Royal Fun FActs
Kings and queens are not just characters in fairy tales. There are more than four dozen reigning monarchs in the world today. Spain, Morocco, Lesotho, Nepal, and the Netherlands are a few countries that still have royalty.
Kings and Queens They are the descendants of royal parents. A reigning king makes his wife a queen. A reigning queen makes her husband a prince. | Princes and Princesses These titles are reserved for the children of kings and queens, the husbands of reigning queens, and for the grandchildren who are descended through the sons of kings or queens. |
The children of nobility are called lords and ladies.
These are the descendants of powerful and wealthy landowners who passed their titles on to their children and grandchildren.