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Royal Family
The Royal Family of England traces its history back many centuries. They remain an object of interest and fascination to the world today.
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Was lord Mountbatten disliked?
Not by many people, except possibly the IRA or pro-Indian nationalists.
What is the new Prince George of England full name and title?
Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge
What is the difference between crown prince and prince?
A Crown Prince or Crown Princess is the heir or heiress apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy.
Prince, from French "Prince" (itself from the Latin root princeps), is a general term for a monarch, for a member of a monarchs' or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in some members of Europe's highest nobility. The feminine equivalent is a princess.
What year did Princess Alexandra marry Angus Ogilvy?
Answer: Alexandra of Kent, grand-daughter of George V, married Angus Ogilvy on 24th April, 1963; the wedding ceremony was held in Westminster Abbey. Angus Ogilvy, a commoner, declined an earldom offered by the Queen.
Why no Catholics in line of succession to the British throne?
Under the 1701 Act of Settlement and it associated laws, a Roman Catholic cannot legally take the throne. This act is still in force.
Catholics are not allowed to become the head of the Church of England which is a particular evolution of Catholism created by Heny the 8th to facilitate his divorce and remarriage in order to produce a male heir. With the advancing division of Christian Churches and religious wars, Catholism became an anathema to the Monarchy. This is one of the reasons the Act of Settlement was put in place.
Was Camilla Parker Bowles a widow when she married Charles?
No,... she was carrying on with Prince Charles, while Andrew Parker Bowles had a number of mistresses, and is now remarried to another woman.
How do the members of the a royal family address each other?
By mother, father, aunt, uncle, or in the case of siblings or cousins, by first name. Some relatives may use your highness out of respect.
Was Prince Charles in the army?
The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales was not in the Army, he was however a Captain of the Royal Navy, he was a Naval aviator
Does Kate keep her title if she divorces Prince William?
She will Keep Duchess of Cambridge. The title of Her Royal Highness would be at the discretion of the monarch, should such an event happen.
Did Princess Margaret Rose smoke?
Yes. My understanding is that she was a heavy smoker like her father and her health suffered from it.
What is princess Anne's title?
Princess Anne's title is,
The Princess Royal
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Who was Lord Mountbattens mother?
Louis Mountbatten's mother was Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, Marchioness of Milford Haven
Is camilla Parker bowles really a man?
Heavens no! She is known as the Duchess of Cornwall and is the consort of Prince Charles. If present life-styles stay the same, when Elizabeth II dies, she will become Queen Consort of Great Britain. (this is not the same as Queen Regnant- as Elizabeth Is currently- but a Royal Title nonetheless.
What music was playing as Princess Diana's coffin left Westminster Abbey?
When her coffin was carried out of the abbey, the music being sung was John Tavener's Song for Athene. It was one of the best recitals of this piece to date.
Does one curtsy to camilla Parker-Bowles?
Yes, one would curtsy or bow to Camilla, as she is the Princess of Wales(she doesn't use that title, she uses the title Duchess of Cornwall)
What was Elizabeth the queen mothers full name?
Her maiden name was Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon and became known as simply Queen Elizabeth after she married Prince Albert, the Duke of York (Later King George VI) Later she became know as the Queen Mother in order to avoid any confusion with her daughter the current Queen Elizabeth II of England.
Can Americans marry into the British royal family?
Yes, An American can marry into the British Royal Family, although Roman Catholics are barred from ever inheriting the throne.
King Edward VIII abdicated the throne not because he wanted to marry an American, but because she was an Divourcee.
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Americans have married into the royal family as close as about #40 in line for the throne.
King Edward VIII was unacceptable as a king for a multitude of reasons. At many times in his life he told people he did not want the responsibility. He had a love life that made many people cringe, since he was almost always involved with bossy married women. The final relationship that resulted in marriage was to a twice divorced American woman. If everything else had been acceptable, the public might have accepted his marriage to an American.
The first visit of a monarch to America was by the brother of Edward VIII (King George VI the father of Queen Elizabeth) in 1939 (3 years after Edward resigned).
Personally, I feel that Edward's personal behavior was so offensive to many British that the monarchy would have been disbanded in WWII (like so many of the continental monarchies).
It should also be noted that no one can ever marry into the British royal family and inherit the throne, one must be born into the line of succession. There are no rules to say that the sovereign's wife or husband cannot be a born foreigner - Wallis Simpson's nationality was not the issue, and indeed the current Prince Consort, Phillip, was born in Greece. That's why there is no fear that a foreigner could become sovereign, the throne can only ever be inherited by a born royal.
