Royal Family Orders of the United Kingdom Although Diana, Princess of Wales, was known to have received the Order (and, more recently, the Countess of Wessex, the Duchess of Cornwall and the Duchess of Cambridge were pictured wearing it), neither Sarah, Duchess of York, Princess Michael of Kent, nor Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has been seen wearing it. A biological relationship to the monarch does not automatically bestow the Order either. None of the current monarch's granddaughters have been seen to hold the order. Royal Family Orders of the United Kingdom The sovereign of the United Kingdom may award a royal family order to female members of
Princess Royal Princess Royal, daughter of Queen Victoria. Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Princess Royal". "The Princess Royal" is also the name of a folk tune from the British Isles, and of a morris dance performed to that tune. In the Thai monarchy, the style of "Sayamboromrajakumari" (; ) for Princess Sirindhorn of Thailand is similar to the position of "Princess Royal". In the Kingdom of Tonga, Princess Sālote Mafileʻo Pilolevu is also the "Princess Royal." In a number of African monarchies, the title of the principal non-spousal female titleholder in the kingdom is often translated as