`Yes, it's counter-intuitive to many, especially the many royals and titles fans who eagerly participate in royals websites, to say that anyone but the monarch and peers is a commoner. They can't accept it.  Those fans want to believe that ``Lady This`` or ``Prince That`` cannot possibly be on the same level as ``Mr. That`` or ``Miss This.`` But it's true.  In practice, any member of the royal family (even non-royals, such as the children of Princesses Margaret and Princess Anne) is not accepted by the royals fan base as a non-royal and as a mere commoner.  This is especially true among Americans, who have no experience of titles and who don't understand the concept of ``courtesy`` titles.  So, this article needs to be rewritten with this problem in mind; it needs to address the confusion directly.  And while discussing the differences between British and Continnetal usages is very important, it should also be kept in mind that most people anxiously concerned about the matter, and who might be consulting an English-language Wiki article, are British royals fans whose interest is in the British royal family and peerage.      `