<P> The wife of a duke is known as a duchess, which is also the title of a woman who holds a dukedom in her own right, referred to as a duchess suo jure; her husband, however, does not receive any title . In the order of precedence in the United Kingdom, non-Royal Dukes without state offices or positions generally take precedence before all other nobility, in order of date of creation, but after Royalty and certain Officers of State . </P> <P> A Royal Duke is a duke who is a member of the British Royal Family, entitled to the style of "His Royal Highness". The current Royal Dukedoms are, in order of precedence: </P> <Ul> <Li> Duke of Edinburgh, held by Prince Philip </Li> <Li> Duke of Cornwall (England) and Duke of Rothesay (Scotland), held by Prince Charles, Prince of Wales </Li> <Li> Duke of York, held by Prince Andrew </Li> <Li> Duke of Cambridge held by Prince William </Li> <Li> Duke of Gloucester, held by Prince Richard </Li> <Li> Duke of Kent, held by Prince Edward </Li> </Ul> <Li> Duke of Edinburgh, held by Prince Philip </Li>

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