Re: I remember Diana, Princess of Wales

Try Baltimore:

Diana - S
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> On Sep 1, 3:55 pm, "Neil Bates" <neil_del...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>> Why would "Tampon Charlie's" infidelities delegitimze her as Princess?
I
>> have to admit, anything she did of the same would have that effect, but

>> not
>> his. Just my common sense Yankee guess.
>
> As a yankee with common sense I regret to inform common sense has very
> little to do with British laws on titles.
>
> In particular most British Aristocrats are not addressed by their
> title followed by their first name. If you are the Viscount Foo, and
> named Robert you are not Viscount Robert. You are Lord Robert Foo, The
> Viscount Foo. And The Lord Foo for short. The "the" is im****tant --
> Lord Robert Foo, Viscount Foo is the heir to somebody with a higher
> title, and only a Viscount by courtesy. The only exceptions are people
> born into the Royal family (Prince Robert), Dukes or Duchesses (Duke
> Robert), and people whose title was Lord or Lady in the first place.
>
> Diana was not born into the Royal family, so she was technically never
> supposed to be called Princess Diana. People did call her that, but
> you can't shoot people for saying nice things about your daughter-in-
> law. With freedom of speech you can't shoot them even they persist in
> saying nice things about her after the divorce.
>
> People were supposed to say "Diana, Princess of Wales;" "Her Royal
> Highness" or "Ma'am" for short. After the divorce you were still
> supposed to say "Diana, Princess of Wales;" "Ma'am," or "Diana" for
> short.
>
> Note that technically Charles' infidelity had nothing to do with the
> title change. Royal infidelity is not new, or even rare. The title-
> change happened because the Royals involved wanted a divorce.
>
> Nick
>