To wonder why Camilla is Duchess of Cornall, and Kate to be made Countess of Strathearn... When neither are Cornish or Scottish?

[Carlia]

Ummm, I'm fairly apathectic about the Royal family in general but I do find this strange... AIBU?

[lurkedtoolong]

Charles is Prince of Wales yet isn't Welsh. I think it's more to do with representing/ruling (take your pick) all of the constituent parts of the United Kingdom.

[Groovee]

Well the Duke of Edinburgh isn't from Edinburgh is he?

[Carlia]

But surely it would be better having someone Welsh/Cornish/Scottish?

[Oppsididitagain]

It's all to do with traditional bequests of land but these days is just a title

[Groovee]

What happens if none of the soon to be spouses are Welsh/Cornish/Scottish

I believe William and Catherine got Strathearn to acknowledge their time at St Andrews

[Carlia]

I am genuinely surprised so many people agree with it

[RobotLover68]

you've forgotten the Earl and Countess of Wessex - where IS Wessex these days?

[Bathsheba]

St Andrews is kind of nowhere near Strathearn - although when I grew up in Strathearn every school trip we ever went on was to St Andrews...

[Northernlurker]

I'm genuinely surprised so many people are so ignorant of the history and habits of this nation.

OP - we are ruled by a monarchy who pass their right to rule down by blood. With that goes a shed load of titles and some nice real estate. Has been like that for over a thousand years now.

Btw - it's not just the Royals. The Duke of Devonshire's 'seat' is where?

[QueenSconetta]

Camilla is also the Duchess of Rothesay.

[Carlia]

Northernlurker - Do you mean me?

[diddl]

Well it´s not the wives fault that they have/are entitled to their husbands titles, is it?

[nagynolonger]

Chatsworth derbyshire

[Magneto]

I agree there have been a lot of posters recently without a clue about how the monarchy works, fair enough if you're foreign but if you're British I would have thought you would have known at least some of the basics eg; succession and inheritance of titles.

It's very strange, although maybe I'm the strange one for thinking most people would know these things already.

[Carlia]

There is a difference between disagreeing with something and being ignorant of it

[OldGreyWiffleTest]

Camilla could be Duchess of Cornwall because she's married to the Duke of Cornwall???? Doh!

[LentillyFart]

I am genuinely surprised so many people agree with it


Really?

Gosh.

[TheNewandImprovedMrsHollywood]

OP - but you didn't say you disagreed, you said you wondered why it was in your thread title. If you were saying you disagreed with it, perhaps you should have said that.

[Northernlurker]

Yes I meant you. You weren't saying you disagreed with the titles, you were saying 'arf isn't it strange that's their title when they don't come from there'.

[LentillyFart]

I don't think you're strange magneto

[chocolateandcoffee]

while I was googling what they wore to the jubilee yesterday [i didn't watch any of the coverage] i came across the duchess,countess or whatever of northern Ireland.

Having lived in Northern Ireland most of my life I have never heard of this women. you have just reminded me to go and google her

[Magneto]

Thank you lentilly

[AdventuresWithVoles]

Does Queen just have a list of available titles to choose from? Are the inherited, too?

[nagynolonger]

.The title Duke of York normally goes to 2nd born royal son. The Queen was bon Princess of York.