The distinction lies in being granted the styles of both Princess and Highness. Other female-line descendants of a British sovereign, such as the children of Prince and Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein and of Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg, had been granted the style of Highness, but not that of Prince or Princess, presumably because they derived a princely style from their fathers, which was not the case of Princess Maud and Princess Alexandra. Their cousin Princess Victoria Eugénie of Battenberg was born "Highness" by virtue of an 1885 warrant of Queen Victoria and was created "Royal Highness" by Edward VII immediately prior to her 1906 marriage to the King of Spain: "No. 27901". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 April 1906. p. 2421.
"No. 28401". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 July 1910. p. 5475.
"No. 28535". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 September 1911. p. 7079.
"No. 34279". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 April 1936. p. 2773.
"No. 34453". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 November 1937. p. 7037.
