I want my future children to have names that sound like they should have the title [name_m]Prince[/name_m] or [name_f]Princess[/name_f] in front of them, but without being too old. [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite for a boy is [name_m]Charles[/name_m], but we would always call him [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] because I’m also a sucker for cute nicknames. For girls, I like [name_f]Violet[/name_f] and [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] the best.
However, I hate names that make one think of somebody’s grandparent. It feels almost cruel to name a kid something like [name_m]Frederick[/name_m], [name_f]Edith[/name_f], or [name_u]Robert[/name_u].
What are your favorite royal-sounding names?
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I definitely think the NNs could make all the difference.
I don’t think [name_u]Robert[/name_u] sounds old at all, and the nn [name_u]Robin[/name_u] could work so it doesn’t sound like it’s from a different era.
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m] could also be used in place of [name_u]Robert[/name_u].
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]George[/name_u]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_u]Daniel[/name_u]
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] / [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] / [name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] / [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] / [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
It’s in the title. How about [name_u]Royal[/name_u]? 
Maybe
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
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I think a lot of longer, European names, often of Latin of Greek (sometimes Germanic) origin sound very regal.
Aurora does fit that bill but sounds more like a Disney princess than a real-life princess to me. However, nowadays, there’s a Princess Estelle, not something that sounds very traditionally regal but it does fit the vibe of Violet and Aurora.
Could you define which of the styles you’re looking for a little more?
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Hmm, I rather like ‘grandparents’ names’ 
. There’s a [name_f]Princess[/name_f] [name_f]Frederica[/name_f] and a [name_f]Princess[/name_f] [name_f]Eugenie[/name_f].
But perhaps…
[name_f]Cosette[/name_f]
[name_f]Lisette[/name_f]
[name_f]Marisol[/name_f]
[name_f]Winola[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Yvaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_u]Florentine[/name_u]
[name_f]Leontine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Geraldine[/name_f]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Gavriel[/name_m]
[name_m]Remiel[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Hershel[/name_m]
[name_u]Taran[/name_u]
[name_m]Torin[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
Thinking about real royal babies…, I’d look to some of the children who aren’t in direct line of succession to the throne. Their parents are always allowed to be more adventurous baby namers than their older siblings!
For example,
Archie
Beatrice
Eugenie
August
Savannah
Isla
Zara
Mia
Lena
Lucas
A mix of real royal names, children from royal families and names like [name_f]Violet[/name_f] and [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Adrienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] / [name_f]Amalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_m]Archie[/name_m]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_u]Gabriel[/name_u]
[name_f]Gabriella[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonor[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonore[/name_f]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
[name_u]Miles[/name_u]
[name_m]Nicolas[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Savannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
There’s a lot of wonderful suggestions already but I want to add [name_f]Christina[/name_f] and [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f].
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[name_f]Do[/name_f] you mean British royal names only? If you’re willing to consider names from the various European royal families, there’s a lot more options. E.g. the Netherlands have a princess called [name_f]Catharina[/name_f] [name_f]Amalia[/name_f], so I would suggest [name_f]Amalia[/name_f].
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
Sophia/Sofia
Vivian/Vivienne