Jessica Schmessica...We got a royal wedding to look forward to!

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Right. But to be clear, King is not necessarily higher than Queen. Queen regnant = king. Queen consort < king.


Is there a typo here? Philip is a prince consort.

I went back and read it, and I had misunderstood...while he IS a consort, his Official Styling doesn't include consort, whereas Camilla's would. Sorry...RIF on me.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I went back and read it, and I had misunderstood...while he IS a consort, his Official Styling doesn't include consort, whereas Camilla's would. Sorry...RIF on me.

Ah, gotcha.

FYI to anyone wondering, the "style" is how the royal is referred to formally (in Philip's case: His/Your Royal Highness). Prince Phillip's formal style and title in full is: His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, Baron Greenwich, Royal Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Grand Master and First and Principal Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire, Member of the Order of Merit, Companion of the Order of Australia, Extra Companion of the Queen's Service Order, Royal Chief of the Order of Logohu, Canadian Forces Decoration, Lord of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Privy Councillor of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Personal Aide-de-Camp to Her Majesty.

More commonly, he is simply referred to as His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh.

[groovypq]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Ah, gotcha.

FYI to anyone wondering, the "style" is how the royal is referred to formally (in Philip's case: His/Your Royal Highness). Prince Phillip's formal style and title in full is: His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, Baron Greenwich, Royal Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Grand Master and First and Principal Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire, Member of the Order of Merit, Companion of the Order of Australia, Extra Companion of the Queen's Service Order, Royal Chief of the Order of Logohu, Canadian Forces Decoration, Lord of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Privy Councillor of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Personal Aide-de-Camp to Her Majesty.

More commonly, he is simply referred to as His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh.

Gesundheit.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Ah, gotcha.

FYI to anyone wondering, the "style" is how the royal is referred to formally (in Philip's case: His/Your Royal Highness). Prince Phillip's formal style and title in full is: His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, Baron Greenwich, Royal Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Grand Master and First and Principal Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire, Member of the Order of Merit, Companion of the Order of Australia, Extra Companion of the Queen's Service Order, Royal Chief of the Order of Logohu, Canadian Forces Decoration, Lord of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Privy Councillor of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Personal Aide-de-Camp to Her Majesty.

More commonly, he is simply referred to as His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh.

Try fitting all that into a monogram.

[AlphaFrog]

This all reminds me of my "If Cinderella's father was royal enough to marry a woman with a title, why wasn't Cinderella royal enough to marry the prince (according to some telling like Ever After)?" Thread.

[Psi U MC Vito]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Ah, gotcha.

FYI to anyone wondering, the "style" is how the royal is referred to formally (in Philip's case: His/Your Royal Highness). Prince Phillip's formal style and title in full is: His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, Baron Greenwich, Royal Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Grand Master and First and Principal Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire, Member of the Order of Merit, Companion of the Order of Australia, Extra Companion of the Queen's Service Order, Royal Chief of the Order of Logohu, Canadian Forces Decoration, Lord of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Privy Councillor of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Personal Aide-de-Camp to Her Majesty.

More commonly, he is simply referred to as His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh.

I can see why he is part of the Order of the Thistle and the Order of the Garter, but what connection does he have to Canada, Papua New Guinea and Australia besides being married to their Sovereign? Can those orders extend membership to people not of the country?

[ColdInCanada11]

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

I can see why he is part of the Order of the Thistle and the Order of the Garter, but what connection does he have to Canada, Papua New Guinea and Australia besides being married to their Sovereign? Can those orders extend membership to people not of the country?

Being in history at a Canadian university, we definitely study our government thoroughly. To answer your second question first, all current members of the Queens Privy Council for Canada ARE Canadian, aside from Prince Philip, with I believe all past members being Canadian also. Being that our Privy Council was formed to provide a Canadian opinion for the Crown, it only makes sense to have Canadians on the Council. And to answer your first question, it is his marriage that connects him to us. Canada, Papua New Guinea, and Australia are all territories of Her Majesty, so the titles given by each country are afforded to him as they are usually the highest honour given in that country. A lot of Canadian-British relations trace back through the history of colonialism here.

[AlphaFrog]

Sooooo excited!


Just announced: Christopher Warren-Green, conductor of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra will conduct the London Chamber Orchestra for the wedding!

He used to conduct for Buckingham Palace on a regular basis. I'll be singing Brahms with him conducting next month, and sang the Polovtisan Dances with him last year! He's a great, great guy.

ETA:Charlotte Observer Story on it.

[honeychile]

Is anybody up for a GC Wedding Watch? I'll be up and watching the wedding (complete with tea and tiara) - it would be nice to share the event.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Is anybody up for a GC Wedding Watch? I'll be up and watching the wedding (complete with tea and tiara) - it would be nice to share the event.

Any idea what time/channel it will be on?

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Sooooo excited!


Just announced: Christopher Warren-Green, conductor of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra will conduct the London Chamber Orchestra for the wedding!

He used to conduct for Buckingham Palace on a regular basis. I'll be singing Brahms with him conducting next month, and sang the Polovtisan Dances with him last year! He's a great, great guy.

ETA:Charlotte Observer Story on it.

PEOPLE DID A STORY ON MAESTRO WARREN-GREEN!!!


I really have to emphasis again want a wonderful guy he is. He could have had a giant head about all of this, but he really is an extremely humble, pleasant to work with person. He is also AMAZING to watch on the podium. Y'all (audience people) really miss the best part of the concert, since his back is to you while the music is happening. You can really see the music just flow through him - it's beautiful!

[honeychile]

Bumping to remind everyone to polish their tiaras for early Friday morning!