Meghan cited a "convention" that the grandchildren of the monarch are titled prince or princess. Under protocol set up by King George V in 1917, the children and grandchildren of a sovereign have the automatic right to the title HRH, or His or Her Royal Highness, and the title of prince or princess. That extension does not apply to the great-grandchildren of a monarch, although Queen Elizabeth made an exception giving the titles to William's children because they are directly in the line of succession.
When Archie was born, Harry and Meghan announced his name as Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, the surname used by the royal family. But, as Meghan pointed out in the interview, Archie and the baby girl they're expecting this summer would be entitled to become prince and princess when Harry's father, Prince Charles, becomes king.
"Even with that convention I'm talking about — while I was pregnant, they said they wanted to change the convention for Archie. Well why?" Meghan said. She said she was never given an answer.
~ CBS News, Meghan says Archie's title was not royal family's "right to take away," 09 March 2021
Discussing the move on the latest episode of the Palace Confidential series, the Mail on Sunday's Assistant Editor Kate Mansey said the newly-appointed Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh were surprised to learn that James would not inherit his father's new title.
She explained: 'My sources say that they had assumed that they would get the Duke and Duchess title and it would go to James. Because why would you get a Dukedom and it not pass to your son?'
However, Kate said this is an example of King Charles 'looking ahead' to the future of his 'slimmed down' monarchy.
She continued: 'As James gets older has his children, they have children, you're [left with] a Duke of Edinburgh title that is so far removed from the Crown.
'And it's a really important title. You can't have a situation where the Duke of Edinburgh is in several generations' time so far removed so as not to be considered royal.'
~ Kate Mansey, as quoted by Lydia Hawken, "Prince Edward and Duchess of Edinburgh 'always assumed' his new title would be passed down to their son James - but King Charles is 'looking ahead' to future of his 'slimmed down monarchy', Kate Mansey tells PALACE CONFIDENTIAL"
The Duke of Edinburgh’s comments at the garden party for the Duke of Edinburgh’s award, where he mentioned that everyone changing their title in a single year can get complicated, is now taking on a rather sinister tone in my mind.
~ @helenaaurellia, 10 June 2023
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stiles stilinski lines i quote on the daily, but people have no idea because they're subtle:
1. yeah, absolutely not! that's hilarious, though.
2. i shouldn't say 'i told you so', because it's not strong enough. how about i’m always right and you should listen to whatever i have to say and you should never disagree, ever.
3. a little help would be, you know, helpful.
4. personally, i'm a fan of ignoring a problem until eventually it just goes away.
5. can we, maybe, find a slightly less pressure-field task for me?
6. yes, i've had a lot of adderall.
7. i can't think of anything. my mind's a complete blank.
8. it just feels so anti-climactic.
9. what happened? who's dead?
10. i should probably have a gun.
11. don't worry, i've had plenty of practice.
12. i have a vision, dude. okay? and it is a beautiful vision. don't ruin the vision.
13. that's beautiful. moving on-
14. i know, it keeps me awake at night.
15. am i drunk yet?
16. are we still milking that?
17. yes, i'm aware. thank you.
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Hinata: I'm incredibly fast at math.
Kageyama: Alright, what's 30x17?
Hinata: 47
Kageyama: That's not even close.
Hinata: But it was fast.
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mittsie as quotes from an incorrect quotes generator (1/2)
pitts: guess who just found out the difference between wax paper and parchment paper the hard way?
meeks: wait, what's the difference?
pitts: one you can use in the oven safely, and the other you can also use in the oven...if the thing you are trying to make happens to be fire.
pitts: being gay is a constant battle between "i wish to sit on a window bench with my lover, our legs tangling as we listen to the birds" and "hey let's go throw rocks at fascists" and i think that's very sexy of us.
meeks: if the windows open and you time it right, you can do both!
meeks: since we're in a relationship now, your clothes are my clothes too. don't ask me why i have your shirt on, this is our shirt now.
pitts: fine, but when i come strutting in with your fuzzy socks i don't wanna hear shit.
pitts: i'm in love with you.
meeks: we called off the prank was last night at midnight, you idiot
pitts: i know?
meeks: ah. okay. um. cool. neat. very cool. cool. coolcoolcool-
pitts: but seriously what is the real plan here that doesn't have to do with fucking around?
meeks: there is no plan that does not involve fucking around. but we will make sure all of our fucking around will be applied in a constructive direction.
++bonus charlie & meeks one bc this was too good
charlie: no, i don't want to talk about physics! i don't know anything about the laws of physics because they are hard and boring. i simply would like them to behave in a way that is most convenient to ME and MY LIFE! is that really asking too much?
meeks: yes, as a matter of fact, it is!
charlie: well, guess what? science is stupid bullshit!!
meeks: you take that back!!!
charlie: no. magic is awesome. science blows. the end.
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I love when I lure people in with the promise of smut but then they get attacked by my compelling plots
And then they got to read it all
Very nice, very evil
Me and my plot hooks like
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