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19 May 18 - 11:34 AM (#3925692) Subject: BS: of dukes and duchesses From: keberoxu duke, duke, duke, duke-of- EARL, duke, duke, duke-of-.... Has this Yankee got it straight? The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and the Duke's two sons are The Duke of Cambridge, with his Duchess, and the newly named (drum roll) Duke of Sussex with his newlywed Duchess. Whew. |
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19 May 18 - 11:56 AM (#3925707) Subject: RE: BS: of dukes and duchesses From: Senoufou Yes keberoxu, quite right. And Prince Andrew (Charles' brother) is the Duke of York. But the youngest brother (Prince Edward) is merely an Earl of Wessex. No idea why. |
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19 May 18 - 12:00 PM (#3925708) Subject: RE: BS: of dukes and duchesses From: keberoxu Now all we need is a Duke of Lancaster and they can re-enact the War of the Roses. |
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19 May 18 - 12:16 PM (#3925719) Subject: RE: BS: of dukes and duchesses From: Raggytash The Monarch is always the Duke of Lancaster and has been for over 500 years. So the Queen, female, is the Duke and not the Duchess. |
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19 May 18 - 02:55 PM (#3925746) Subject: RE: BS: of dukes and duchesses From: McGrath of Harlow There was also of course, the Duke of Windsor. But I suspect it will have to be quite some time before they revive that title for a royal prince. |
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19 May 18 - 05:38 PM (#3925773) Subject: RE: BS: of dukes and duchesses From: Steve Shaw Never mind all that male/female stuff - what the hell is going on with "Princess Michael of Kent?" Is it an early example of non-binary?? |
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19 May 18 - 05:57 PM (#3925774) Subject: RE: BS: of dukes and duchesses From: keberoxu Not forgetting, of course, the Duke of Edinborough. |
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19 May 18 - 06:00 PM (#3925775) Subject: RE: BS: of dukes and duchesses From: Jos When Charles married Diana it was formally announced that she would be known as 'Princess Charles' - an instruction that was thereafter ignored by everyone. Making Harry and Meghan a duke and duchess solves the problem. |
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19 May 18 - 06:05 PM (#3925776) Subject: RE: BS: of dukes and duchesses From: Doug Chadwick But the youngest brother (Prince Edward) is merely an Earl of Wessex. No idea why. I read somewhere that Prince Edward is likely to take over the title of Duke of Edinburgh after Prince Philip has gone. DC |
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19 May 18 - 06:11 PM (#3925778) Subject: RE: BS: of dukes and duchesses From: Joe_F Just make sure you owns all that you toucheses. |
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19 May 18 - 06:35 PM (#3925782) Subject: RE: BS: of dukes and duchesses From: Gallus Moll well apparntly Harry is also Earl or Duke or something of Dumbarton -- which won't last long as Scottish Independence is a-comin' sooner rather than later -- - (and another title that sounds N Irish?) -off with their heads!!!! |
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19 May 18 - 06:44 PM (#3925783) Subject: RE: BS: of dukes and duchesses From: Senoufou I believe he's now Baron Kilkeel (Co Down, Northern Ireland) as well as Earl of Dumbarton and Duke of Sussex. (all conferred upon him today by HM) I suppose that makes Meghan Duchess of Sussex (try saying that with a lisp - Ducheth of Thuthekth) Countess of Dumbarton and Baroness Kilkeel. My husband and I are the Duke and Duchess of Adjame! |
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20 May 18 - 07:34 PM (#3925993) Subject: RE: BS: of dukes and duchesses From: olddude I am a sultan of swing does that count |
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20 May 18 - 07:46 PM (#3925999) Subject: RE: BS: of dukes and duchesses From: keberoxu If you can have a duke of earl, you can have a sultan of swing. |
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20 May 18 - 10:44 PM (#3926017) Subject: RE: BS: of dukes and duchesses From: Backwoodsman "Never mind all that male/female stuff - what the hell is going on with "Princess Michael of Kent?" Is it an early example of non-binary??" Seek, and ye shall find... FAQ #3 - all perfectly simple....errrrmmmm! ;-) |
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21 May 18 - 03:31 AM (#3926036) Subject: RE: BS: of dukes and duchesses From: Jim Carroll The Duke of Windsor had influenza, He found he could no longer pee He took a dose of the Hideous Compound And now they pipe him out to sea Or The Duke of Buckingham got tired of fukcking 'em He found he could no longer shag He took a dose of the Hideous Compound Now forty kids all call him "Dad" Can't remember any more "Fuck me" said the Duchess, and the (k)night rolled on. She said, "Sir Knight, I offer my honour" He said, "Fair Duchess, I honour your offer, And all night long he was off her and on her. Once a king , always a king Once a Knight - quite enough Jim Carroll |
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21 May 18 - 04:37 AM (#3926059) Subject: RE: BS: of dukes and duchesses From: Will Fly Jim, is the Hideous Compound in your post the original of the Scaffold's Medicinal Compound? |
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21 May 18 - 04:50 AM (#3926064) Subject: RE: BS: of dukes and duchesses From: Jim Carroll It was a Liverpool song that appeared around about the same time (you know of the Scaffold/McCartney connection, of course) It had an interminable number of verses and every time you heard it a new one was added Very adaptable form The Duke of Hartford, he couldn't far, for They found that he was full of crap He took a dose of the Hideous Compound And now they've had to fit a tap (one I made earlier) Jim Caarroll |
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21 May 18 - 04:57 AM (#3926069) Subject: RE: BS: of dukes and duchesses From: Raggytash Jim, surely you mean Hertford. |
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21 May 18 - 05:29 AM (#3926076) Subject: RE: BS: of dukes and duchesses From: Jim Carroll That's what I meant Raggy Jim |
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21 May 18 - 05:53 PM (#3926230) Subject: RE: BS: of dukes and duchesses From: McGrath of Harlow Should that be "fart forth"? |
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21 May 18 - 07:26 PM (#3926240) Subject: RE: BS: of dukes and duchesses From: Jim Carroll "Should that be "fart forth"?" Give us a break - it only took me two minutes Jim |
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22 May 18 - 07:09 AM (#3926324) Subject: RE: BS: of dukes and duchesses From: Mr Red it has the sweet smell of suck cess (sic) |
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22 May 18 - 03:10 PM (#3926449) Subject: RE: BS: of dukes and duchesses From: keberoxu the reigning Monarch is the Duke of Lancaster? Whatta loophole. And the Duchess of York is Fergie. See? it IS war. Albeit not of the Roses. |
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22 May 18 - 04:05 PM (#3926469) Subject: RE: BS: of dukes and duchesses From: Raggytash There is one MAJOR benefit of the Queen being the Duke of Lancaster. She is the head of the Church of England and thus "God's representative" in this septred Isle. Thus God chose Lancashire, and thus Lancashire, not Yorkshire, is Gods County. I do love explaining that to Yorkshire folk !! |
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23 May 18 - 02:04 PM (#3926655) Subject: RE: BS: of dukes and duchesses From: keberoxu Senoufou, can you imagine anybody trying to say "Duchess of Sussex" if they were seriously pissed/drunken? Egad. |
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23 May 18 - 02:34 PM (#3926669) Subject: RE: BS: of dukes and duchesses From: Senoufou "But offisher, I'm the Duchesh of Shushecksh. I've only had a shmall ship of shider, honesht!" |