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Definition of Princess of Wales

1. Noun. English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997).

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Literary usage of Princess of Wales

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress), John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1822)
"five years ago, the princess of Wales was for three days an inmate of that inn. After dinner one day, as the company were rising, a jeweller came in, ..."

2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1862)
"There is another book, a copy of which lies before me, entitled — "The Genuine Book, an Inquiry into the conduct of HRH The Princess of Wales, before Lords ..."

3. The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George the by Thomas Erskine May (1871)
"1 Then, suddenly a doubt arose whether the king's mother, the Princess of Wales, was comprehended in the ' royal family' or not. It was suggested that this ..."

4. The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George the by Thomas Erskine May (1875)
"1 Then, suddenly a doubt arose whether the king's mother, the Princess of Wales, was comprehended in the ' royal family' or not. It was suggested that this ..."

5. Palmer's Index to "The Times" Newspaper (1872)
"... a 11 e—30 a 9/ Prince and Princess of Wales, Sojourn on Teck Return from the ... j Prince and Princess of Wales, Gj 8 a—27 j • Visit of the Queen to the ..."

6. The Gentleman's Magazine (1842)
"... in which language has been unduly treated rather at< the mistress than the interpreter of philosophy. MONUMENT OF JOAN Princess of Wales, ..."

7. The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George the by Thomas Erskine May (1861)
"... and it was negatived.1 The doubt which had been thus raised concerning the Princess of Wales had not been removed, when, on the following day, ..."

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