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No. British Princes who are heirs to dukedoms have never used courtesy titles. Neither Prince William nor Prince Richard of Gloucester ever used Earl of Ulster, nor did the current Duke of Kent use Earl of St. Andrews while his father was alive. More recently, Prince George of Wales was not...

Upon the accession of Elizabeth II in 1952, it was decided that the higher ordinal number between the countries would be used. So, a future putative King Alexander will be King Alexander IV, taking the higher Scottish ordinal.

If she goes to the State Dinner, my guess would be yes. Otherwise, no.

I generally do not post on this thread, although I do regularly read it. I just want to say that Nigeria is a VERY conservative country (Islam, Catholicism, and conservative Anglicanism are the dominant faiths), with both men and women expected to dress modestly, i.e., little to no bare skin...

Well, during the pandemic he was pictured packing relief supplies and the public outcry (read: DM outrage) was such that he had to stop, as if somehow the food parcels were contaminated by his very touch. At the moment, there is literally nothing the man can do that won't cause the DM to lose...

We don't know if "Andrew insisted" on the girls having security - that assertion came from the Daily Mail and was then picked up by other outlets (the same as "they call him 'Air Miles Andy'" - there was no 'they' about it as that nickname was created by the Mail itself and then used over and...

The real bad-mouthing started when the girls finished their initial education. Before that, it was mostly just their clothing choices (and Beatrice's weight, poor girl), which were blamed on their mother. Then it really got bad. Things like: they only got into university because of who they...

The Easter timeline was from before her diagnosis and so is no longer relevant. She will be back to public life when she is medically cleared and feeling up to it.

Childbirth was the only "job" that Queens and Princesses really had. Their "success" was judged by the number of children, preferably sons, that they produced. It really wasn't until the 19th century that the modern concept of public service developed; it was George V and Queen Mary that...

Well, after all, he IS a very British Gentleman: his mother is English, he was born, raised, and educated in England, and he is a British citizen. He has never lived anywhere else.

Depression (I am assuming here) is a horrible, horrible disease and is often completely invisible to others. Many of those with depression can put on an "I'm just fine and dandy" face while the demon is destroying them from within, and their closest family and friends never suspect a thing. I...

Beatrice was pretty blonde herself as a toddler, as was Eugenie. Her hair darkened and got redder as she grew older while Eugenie's turned brunette.

I stand corrected, then. I remembered it differently, but I'm obviously wrong. Mea culpa.

They will see our "lovely" weather this week. And that is sarcasm. It's blustery, windy, and rainy.

We need to remember that prior to the mid-2000s, gifts to the royal family, even "official" gifts, were considered personal property of that royal. It was only after Charles and Camilla married that the tabloid press made a big hullabaloo over the Middle Eastern gifts that Camilla received on...