The Duchess of Cambridge is pregnant....

[DebbieB]

I have seen pictures of guest books they have signed. She signs "Catherine".

[dzneelvr]

I am so happy for William and Kate they will make wonderful parents and seem to have such a solid, loving relationship! BTW I've heard it reported the baby, if it would be a girl and take the throne, could use the title of Queen Diana I.

[mdsoccermom]

Originally Posted by cornflake

The rules of secession were changed - the paperwork simply isn't through, but as I understood it, the agreement is the official date of the change and it was like last year some time. Before the Jubilee, anyway, I think. Hence it's in effect.

Her name is Kate Middleton. Her title is HRH Duchess of Cambridge.

Originally Posted by cornflake

I don't know that she took his name, as I've not heard her referred to with any last name but Middleton.

Personally, I know her name is actually Middleton, so that's what I'd go with were I not somehow addressing her by title, heh. Regardless, I don't recall any official announcement that she was renouncing her own last name so...

As far as the secession, as two people disagreed I went to look and found the NYT says (from last year) -

It's succession, not secession. No one is seceding.

And might I remind you, in a thread a few months ago, you kept wrongly insisting Hillary Clinton is still referred to as Hillary Rodham (without the Clinton). You may want to really brush up on the names of world figures if you are going to proclaim to know it all.

[Iforgetmypassword]

Originally Posted by cornflake

The rules of secession were changed - the paperwork simply isn't through, but as I understood it, the agreement is the official date of the change and it was like last year some time. Before the Jubilee, anyway, I think. Hence it's in effect.

Her name is Kate Middleton. Her title is HRH Duchess of Cambridge.

Originally Posted by mdsoccermom

It's succession, not secession. No one is seceding.

And might I remind you, in a thread a few months ago, you kept wrongly insisting Hilary Clinton is still referred to as Hilary Rodham (without the Clinton).. You may want to really brush up on the names of world figures if you are going to proclaim to know it all.

"succession" is correct, but it is "Hillary". Since we're correcting mistakes.

I did wonder why Kate and William would be seceding, however. Good to know they're not!

[LBIJim]

Awww, poor Harry gets knocked down a notch.

Jim

[declansdad]

Originally Posted by LBIJim

Awww, poor Harry gets knocked down a notch.

Jim

Not until all the Parliaments of the Commonwealth approve the changes. He should work at getting one of the countries on his side.

[sissy_ib]

Originally Posted by declansdad

Not until all the Parliaments of the Commonwealth approve the changes. He should work at getting one of the countries on his side.

Well, we don't know if the baby is a girl or boy just yet...

[phorsenuf]

Originally Posted by SaraJayne

http://abcnews.go.com/International/...1#.UL1HtGfP5h0

Heh.

*snort*

[Iforgetmypassword]

Originally Posted by sissy_ib

Well, we don't now if the baby is a girl or boy just yet...

That doesn't matter. The child is next in line after William, boy or girl.

[crashbb]

Originally Posted by declansdad

Not until all the Parliaments of the Commonwealth approve the changes. He should work at getting one of the countries on his side.

Harry gets knocked down a notch no matter what. The only thing the rule would change is if the first child is a girl, she'd no longer be knocked down a notch by her later born brother. Any child of William will be ahead of Harry.

[sissy_ib]

Originally Posted by Iforgetmypassword

That doesn't matter. The child is next in line after William, boy or girl.

You're right, of course. All this talk of the order and I forgot who goes where! lol

[Phlip]

This thread is silly.

[cornflake]

Originally Posted by mrsklamc

The official announcement, as far as the palace was concerned, was the announcement that her title was Duchess of Cambridge.

Were she to have retained her last name, that would have been announced.

That's her title, not her name.

Yes, secession was dumb, I'm quite tired. If you think I claim to know it all, might want to brush up on where I ever claimed that.

As I said back then, Hillary Rodham added Clinton's name to hers because the voters in Arkansas are what they are. She never used it before that, she didn't use it after that except in those terms. I have respect for her, she has respect for herself, I'll use her own name. Call her whatever you want.

[declansdad]

Originally Posted by cornflake

That's her title, not her name.

Yes, secession was dumb, I'm quite tired. If you think I claim to know it all, might want to brush up on where I ever claimed that.

As I said back then, Hillary Rodham added Clinton's name to hers because the voters in Arkansas are what they are. She never used it before that, she didn't use it after that except in those terms. I have respect for her, she has respect for herself, I'll use her own name. Call her whatever you want.

Actually she announced in 1993 after Bill Clinton took office she would include Clinton in her name but that is another thread. Oh wait that has been done.


As for Kate, as a titled royal she holds no surname, but when one is used, it is Mountbatten-Windsor.

[TagsMissy]

Originally Posted by cornflake

The rules of secession were changed - the paperwork simply isn't through, but as I understood it, the agreement is the official date of the change and it was like last year some time. Before the Jubilee, anyway, I think. Hence it's in effect.

Incorrect