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Post by paulchen on Apr 29, 2011 20:29:11 GMT
What a beautiful day for a Royal Wedding. Congratulations to William and Catherine. Beautiful dress and a great ceremony.
God bless the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge!
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Post by Cinderella on Apr 30, 2011 1:25:59 GMT
Well said! Congratulations to them both. It was a beautiful wedding.
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Post by wendy on Apr 30, 2011 5:19:04 GMT
What an exciting and happy day it was! I loved all of the meaningful details (English trees and flowers, her meaningful jewelry - eg. her earrings' design incorporated the oak leaf and acorn from the new Middleton family coat of arms - the embroidery on her dress, the language of flowers for all of the flowers, including the frosted flowers on the cake...etc. So much thought went into it. I loved how they drove off together in the Aston Martin convertible (even though they only drove to Clarence House)...such a fun touch.
Does anyone know where the Duchess of Clarence now stands in the order of precedence - especially among the royal ladies? Is she third after the Duchess of Cornwall - marking William's place as 2nd in line to the throne? I can't imagine the Princess Royal or the Countess of Wessex (Princess Alexandra?) having to curtsey to her.
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Post by paulchen on May 1, 2011 11:49:53 GMT
Does anyone know where the Duchess of Clarence now stands in the order of precedence - especially among the royal ladies? Is she third after the Duchess of Cornwall - marking William's place as 2nd in line to the throne? I can't imagine the Princess Royal or the Countess of Wessex (Princess Alexandra?) having to curtsey to her. I think you mean the Duchess of Cambridge [although I can't think of them as anything else than William and Catherine]. It depends on which order of precedence you consider. If all the Royal Family is present, then Catherine takes precedence from her husband as the second in line to the Throne. She is the third lady of the land after The Queen [first in her own right] and the Duchess of Cornwall [second only because she is married to the heir]. If only ladies are present then, according to the new Order introduced in 2005, Catherine should rank after The Queen, The Princess Royal, then Princess Alexandra [both Ladies of the Garter], then the Duchess of Cornwall and, presumably, before the York Princesses. |
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Post by blakeh on May 2, 2011 6:30:21 GMT
There's a titanic amount of buzz in regards to the forthcoming royal wedding. The amount of coverage concerning the pending nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton has been staggering. I read this here: Royal wedding mania beginning to reach fever pitch |
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Post by paulchen on May 2, 2011 12:57:23 GMT
There's a titanic amount of buzz in regards to the forthcoming royal wedding. The amount of coverage concerning the pending nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton has been staggering. I read this here: Royal wedding mania beginning to reach fever pitch"Forthcoming"? I hate to tell you, but the Royal Wedding was last Friday...  |
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Post by observer on May 2, 2011 22:53:18 GMT
Does anyone know where the Duchess of Clarence now stands in the order of precedence - especially among the royal ladies? Is she third after the Duchess of Cornwall - marking William's place as 2nd in line to the throne? I can't imagine the Princess Royal or the Countess of Wessex (Princess Alexandra?) having to curtsey to her. I think you mean the Duchess of Cambridge [although I can't think of them as anything else than William and Catherine]. It depends on which order of precedence you consider. If all the Royal Family is present, then Catherine takes precedence from her husband as the second in line to the Throne. She is the third lady of the land after The Queen [first in her own right] and the Duchess of Cornwall [second only because she is married to the heir]. If only ladies are present then, according to the new Order introduced in 2005, Catherine should rank after The Queen, The Princess Royal, then Princess Alexandra [both Ladies of the Garter], then the Duchess of Cornwall and, presumably, before the York Princesses. Those born of the blood (i.e., born princesses) rank before those who marry into the blood (Duchesses of Cornwall, Cambridge, Kent and Gloucester, and the Countess of Wessex) in situations where no husbands are present. Within the blood, they may rank by age if siblings, e.g., Beatrice before Eugenie). Princess Louise of Wessex also technically ranks about Camilla and Catherine, I understand, when no husbands are present. |
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Post by dukeofearl on May 9, 2011 4:14:36 GMT
concerning Will's title..if/when he has a son would the son become earl of strathern(!), or prince X of cambridge kinda like what Will and Harry call themselves?..
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Post by paulchen on May 9, 2011 7:45:20 GMT
concerning Will's title..if/when he has a son would the son become earl of strathern(!), or prince X of cambridge kinda like what Will and Harry call themselves?.. In the normal run of events Prince William's eldest son, as great-grandchild of a monarch, would normally have the courtesy title of Earl of Strathern, following the example of the eldest sons of the Dukes of Gloucester and Kent. However, the eldest son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales is automatically a Prince. So he will be HRH Prince X of Cambridge. Other children of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be Lord or Lady X Mountbatten-Windsor. HM The Queen may wish to issue Letters Patent to make all their children HRHs and Princes/Princesses as Queen Victoria did for her great-grandchildren [the Duke and Duchess of York's children]. The question, though is what will happen if the first born of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge is a girl... |
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Post by dukeofearl on May 9, 2011 15:19:32 GMT
..i see 2 things if the first born a girl.. 1. Diana will be one of her names (actually just the first daughter period) 2. the rules of succession will change to be like sweden (1st born regardless of gender, inherits)
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