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I've read the biography by Lovell, and I liked her comprehensive account of the Mitfords' lives very much. You cannot help but admire Decca (no, no, I am not a Communist, although I am Russian! :)) for her determination and perseverance.

The Sultan of Brunei holds honorary doctorates from the universities of Oxford and Aberdeen; maybe there are more.

I've noticed that Emperor Akihito is the only non-Christian monarch who is a Knight of the Garter; his ancestors also received the blue riband of the most exalted English order of chivlry. Are Emperors of Japan excepted from the general prohibition on awarding the Garter to non-Christians, which...

I'm eagerly looking forward to seeing the film. This 'postmodernist' version can play well, if it was done well. Neither Sofia nor her father, my favourite director, have ever left upset with their work.

I am from Russia, and I assure you that there is no such word as 'czarina', царина, in any of the dictionaries of Russian. It doesn't matter whether the empress was widowed or not -- she was called царица, 'tsaritsa'. 'Tsarina' is an example of mistranslation. That is manifestly incorrect; no...

I'd like to remind everyone that a group of leading forensic experts determined in the 1990s that Anastasia's remains were among the bones which had been found in Sverdlovskaya Oblast.

Moreover, it is entirely possible that the child's sex has already been determined (or confirmed?) by sonographers.

I don't want to go into dicussing the person of Paul I, but his reign was quite interesting. There is no evidence that Alexander I's tomb has ever been opened; it follows that it is unknown whether it is empty or not.

Warren, thank you very much for welcoming me back on to the board! :) wetken, your idea regarding the apology is good, but it won't come to pass. First of all, the present Russian government has distanced itself from the Bolshevik government of 1918, even from the Soviet government of 1991; not...

With regard to the history of Kenya and Kenyatta's biography, the Prince's remark was, in my opinion, quite... risky. ;) Nevertheles... Happy birthday Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh!

Congratulations to His Majesty the King! Long may he reign! :) BTW, Russian expats in Thailand admire him and his dedication to that beautiful country

I think that in the end the current honorific will not be changed, but it it only my opinion.

I daresay this info is incorrect. This proposition was not entertained by Nicholas II and his daughters owing to the fact that there were no unmarried sons of marriageable age of either Meiji or Taisho Emperors then.

Hm... Never heard anything like that, although there exists a great many of the 'Catherine Tales', so to say. :) What palace could it be? The Chinese Palace in Oranienbaum?

Hmm... I've always thought that Catherine the Great was not too keen on extravaganza. Actually, she was not amused by the over-ornate Catherine Palace in Tsrskoye Selo and ordered another palace to be built there as her personal residence. As for the Communists, they certainly did not blow up...

Bhutan king announces abdication http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4539308.stm Bhutan king announces abdication The king of Bhutan says he will step down as ruler when the country holds its first national democratic elections in 2008, state media reported. King Jigme Singye...

It seems that we Russians now 'translate' only the names of British monarchs; we call the British Queen Елизавета (Yelizaveta). However, Charles is just that, Чарльз, although he is likely to become Карл (Karl) upon his accession.

Not necessarily, the second son of Queen Victoria was created Duke of Edinburgh. The title merges into the Crown and 'disappears'. A monarch cannot hold a peerage dignity from himself.

Erm... Isn't the papal infallibility limited to solemn teaching on matters of faith intended to 'bind' the Church?

btsnyder :D By the way, there is no Hampshire peerage title at all.

Yes, of course. I think that the great-grandsons of the monarch were styled as such for some time.

Lady Marmalade Warren I see. :-)

Hereford is presently a vicecomital title.

That's unusual IMO. The Garter is usually worn, together with a lot of other accoutrements, to the Gater ceremonies in Windsor and to the coronations. And Charles is not wearing the Collar of the Order of the Garter on the photo...

Warren Why?