A female commoner who marries a prince will almost always become a princess, but a male commoner who marries a princess will almost never become a prince, unless his wife has, or is expected to attain, a higher title, such as Queen regnant.
For many centuries, the title "princess" was not regularly used for a monarch's daughter, who might simply be called "Lady" or a non-English equivalent; Old English had no female equivalent to "prince", "earl", or any royal or noble aside from the queen, and the women of nobility bore the title of "Lady".
A commoner with no upper class breeding may become a princess.
A female from a royal family may be called as "Lady"
So a commoner who marries the prince will one day sit on the throne with her husband and bring a common touch to the monarchy.
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