The Royals!

[charliechaplinfan]

It's an incredible story, the presenters have given a press conference and look devastated. I don't feel sorry for them but I do feel that they will be blamed and with the internet there is no censorship so they'll be able to read all the nasty reports out there, people will type what they will about it although knowing what has happened to that poor nurse will be the thing that hurts them most and longest of all.

[Vecchiolarry]

Hello,

Apparently, The Queen has issued Letters Patent (a royal decree) on December 31, 2012, that the children of William & Catherine will be titled Prince or Princess and styled His or Her Royal Highness.
Otherwise they would have been only Lord or Lady, as great-grandchildren of the Monarch. The Prince and Princess entitlement formerly only descended to grandchildren.

However, Prince Harry's future children will remain Lord or Lady under The Queen's reign; but will be Prince or Princess only when Charles (their grandfather) becomes King....

Larry

[Rita Hayworth]

Interesting, Larry!

Thanks for sharing that!

[Vecchiolarry]

Hi,

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands will abdicate on April 30th - her accession date in 1980. A reign of 33 years!! Impressive...

Her son, Wilhelm Alexander, will be King; and his wife, Maxima will be Queen now.
This is the first time in 123 years that the Netherlands has had a King.

When Wilhelm III died in 1890, his daughter, Wilhelmina became Queen (1890 - 1948) and then her daughter, Juliana was Queen (1948 - 1980) and next Beatrix...
Both Wilhelmina and Juliana also abdicated....

Larry

[Vecchiolarry]

Hi Alison,

I read on another thread (Richard III) that you advised William & Kate not to name any son Richard....
I like the name but not for an English king anymore!! So, I'm with you on that!!

Apparently, speculation has it now that Kate is having a girl, as she supposedly flubbed a 'd' when given a present for her baby...
If it is a girl, I think I'd go with Charlotte - as the British were jipped out of a Queen Charlotte back in 1817. She died during childbirth. There never would have been a Queen Victoria had Charlotte lived....

Clarification:
There was a Queen Charlotte (the wife & consort of George III) but she was not the reigning monarch - her husband was.

Larry

[JackFavell]

Victoria would be nice....

I'm sure Kate will pick the perfect name, when we hear it, we'll probably all go, "of course". Something of a tribute the royal family I'm quite sure.

[charliechaplinfan]

I admit to a preference for a girl, since the heriditary rules for the crown have changed it would be great to have a little girl in line after her father. There has been speculation from the first that it is a girl as the morning sickness Kate suffered from is more common with a girl. It'll be a boy now I've made my feelings clear.

[JackFavell]

Do you have a name preference?

[Rita Hayworth]

Victoria would be nice....

I'm sure Kate will pick the perfect name, when we hear it, we'll probably all go, "of course". Something of a tribute the royal family I'm quite sure.

I'm very curious about this and if it a girl ... I would love to see it named Victoria ...

[charliechaplinfan]

I like Elizabeth and how fitting after her great grandmother, after that Victoria, followed by Charlotte and Alice but traditional, it's got to be traditional. No Chantelle's, Chelsy's, Madison etc with no offence intended to people with those names, they're just not traditional, I don't think the royals should be too modern.

[CineMaven]

I take it there'll be no Shameekas or Shavonnes in the mix either. ( Darn tradition!! )

[Sue Sue Applegate]

Or if it is twins, Pete and Re-Pete. (This is not a joke. I knew someone whose nephews were named Pete and Re-Pete on the birth certificates.)

I think I might favor Elizabeth Diana Victoria... It's alphabetical and it's the names of the three of some of the most memorable women in English history. (But adding "Diana" might seem to tempt fate a bit much, so I don't think they would choose it.)

[CineMaven]

Re-Pete? That's just plain wrong. And demeaning.

...And stupid.

[charliechaplinfan]

I put money on Diana being one of the names for a girl but not the first.

[Sue Sue Applegate]

Yes, Allison, not the first. I'm with you on that one.

Theresa, I completely agree. The father was Dutch and the mother was American, and they enjoyed having given the twins those names.