“The Yorks were a close-knit and affectionate family, and the princess had a secure and uncomplicated childhood.”

“The principal was about to announce homecoming king, queen, prince, and princess.”

“Historical accounts describe the young princess as exceedingly tall, thin, pock-marked, and plain, but with a generous nature.”

“This enables a prince to keep close watch on his state and to quickly resolve any troubles as they arise.”

“George felt that he should be accompanied by the godfather of Hollywood, the prince of the film industry, the husband of the nation, the magnate of the fashion industry, and the capitalist crocodile.”

“George van Roggen was a prince of a man. He was refined, but with a common touch. He was wise, but not pompous. He was thoughtful, articulate, and a thorough gentleman.”

“It was hard to believe that it had been so long since Davedar had arrived at Danhera an arrogant princeling.”

“In 1840 her marriage was arranged to her first cousin Albert, a German princeling, with whom she produced nine children in twenty years.”

“Everett is perfectly cast as the pouty and spoiled princeling, Algernon Moncrieff, who spends half his life avoiding tax collectors.”

“The tradesman's manner, which to you and me is decently respectful, becomes straightway frantically servile before princekin.”

“Then Nibble stopped reading, and closed the book softly, for Downy was just as fast asleep as princekin had been.”

“Mercia was but a petty province, and its king in fact a princekin.”

“Every time he avowed that he wanted to be admired, not liked, Mr. Giuliani was, in Mr. Siegel's view, laying claim to his Machiavellian princeliness.”

“But the youth was not disposed unnecessarily to blazon his princeliness.”

“In my view, Hamlet's princeliness is part of what Holbrook and Lupton admire and mobilize in the cause of contemporary democratic politics.”

“It was for them the sign of princeship, as a tiara was the sign of Godhead.”

“He had the conviction that his princeship entitled him to disregard decency and the feelings of others.”

“I made the same low bow to his princeship, and then bowed myself out of the circle without my sword tripping up my heels.”

“Ground conditions are important to Princelet and he simply couldn't handle the very soft conditions last time.”

“Princelet makes plenty of appeal in the opening race at Fontwell tomorrow on the eve of what promises to be a cracking weekend of racing.”

“Nicky Henderson's horses are in terrific form and the promising Princelet makes most appeal in the Cash Converters Lincoln Juvenile Novices' Hurdle.”

“By the years leading up to 1500, the arts had become vital to the display of rulership, and especially to emergent ideas of princehood.”

“Such is the content of the Prince in which the writer, from the princehood of his imagination, offers advice on how to conquer and rule like a true Machiavellian virtuoso.”

“Once they were dressed the princesses showed themselves off to the visitors and palace servants.”

“There were times in the 1980s when both princesses were cordially disliked, their every act criticised in the press.”

“Like the king's courtiers, the princesses had to leave a room walking backward in the king's presence.”

“He was also remarkably a versatile actor, excelling equally well at noble princes and light-hearted rogues.”

“Other princes and princesses fly a standard with the royal arms in an ermine border.”

“Only the king could appoint people to it and normally only princes of the blood, senior prelates and magnates were allowed to join.”