). Signing off. Long live the Queen. 
You know, I'm not 100% sure. But I'm pretty sure I've seen some Canadians post opinions on American things before. I'm so confused.
It's interesting what triggers some people.
Well cheerio blokes. Excuse me, I was just enjoying some tea with scones with clotted cream and jam. Anyway, I think its a smashing idea. Really, bloody brilliant. (I can say that. I'm British. Really
Here's a little blurb from Reader's Digest that also expands on a weirdly sexist convention that prevents Royal husbands from automatically assuming whatever title matches that of their wives. For Philip, when they married she was a Princess Royal but he didn't automatically become a Prince (although he had Greek titles). Once Queen, she "created" him as a Prince, basically by an administrative process called "Letters Patent". You'll notice that although Charles, Andrew and Edward's wives all were called Princess (as in Princess Sophie, Countess of Wessex), Princess Anne's husbands have had no royal title conferred. It is interesting, albeit totally stupid on many levels. 
You mean the Colonies?On an American owned website, too.
)Do they still refer to us as that?
…..well, I’m off to dump some imaginary British East India tea in the harbor, don’t mind me….
Las Vegas was a great punishment.
It’s UK common law a wife takes style and title from husband. Not doesn’t apply the other way around. Wife of a Knight becomes Lady but husband of a Dame is nothing.
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Yes, I think you're onto something with this. In the end, I doubt QEII would have had the heart to break centuries-old protocol just to grind a personal axe and doing so would really have been beneath her. And there's a chance she vented her displeasure sufficiently with the way she handled their wedding; including requiring them to make confession - not something typically included in a wedding ceremony.
There are some who have some VERY serious opinions. They seem to have a lot of insider knowledge too.On an American owned website, too.
Wow, I haven't been reading or posting on the 'royal" threads in quite a while. Apparently I've missed a lot of royal drama right here on the DIS.
I would love to see that happen. And I think it would be good for the monarchy going forward. But I just don't think Charles is selfless enough to honestly consider it.
Any chance the UK ever becomes a republic? Genuinely asking.
Don't ask me. I'm just an American.
Well, then again, why would he? Tradition and protocol is everything and it's legit his turn. I don't think the British people themselves dread his ascension and the idea that abdication is abhorrent runs deep in their culture. Heck, if anybody deserved a quiet retirement, especially at this point, it's QEII but I doubt it's ever even been suggested. I don't think there's any reason why Charles can't have a successful, albeit short, reign, should he outlive his mother.
I can appreciate all of that. But he just seems so stuffy. Isn't that enough reason to overturn all that history? You have to understand I'm coming at this from a distinctly American point of view. When we don't like the way things are, we just chuck all the tea in the harbor.
