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04-29-2011, 09:29 AM
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Other random monarchy questions: if William becomes king someday, is she as a former commoner eligible to become queen? If so, and William dies before her, does she remain queen, or does it pass to the next heir?
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04-29-2011, 07:25 AM
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That dress! Wow.
Love all the fascinators the guests are wearing.
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04-29-2011, 07:31 AM
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If I hadn't given my tiara/veil to my sister-in-law for her wedding, I probably would have dug it out. It was pretty and I hope she passes it on to more family.
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04-29-2011, 07:59 AM
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I WANT HER DRESS!!!!!
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04-29-2011, 08:00 AM
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I love the church bells!
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04-29-2011, 08:26 AM
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The bride did not "wow" me like I had hope. Overall, everyone looked lovely.
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04-29-2011, 08:28 AM
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Wow. What a short kiss!
The dress is still lovely, though. 
ETA: The second kiss was better.
And, ITA about the church bells - that was one of my favorite parts.
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04-29-2011, 08:52 AM
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So what coverage is everyone watching? Right now I have it set to DVR BBC, but it's not HD.
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That's why I DVRed on BBCAmerica and CNN. Only saw a little bit this morning -- we'll watch it tonight.
We're still wondering what happened to our invitations. I am, after all, William's cousin on the Spencer side -- at least that's what my cousin, the current family geneologist claims. I always forget exactly how it works; we're something like ninth cousins. I need to ask him again. Oh well. I'm not sure I could have gone to London this week anyway. So there.
Currently, the English Cross of St. George
is flying outside our house. (I put it up for St. George's Day last Saturday and left it up for today.) Maybe later today, I'll switch it out with the Scottish Cross of St. Andrew:
Hi, I'm MysticCat and I'm a Total Britophilic Nerd.
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04-29-2011, 08:59 AM
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So, since she's Princess William of Wales, Duchess of Cambridge, but will use the Duchess title as her "official" title, will people (or, I guess are people supposed to) refer to her as Princess Kate, Lady Kate, Duchess Kate??
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04-29-2011, 08:39 AM
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^^^ I agree that #2 was better.
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04-29-2011, 08:42 AM
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Love the dress, didn't really like her bouquet though. Kiss #2 was great. I loved playing spot the royal family memembers.
Oh and dear India Hicks, Margarita Armstrong-Jones is NOT Lady Sarah's daughter. It's her niece.
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04-29-2011, 09:36 AM
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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.
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04-29-2011, 10:03 AM
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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.
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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!).
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04-29-2011, 10:16 AM
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1. I knew this was you before I even saw the username because you know all the royal stuffs.  |
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.
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FWIW, the Queen Mother is a relatively new term. Queen Elizabeth II's mother was the first to use it.
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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!
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04-29-2011, 10:58 AM
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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!
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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.
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