Prince William & Kate Middleton Are Finally Engaged

LoveHistory · Post by **LoveHistory** » Fri November 19th, 2010, 10:04 pm

When that niece was born my sister made a point of telling us it was "Cate with a C, but the 'with a C' is silent."

sweetpotatoboy · Post by **sweetpotatoboy** » Fri November 19th, 2010, 10:25 pm

I thought Spain had also changed its laws on royal succession but that it would not take effect till after the next generation. So Prince Felipe would succeed his father despite having two older sisters. But in his the oldest would take precedence, regardless of gender.
However, reading up on it now, I see the proposed law hasn't been passed yet. Felipe has two daughters so far, so unless they have a son, it will be a moot point for a while.
Yes it would be high time. But then a hereditary monarchy is an antiquated concept to begin with...

On the Kate/Cate question, I had never thought about it much but until Cate Blanchett appeared on the scene, I had never seen a "Cate" before and have rarely seen it spelled that way since. And I don't think I've ever seen a "Caty"/"Catie" in my life - always Katy/Katie. Though I've seen both "Kat" and "Cat", as well as "Kath/Cath" and "Kathy/Cathy".
I just assumed that Kate was also spelled with a K regardless of whether the full name was Catherine or Katherine. In this country at least.

sweetpotatoboy · Post by **sweetpotatoboy** » Fri November 19th, 2010, 10:43 pm

PS. I read now that she would of course be the Princess William of Wales after marriage, though it is presumed that William would be granted a duchy on marriage so she would be known as the Duchess of Whatever, which is a bit nicer.
Either way, her own first name, however spelled, would never be part of her official name.
Which, of course, wouldn't stop the press and public referring to her however they choose. Almost everyone talked of "Princess Diana", even though that was never her official title.

annis · Post by **annis** » Fri November 19th, 2010, 11:18 pm

[quote=""Miss Moppet""]Here's Andrew P-B in 1966:

And with the Princess Royal more recently:

A love triangle?[/quote]

Aha, Andrew P-B ca. 1966 does look more the thing

Ken · Post by **Ken** » Sat November 20th, 2010, 8:37 am

Ok! The jokes have started!

Apparently Prince Harry is gutted that he can't go to the wedding. It's family only!!!

Michy · Post by **Michy** » Sat November 20th, 2010, 5:54 pm

I don't quite get it, probably because I'm not a royals-watcher, but..... is Prince Harry accused in the tabloids of being a foundling, or something?

EC2 · Post by **EC2** » Sat November 20th, 2010, 6:09 pm

[quote=""Michy""]I don't quite get it, probably because I'm not a royals-watcher, but..... is Prince Harry accused in the tabloids of being a foundling, or something?[/quote]

Ummm... it has been suggested in the past that Princess Diana played around and that Charles is not the daddy.

Michy · Post by **Michy** » Sat November 20th, 2010, 6:30 pm

Nobody actually believes that, do they?

EC2 · Post by **EC2** » Sat November 20th, 2010, 7:03 pm

Well mostly not - there may be a few who cling to the notion, but as Ken says, it is a sort of running joke...

SonjaMarie · Post by **SonjaMarie** » Sat November 20th, 2010, 7:12 pm

I think I once heard that someone was trying to get Harry's hair to do a DNA test. Oye!

SM