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That's not correct. The plan is that following the death of the Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh Charles (who will then be King) will re-grant the title of "Duke of Edinburgh" to Edward. That is what was announced at Edward and Sophie's wedding. Now it could be that a process has to take...

ITA! I read the James Pope-Hennessey (not sure of the spelling) biography of her many years ago, and I've been fascinated by her ever since.

Kate is married to a prince so she is a princess by marriage and only by marriage. However, since her husband received the title of Duke of Cambridge upon his marriage, she is Duchess of Cambridge. IOW, her name is Catherine, her style and rank are HRH and Princess of the United Kingdom. Her...

I thought she was claiming the "friend" was the one who introduced her to the fake Sheik, not that she only did what she did to help someone. Either way, as soon as she started feeling suspicious about the sheik, all conversation should have ended. If it doesn't feel right, it usually isn't.

Working royal means that she would be performing official royal duties. By turning down Andrew's request, the Queen basically said Beatrice and Eugenie will have to earn their own living and will not be getting money from the British tax payer.

The Duke of Fife is another example. He inherited the title from his aunt HRH Princess Arthur of Connaught who became Duchess of Fife (although she did not use it after marriage) following the death of her father, the 1st Duke of Fife who was married to Louise (Princess Royal), the eldest...

From what I've read, she was the one who persuaded Elizabeth to marry Bertie. Lady Elizabeth had turned down his proposal before and she was quite fond of her and thought she would make a good wife for her son.

As long as you aren't Catholic and/or married to a Catholic and as long as your parents were married when you were born and you aren't adopted, yes.

No, you are wrong. Charles was never The Prince Charles because that is a title and he has never had that title. And Andrew and Edward (and all other princes who receive royal dukedoms or other titles) cease being Prince First Name of Wherever or The Prince First Name when they receive...

You are wrong on all three counts. Diana's title was HRH The Princess of Wales plus all of Charles' other titles. She was never The Princess Charles because Charles was never The Prince Charles. He was born HRH Prince Charles of Edinburgh and when his mother became Queen, he automatically...

Don't forget that at one point during the Abdication crisis, Queen Mary observed, "Really, this might be Romania!"

I am also a big admirer of Queen Mary. Considering her devotion to duty, I wonder what she would think of the Royal Family today.

I think a Private Secretary would be similar to a Chief of Staff for the President of the United States.

The fact that it comes from a paper called "The Socialist Worker" ought to clue you in that it isn't going to be an unbiased account. That doesn't mean the entire article is lies, but that they are going to put it in such a way as to make her look as bad as possible.

FWIW, I've read that King George V and Queen Mary made a decision to allow their children to marry into the nobility,i.e, people who are peers or the children of peers so that would not have been a stumbling block had the then-Prince of Wales want to marry an earl's daughter, for example.

British princes and princesses do not bow and curtsey to each other because they all have the exact same rank. They are all Princes/Princesses of the United Kingdom. Perhaps I should clarify and say they are not required by the rules of protocol to bow and curtsey to each other.

The only person she will have to curtsey to is the Queen. British Princes and Princesses do not bow and curtsey to each other because they all have the same rank: Prince/Princess of the United Kingdom.

No, she is HRH The Duchess of Cambridge, etc. etc. She is not Princess William because William's official title ceased to be HRH Prince WIlliam of Wales once he became Duke of Cambridge. He's still a Prince and his name is still William but that is no longer part of his official title. And...

I think the only thing out of wedlock offspring would have claim to would be any private monies or properties that are owned by their alleged royal parent.

ShowTime had the first two episodes on-demand this week. It looks like it's going to be a good show.

The actor who played Francis Dereham also played the Irish chauffeur in "Downton Abbey."

Because Charles is The Prince of Wales, not Prince Charles of Wales.

No, there is no Princess Charles, no Princess Edward and no Princess Richard in the United Kingdom. There is a Princess Michael but that is because her husband's official title happens to be Prince Michael of Kent. The Duchess of Gloucester ceased being Princess Richard when her husband became...

Maybe a simpler way of putting it is that if William is given a dukedom, he will be a Royal Duke with the rank of a Prince of the United Kingdom. However, he will no longer officially be known as Prince William. Of course, most people will continue to refer to him that way, but that will not...

No, if William receives a dukedom, she will be HRH The Duchess of whatever. She will no longer be titled Princess William because William will no longer be titled Prince William of Wales. He'll still be named William and he will still be a Prince of the United Kingdom but his title will be...