby/Indigo - Getty Images
Photo credit: Max Mumby/Indigo - Getty Images

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, born William Arthur Philip Louis (1982-)

Princes Charles's first son

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, born Catherine Elizabeth née Middleton (1982-)

Prince William's wife

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, born Henry Charles Albert David (1984-)

Prince Charles's second son

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, born Rachel Meghan née Markle (1981-)

Prince Harry's wife

Photo credit: WPA Pool - Getty Images
Photo credit: WPA Pool - Getty Images

Peter Phillips, born Peter Mark Andrew (1977-)

Anne, Princess Royal's son

Autumn Phillips, born Autumn Patricia née Kelly (1978-)

Peter Phillips's wife

Zara Tindall, born Zara Anne Elizabeth née Phillips (1981-)

Anne, Princess Royal's daughter

Mike Tindall, born Michael James (1978-)

Zara Tindall's husband

Princess Beatrice of York, born Beatrice Elizabeth Mary (1988-)

Prince Andrew's first daughter

Princess Eugenie of York, born Eugenie Victoria Helena (1990-)

Prince Andrew's second daughter

Jack Brooksbank, born Jack Christopher Stamp Brooksbank (1986-)

Princess Eugenie's husband

Lady Louise Windsor, born Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor (2003-)

Prince Edward's daughter

James, Viscount Severn, born James Alexander Philip Theo Mountbatten-Windsor (2007-)

Prince Edward's son


The Queen's Great-Grandchildren

Prince George of Cambridge, born George Alexander Louis (2013-)

Prince William's first son

Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, born Charlotte Elizabeth Diana (2015-)

Prince William's daughter

Prince Louis of Cambridge, born Louis Arthur Charles (2018-)

Prince William's second son

Savannah Phillips, born Savannah Anne Kathleen (2010-)

Peter Phillips's first daughter

Isla Phillips, born Isla Elizabeth (2012-)

Peter Phillips's second daughter; pronounced Eye-la

Mia Tindall, born Mia Grace (2014-)

Zara Tindall's first daughter

Lena Tindall, born Lena Elizabeth (2018-)

Zara Tindall's second daughter; pronounced Lay-na

Archie Harrison

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's son

You Might Also Like