Prince Harry [the real one] to wed

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Rhodes

By the way, the son of the regent is the prince of wale, his brother is the duke of? And the grandchildren of the regent, sons of the prince of wales have what titles?

His Royal Highness Prince William Arthur Philip Louis of Wales, Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter

I think...titles are confusing in our Royal Family.

Oh, and don't worry TS, like our good smartass notes, I get the two mixed up all the time, hard to think I'm the same age as Harry... No offense or anything taken in regards to tone, to be honest I'm as amused by some of the antiquities of the British regal system as most. In fact, sometimes people from other nations take more note of it than most British do, despite the fact that it's plastered all over the media today and probably will be for the next few days (or months in the case of the Daily Mail).
Britain is an interesting nation in terms of its monarchical system, and its relation to the public, I often ponder whether things are particularly different in other monarchical nations, whether we put more emphasis on it than they do. My great-grandmother was a devoted royalist, her scrapbook as lots of news cuttings about them, as it was for people of her time, but as the years have gone past, and the odd scandal has rocked them, particularly the families treatment of Diana around the time of the divorce, well, I think public perception has lowered somewhat. This has also been affected by, and I mean no offense here, but first generation immigrants and the conciliatory attitude towards them which has increased greatly since the original 1950s West Indies arrivals (who are probably some of the most patriotic Brits you could find) to those of today who believe that the place of migration should adapt not the immigrant...but that is a discussion which is not for this thread and would probably fold neatly into any discussion in regards to immigration. When you couple that to a growing number of populace who are more interested in reality television than reality itself, then the decline of interest in the monarchy and the political system is shown.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Oberon

...a growing number of populace who are more interested in reality television than reality itself...

One of the best observations on human nature I've read in awhile.

meh

[frau kaleun]

Harry, William, William, Harry...

As long as the ginger one is still available.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Oberon

His Royal Highness Prince William Arthur Philip Louis of Wales, Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter

I think...titles are confusing in our Royal Family.

Oh, and don't worry TS, like our good smartass notes, I get the two mixed up all the time, hard to think I'm the same age as Harry... No offense or anything taken in regards to tone, to be honest I'm as amused by some of the antiquities of the British regal system as most. In fact, sometimes people from other nations take more note of it than most British do, despite the fact that it's plastered all over the media today and probably will be for the next few days (or months in the case of the Daily Mail).
Britain is an interesting nation in terms of its monarchical system, and its relation to the public, I often ponder whether things are particularly different in other monarchical nations, whether we put more emphasis on it than they do. My great-grandmother was a devoted royalist, her scrapbook as lots of news cuttings about them, as it was for people of her time, but as the years have gone past, and the odd scandal has rocked them, particularly the families treatment of Diana around the time of the divorce, well, I think public perception has lowered somewhat. This has also been affected by, and I mean no offense here, but first generation immigrants and the conciliatory attitude towards them which has increased greatly since the original 1950s West Indies arrivals (who are probably some of the most patriotic Brits you could find) to those of today who believe that the place of migration should adapt not the immigrant...but that is a discussion which is not for this thread and would probably fold neatly into any discussion in regards to immigration. When you couple that to a growing number of populace who are more interested in reality television than reality itself, then the decline of interest in the monarchy and the political system is shown.

The popularity of the Royal Family diminishes with each passing year.

One reason IMHO is the fact that due to the freedom of the press everyone is often quite aware of what goes on behind the scenes and add to that the rising levels of social deprevation and the rise in working class expectations it doesn't suprise me people can become a little resentful.

I sometimes ponder the following crazy/absurd hypothetical situation:

The armed forces are given conflicting orders from both the reigning monarch and the Queens First Minister (Prime Minister).....who would they obey?

I know who I would obey.