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

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by Beryana

If William's heir is his child, Catherine will become Queen Mother and the crown will be passed on. When William is King, Catherine will technically be Queen Consort, but referred to as Queen Catherine.

As to her current title, Catherine is HRH Duchess of Cambridge and referred to as Your Highness.

FWIW, the Queen Mother is a relatively new term. Queen Elizabeth II's mother was the first to use it.

Unfortunately, I had to take allergy medication last night, and managed to sleep through two alarms. I'm watching it now on BBC America (thank heavens I took the day off!).

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by christiangirl

1. I knew this was you before I even saw the username because you know all the royal stuffs.

2. Ooooh pretty unicorn!

The unicorn is the traditional supporter of the Scottish royal arms. The Tudor monarchs used a lion (England) and a dragon (Wales) as supporters, but when James VI of Scotland became James I of England (after the death of Elizabeth I), he replaced the Welsh dragon with the Scottish unicorn.

Originally Posted by honeychile

FWIW, the Queen Mother is a relatively new term. Queen Elizabeth II's mother was the first to use it.

Oh, I am loathe to challenge my Jamestown cousin on this one, but the title has been longer than that. The OED dates it back to the sixteenth century. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother was the first person for whom it was a formal rather than informal title. Queen Mary and Queen Alexandra before her chose not to use the title. Before them, you have to go back a few centuries to find anyone who would even be entitled to be called Queen Mother.


And LOL at all y'all!

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Oh, I am loathe to challenge my Jamestown cousin on this one, but the title has been longer than that. The OED dates it back to the sixteenth century. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother was the first person for whom it was a formal rather than informal title. Queen Mary and Queen Alexandra before her chose not to use the title. Before them, you have to go back a few centuries to find anyone who would even be entitled to be called Queen Mother.


And LOL at all y'all!

And I am most certainly NOT loathe to accept your royal authority, my royal Jamestown cousin! That's what I get for trusting Yahoo! - I need to brush up on my royal trivia. Sadly, I discovered last night that my favourite tiara is in need of repair.