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Originally Posted by honeychile
And I heart my Jamestown cousin for his knowledge of the peerage!
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Aww, thanks, cuz.
(You know, the Duke of Cambridge and I are distant --
very distant -- cousins, too.)
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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog
Sorry. Brain stuck in Renaissance Festival mode where most of the noble women used "Lady" since most were playing *daughters* of Nobles. I also had a few insist on calling me Lady Sirena, since I played a Duchess-ranked character, which was necessary since they wanted my costumes to be royal blue. The whole fairy thing just added to the grey area there when it came to titles & pecking order.  |
Or, you could have been thinking about the expected child, who, if a daughter, will be "Lady ___ of Cambridge."
The current rule is that as long as the Queen is on the throne, only William and Kate's first son will be entitled to be called "Prince."* All the other kids, as great-grandchildren of the monarch, will be "Lord" or "Lady" whoever until either their grandfather or father becomes King. At that point, as grandchildren or children of the monarch descended through the male line, they all become princes and princesses.
* I wonder if the current rule that the eldest son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales is entitled to be called "Prince," will be modified now that the rules of succession are being changed, so that William and Kate's eldest child, whether male or female, will be titled "Prince" or "Princess." That's the point after all -- the one who is called "Prince" is the one who is third in line for the throne.