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The '''Royal Family of Westarctica''' consists of the [[Grand Duke of Westarctica]], his children, and other members of the Grand Duke's immediate family who have expressed a desire to act as representatives of the [[Government of Westarctica]] or who are in the [[Succession to the Crown and Throne of Westarctica|current line of succession]]. | |||
The '''Royal Family of Westarctica''' consists of the [[Grand Duke of Westarctica]], his | |||
The members of the Royal Family are | The members of the Royal Family are first in the [[Order of Precedence in Westarctica|Order of Precedence]], regardless of the rank of their title in the [[Peerage of Westarctica]]. Their titles, styles, and order of precedence were formalized on 7 November 2022 by [[Royal Decrees|Royal Decree RD-2022-006 ''The Royal Family''.]] | ||
According to the [[Constitution of Westarctica]], the Grand Duke has the freedom to appoint his heir, but the heir need not be a direct family member. In practice, however, the heir to the throne of Westarctica has always been one of the Grand Duke's two children. | |||
Children of the Grand Duke are considered "Princes of the Blood" and are accorded the style "Royal Highness." | |||
==Current members of the Royal Family== | ==Current members of the Royal Family== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!Portrait | !Portrait | ||
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!Position | !Position | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image:Grand Duke Travis.jpg|200px]] | |[[Image:Grand Duke Travis Portrait.jpg|200px]] | ||
|His Royal Highness | |His Royal Highness | ||
|[[Grand Duke Travis]] | |[[Grand Duke Travis]] | ||
|Sovereign of Westarctica | |Sovereign of Westarctica | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image: | |[[Image:Ashton Portrait 2023.jpg|200px]] | ||
|His Royal Highness | |His Royal Highness | ||
|[[ | |[[Crown Prince Ashton Roman]] | ||
|Heir Apparent | |Heir Apparent | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Image: | |[[Image:Nicholas Portrait 2024.jpg|200px]] | ||
|His Royal Highness | |His Royal Highness | ||
|[[Prince Daniel Nicholas]] | |[[Prince Daniel Nicholas]] | ||
| | |Second Son of the Grand Duke | ||
|- | |||
|[[Image:Deborah McH.jpg|200px]] | |||
|Her Illustrious Highness | |||
|[[Countess of Benton|Countess Deborah of Benton]] | |||
|Mother of the Grand Duke | |||
|- | |||
|[[Image:Nancy.png|200px]] | |||
|Her Ladyship | |||
|Countess Nancy of [[Mount Caldwell|Caldwell]] | |||
|Aunt of the Grand Duke | |||
|- | |||
|[[Image:Barb.jpg|200px]] | |||
|Her Ladyship | |||
|Countess Barbara of [[Mount Hawthorne|Hawthorne]] | |||
|Aunt of the Grand Duke | |||
|- | |||
|[[Image:Ellen.jpg|200px]] | |||
|Her Ladyship | |||
|Baroness Ellen [[Bucher Peak|Bucher]] | |||
|Cousin of the Grand Duke | |||
|- | |||
|[[Image:Madyson.jpg|200px]] | |||
|The Honorable | |||
|Madyson McHenry | |||
|Niece of the Grand Duke | |||
|- | |||
|[[Image:Jack.jpg|200px]] | |||
|The Honorable | |||
|Jack Daniel Cover | |||
|Nephew of the Grand Duke | |||
|- | |||
|[[Image:Ireland.jpg|200px]] | |||
|The Honorable | |||
|Ireland Hamor | |||
|Niece of the Grand Duke | |||
|} | |} | ||
[[Category:Peerage of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Peerage of Westarctica]] | ||
[[Category:Government of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Government of Westarctica]] | ||
[[Category:Royal Family of Westarctica]] |