Re: I remember Diana, Princess of Wales

"Turenne" <richard.lichten1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> William Black wrote:
>
>>It's very uncommon today in the UK.
>
> Of the 15 current Knights of the Thistle, 7 are hereditaries. (47%)
>
> Of the 21 current Knights of the Garter, 7 are hereditaries (33%)
>
> Not that uncommon...

How many 'knights in ordinary' are there?

Several thousand.

Neither the Order of the Thistle or The Order of the Garter are typical.

For a start, of the seven mentioned in each order at least two or three
will 
be royalty.

Others will be almost certainly be foreign royalty.

-- 
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time,  like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.