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Loveliest titles (and the worst)

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MrsLeonFarrell · 29/04/2025 21:10

Apparently William and Catherine are called Lord and Lady of the Isles in Mull. What a beautiful title Lady of the Isles is, much nicer than Princess of Wales.

Anyway I thought I'd start a thread musing on titles in general, they don't have to be royal.

My favourite title Lady of the Isles (as of today)

Least favourite Princess of Bourbon Two Sicilies (what a mouthful)

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Not2identifying · 29/04/2025 23:18

Okay, you've convinced me that the 'kil' sound has more meaning than I'd originally known. I guess I would accept that title after all.

I'm not convinced by being a Baroness but known as Lady though. Too few people know the ins and outs of how it works so you'd still be very stuck with the former.

foreverblowingbubbless · 29/04/2025 23:31

Lady Mary from Stoorie Castle was one I heard of as a child.

jeffgoldblum · 30/04/2025 00:00

I wish to be known as the countess of Cheddar!!! 😋

prelovedusername · 30/04/2025 03:38

I have a fondness for the title given to Prince Philip in Papua New Guinea in the local language of Tok Pisin, “oldfella Pili-Pili him bilong Misis Kwin”. He had other more grand sounding titles but I bet he really enjoyed that one.

GripGetter · 30/04/2025 04:15

MaisieMacabe · 29/04/2025 22:37

Quite common in Ireland and Scotland. Many Irish surnames start with the "Kil" prefix.

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Kilkenny Smile

GripGetter · 30/04/2025 04:17

Not Royal one, but First Sea Lord.

myrtleWilson · 30/04/2025 05:36

@theunbreakablecleopatrajones Dominic West not Damien Lewis

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MrsLeonFarrell · 30/04/2025 06:15

Profhilodisaster · 29/04/2025 21:29

I've just had a google and found that Charles has the title Charles The Helper of the Cows , bestowed upon him by the Maasai.

Oh my i love that. I want to be a Helper of Sheep, because I love sheet and they need ask the help they can get

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MrsLeonFarrell · 30/04/2025 06:16

JADS · 29/04/2025 21:48

I've always thought that being Prince of Denmark and Greece was a bit bonkers.

It is weird, they aren't even close to each other.

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MrsLeonFarrell · 30/04/2025 06:17

Not2identifying · 29/04/2025 22:29

The thing that I always think about titles is the ones given to ordinary people. Men are knighted and become 'sir'. Women get 'Dame' or 'Baroness'. Neither of those appeal to me. I'd be happy to be 'Lady' but I don't think I could get that title in my own right unless I was the daughter of a Duke (spoiler alert, I'm not).

I'm sure I could have motivated myself to do something noteworthy in society if I had known my reward was going to be better than 'Dame' or 'Baroness'.

Everytime I hear Dame, my brain automatically adds "Pantomime" . It isn't the best is it.

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MrsLeonFarrell · 30/04/2025 06:19

MaisieMacabe · 29/04/2025 22:34

Sir Ian Moncrieff of That Ilk.

Sounds like something Les Dawson would say whilst hitching his bosom

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MrsLeonFarrell · 30/04/2025 06:21

BigWillyLittleTodger · 29/04/2025 22:43

I love the title Countess! It sounds so glamorous to me, like something from a bygone era, Duchess is awful frumpy and dull, I would much prefer to be called Countess of Wessex rather than Duchess of Edinburgh, (I know it’s a higher rank) and as for Dowager Duchess…….

I agree. Duchess sounds well upholstered.

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MrsLeonFarrell · 30/04/2025 06:22

BottleBlondeMachiavelli · 29/04/2025 23:08

What happened to the other Sicily…?

I looked that up once. It’s a swashbuckling tale of medieval (?? maybe slightly later) Italian shenanigans. I can’t remember the details, but if you need a rabbit hole to fall down for an hour, it’s an interesting one. Lots of interesting craziness in Italian history.

It's interesting that the titles are still going. I can't really see the point.

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LaMarschallin · 30/04/2025 06:22

GripGetter · 30/04/2025 04:15

Kilkenny Smile

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Oh my God - bastards!

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MrsLeonFarrell · 30/04/2025 06:22

foreverblowingbubbless · 29/04/2025 23:31

Lady Mary from Stoorie Castle was one I heard of as a child.

I imagine Stoorie Castle has a massive library.

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DoRayMeMeMe · 30/04/2025 06:28

MrsLeonFarrell · 30/04/2025 06:16

It is weird, they aren't even close to each other.

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Oh dear, oh dear. He was a prince of each independently. So Greece, and Denmark nor “Greece & Denmark”

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MrsLeonFarrell · 30/04/2025 06:34

DoRayMeMeMe · 30/04/2025 06:28

Oh dear, oh dear. He was a prince of each independently. So Greece, and Denmark nor “Greece & Denmark”

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Yes i realise they are independent titles, I'm just fascinated by the which bit of tangled European history or dynastic royal marriage scheming brought those two together. I would guess it was something to do with Queen Victoria.

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Housewife2010 · 30/04/2025 06:39

For Monegasque royals I do love "Her Serene Highness". I'd love to be described as serene (I'm far too grumpy!😆)

Skirtless · 30/04/2025 06:53

MaisieMacabe · 29/04/2025 22:37

Quite common in Ireland and Scotland. Many Irish surnames start with the "Kil" prefix.

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And it’s the anglicised form of either ‘Coill’ (wood’ or ‘Cill’ (church) — Kildare, Kilmallock, Kilkenny etc.

SuperLemonCrush · 30/04/2025 06:53

MrsLeonFarrell · 30/04/2025 06:22

I imagine Stoorie Castle has a massive library.

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I know it as “Lady Muck fae
Stoorie Castle” usually prefaced by “who does she think she is”! (Stoorie is Scots for dusty).

Skirtless · 30/04/2025 06:59

theunbreakablecleopatrajones · 29/04/2025 23:04

What happened to the other Sicily though?!?

I like the Knight of Glin, I think the last one might be dead now, but his elder daughter has the castle and is married to that letch Damien Lewis.

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No, married to Dominic West. Or was. And yes, the last one died without any sons, so, as it can’t be passed on to a daughter, the title has gone dormant.

Reetpetitenot · 30/04/2025 07:05

KatherineParr · 29/04/2025 22:57

I remember a BBC programme on Monaco where Princess Camilla introduced herself as:

"Her Royal Highness
Princess Camilla
Of Bourbon
Of the Two Sicilies
(That's two. Two Sicilies)
Duchess of Castro. "

She paused between each section the way I've written it out. It was great, especially the way she had to specify it was two Sicilies, not just the one.

That's giving off Princess of Liechtenstein vibes (for Cabin Pressure fans 😁)

Princess Theresa Gustava Bonaventura of Liechtenstein, Countess of Spondheim, and Protector-Extraordinary of the Cantons of Nîmes, also known as Theresa

NewAgeNewMe · 30/04/2025 07:08

Friend got gifted a lordship title as a joke for a birthday. We all got a lot of mileage out of calling him My Lord 🤣

something like this, prestigetitles.co.uk/collections/all-titles

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MrsLeonFarrell · 30/04/2025 07:19

SuperLemonCrush · 30/04/2025 06:53

I know it as “Lady Muck fae
Stoorie Castle” usually prefaced by “who does she think she is”! (Stoorie is Scots for dusty).

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That's hilarious! Lady Muck would be a great title to actually have.

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MrsLeonFarrell · 30/04/2025 07:20

Reetpetitenot · 30/04/2025 07:05

That's giving off Princess of Liechtenstein vibes (for Cabin Pressure fans 😁)

Princess Theresa Gustava Bonaventura of Liechtenstein, Countess of Spondheim, and Protector-Extraordinary of the Cantons of Nîmes, also known as Theresa

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Protector Extraordinary? I wonder what i would attach that too? Protector Extraordinary of Cats maybe.

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