The Queen's eldest granddaughter, Zara Tindall, is not a princess due to royal tradition

Zara Tindall is the Queen's eldest granddaughter, but she is not a princess due to royal tradition - although Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie both hold royal rank Zara Tindall was never made a princess, despite being the Queen's eldest granddaughter (

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The Queen's eldest granddaughter, Zara Tindall, is not a princess due to royal tradition - even though Beatrice and Eugenie are both princesses. Zara's cousins ​​Prince William and Prince Harry both hold the royal rank, but her brother Peter Phillips does not and it all depends on their parents.

Royal family tradition dictates that only the father passes on his official title, so the children of Prince Andrew, Prince Charles, and Prince Edward all automatically become princes or princesses. However, as Peter and Zara are the children of Princess Anne, they were not granted HRH status.

Zara has succeeded in her life as a civilian, far from the royal family (

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