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Removing the title of Prince would involve King Charles issuing a new Letters Patent defining who is entitled to be called HRH or Prince/Princess (the current definition of HRH stems from the Letters Patent issued by George V in 1917). I think Charles is unlikely to do that, partly because he...

Sorry for the double post, but this is a different topic. Most European royal families have "working royals" (that is, people who have no other job other than being royal, participating in ceremonial and constitutional duties, etc.). It is usually only the monarch and his or her immediate...

Prince Andrew has announced he will give up using his Duke of York title and other honours. The real question is is this actually his choice or was he ordered to do it? https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/prince-andrew-buckingham-palace-9.6942851

I have wondered if part of the reaction from the royals was to them (her) trying to monetize the Sussex title, when Harry is the current Duke of Sussex, but it is not his title alone. It belongs to the crown, there have been Dukes of Sussex before him, there will be others after him (Archie...

I don’t love the colour, but it’s fine and why not try something different? But to me it’s the volume and texture that’s off, it’s just too big and poofy and messy. I guess it makes sense if she has some new extensions … I’ve heard before that she wears them, but I don’t know enough about hair...

It depends on how you use the board, too. I almost exclusively use the “new posts” function and read the threads I’m interested in from the search results. So a thread where I have the OP on ignore won’t show up in that and it’s an extra number of steps to remember I’m interested in a specific...

I used to argue with my then seven year old about "you need a matching pair of socks" until one day they challenged me: "Why? Why do my socks need to match?" And I thought about it and realized I didn't have a good answer. They are eleven now and I don't think they've worn matching socks since...

I've seen that reported for years. I did a google search just now and she reportedly told someone at a polo match years ago that she was allergic to horses, but was trying to increase her exposure to them in order to lessen the allergy. She's been photographed sneezing at various events...

She made an appearance at a cancer support center at a hospital yesterday, and she talked a bit about her own journey and what a roller coaster it can be. She especially talked about how after you're done treatment everyone expects you to return to "normal" immediately, but it takes a long...

The thing about cancer is it doesn’t matter if you have access to the best medical care in the world if the circumstances aren’t right. This hits very close to home for me right now, my husband has been diagnosed with stage IV cancer at age 49, with no warning signs and no illness, just bang...

Kate wears pants to engagements (i.e. when she is working) all the time, jeans to sporty events and pantsuits to more formal ones. A quick scroll through their official Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/princeandprincessofwales/) shows multiple pictures of the kids, including Charlotte, in...

Technically, if Louise and James (or Zara, Peter, Beatrice, or Eugenie) wanted to become working royals during William’s reign, they would be his first cousins, much as the Dukes of Kent and Gloucester were to the late QEII, and they were and continue to be working royals all their lives. But...

I think it’s something that varies greatly from restaurant to restaurant. When I waited tables I kept the tips from my assigned tables, even if someone else had brought the meals out (if the meals came up and I was busy with another table someone would run them out to me, for example). On busy...

I was curious if they would assess a penalty for each instance of taking a taxi, or just one for the leg. In the end it didn’t matter, but I wish they had told us!

The report is that William and Kate celebrated Easter privately at their country home with their kids. They don’t always go to Easter at Windsor, so I don’t think this is any reason to be concerned. She seems to be doing well, but still has not resumed a full slate of public appearances.