What is a Princess?

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The title princess is often given to female members of a royal family or those married to royalty. A princess is also known as a crown princess. The male equivalent of a princess is a prince.

A princess is usually considered more important or valuable than a commoner. A princess can command people to do her bidding. She can be given gifts, money, and even a castle to live in. However, a princess may not be very nice or good at all.

It is a little odd to call a boy princess, because little girls grow up on Snow White and Cinderella, but little boys grow up on Hot Wheels. Is it OK to call a girl a princess, but totally weird to call a boy a prince?

Delia Paunescu is a writer, producer, and social media consultant based in New York City. She’s written for Vulture, Racked, Brooklyn Magazine, and amNewYork and spent two years leading NowThis Entertainment. She’s passionate about Jane the Virgin and would love to debate you over whether or not it’s the greatest show of all time.

Princess Alice of Battenberg (Victoria Alice Elizabeth Julia Marie; 25 February 1885 – 5 December 1969) was the mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the paternal grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II. She was the wife of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, and adopted the style of her husband upon their marriage in 1903. The couple travelled extensively, especially in India, which inspired Princess Alice to found the Christian Sisterhood of Martha and Mary in 1949.