#earl mountbatten

[royalchildreneurope]

James Mountbatten-Windsor, Earl of Wessex attends the Easter Mattins Service at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in Windsor, England -March 31st 2024.

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On 15 December 1948, Prince Charles was christened in the Music Room of Buckingham Palace.

[grandmaster-anne]

Updates in The Line of Succession 🎉

[thepastisalreadywritten]

Traditional pre-Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace

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19 December 2024

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Charlie Chaplin and Louis Mountbatten at Pickfair (home of Mary Pickford & Douglas Fairbanks)where Charlie made the film "Nice and Friendly" as a wedding present for Louis and his wife Edwina in 1922.

Louis Mountbatten born a prince as the great grandson of Queen Victoria eventually becoming Earl Mountbatten of Burma. He was the uncle of Prince Phillip and "honorary grandfather" of now reigning King Charles III and they were extremely close, Charles devastated when he was assassinated in 1979.

[dreamofstarlight]

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[victoriademedici]

I remember my logic (it’s stupid and I know this probably won’t happen but I felt like a genius when I put things together this way):

A female cancels out this male gene. Let’s take a look at Queen Elizabeth II’s 4 children and their branches of the family:

Charles is bald, as are his sons, William and Harry. William’s a man so he has not canceled out this gene, meaning George and Louis will both become bald someday, as will their sons. The same goes for Archie. Charlotte, however, will not become bald and any sons she may have will not fall victim to this gene. Lili is in the same boat. Any grandchildren of George and Louis and Archie will obtain this royal curse so long as their father is the royal.

Anne is not bald, nor is her son Peter who, if he ever did have sons, wouldn’t have inherited this gene thanks to their grandmother who canceled it out. Anne’s daughter Zara has also (well double) canceled out this gene for her future generations, so her son Lucas won’t be anywhere near bald. Savannah and Isla also double canceled it out while Mia and Lena triple canceled it out for their future generations.

(We all know who the late Queen’s bald 3rd child is, you get the gist, August and Ernest can thank their mums for the genetic pardon.)

Edward is bald, and sadly, I didn’t accurately recall my calculations and James will in fact become bald someday. But Louise has pardoned her future sons and their children and so on.

I can’t remember exactly how but like a year ago I made a chart in my head and the math proved James won’t be bald when he’s older. I forgot the logic behind that but I’m gonna trust my past self lol.

[world-of-wales]

HAPPY 11TH BIRTHDAY TO THE SWEETEST AND CUTEST LITTLE MAN, HRH PRINCE GEORGE ALEXANDER LOUIS OF WALES (B. 22 JULY 2013) ♡

On 22 July 2013, Prince George was born to Catherine and William, then known as Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in St Mary's Hospital, at 16:24 BST weighing 8 pounds and 6 ounces. He was born during the reign of his paternal great-grandmother Elizabeth II and is the first child and eldest of Will & Cat.

The little prince's name was announced on 24 July as George Alexander Louis. George is one of his paternal grandfather King Charles’ middle names and was the regnal name of Queen Elizabeth's beloved father Albert. Alexander is the masculine version of Queen Elizabeth's middle name Alexandra and was also Catherine's top choice for a baby boy's name. Louis is in honour of his 3rd-great-uncle Earl Mountbatten of Burma - Louis, his father - Prince William and King Charles.

Georgie was was christened by the archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, on 23 October, in the Chapel Royal in St. James' Palace.

George spent the first few months of his life in Anglesey, Wales, before his family relocated to Kensington Palace in 2014. He started at West Acre Montessori School Nursery in 2016 when his family moved to Anmer Hall in Norfolk and then studied at at Thomas's School in Battersea. In 2022, George and his family relocated to Adelaide Cottage in Windsor, after which he started at Lambrook School with his siblings.

Born as a Prince of Cambridge, he became HRH Princess George of Wales after his grandfather conferred his parents with the titles of the Prince and Princess of Wales. George was third in line to the throne upon his birth but is now second in line following hid dad taking over as the heir.

He made his official royal debut during the Cambridge tour of Australia & New Zealand in 2014. His first Palace balcony was in 2015 and has also joined his parents on official tours to Canada, Germany and Poland. Taking part in two royal weddings Georgie has also been a part of his great-grandmother's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022 and was a page of honour at his grandfather's coronation in 2023.

George is a keen tennis and football player (a huge Aston Villa & England fan) and loves rugby, cricket & triathlons. He is adores AC/DC and Led Zeppelin & is learning to play the electric guitar. Georgie is known to love the military and wanted to join the air cadets when he was younger.

He also loves helicopters and police cars and was a fan of Fireman Sam. As per his mum, he likes thunderstorms, and when younger T-rex, the dinosaur fascinated him the most. George spends a lot of time outdoors, helping out with the farm animals & is quite a competitive gardener.

[charlotte-of-wales]

Happy 17th birthday to James, Earl of Wessex!

Born 17 December 2007, James Alexander Philip Theo Mountbatten-Windsor is the younger child and son of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh. He is the youngest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth Il and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the youngest nephew of King Charles Ill. At the time of his birth, he was 8th in line to the British throne. Currently, he is 15th.

When his father was elevated as Duke of Edinburgh by King Charles Ill, James became styled by courtesy as Earl of Wessex and he is heir apparent to his father's hereditary peerages: Earl of Wessex, Earl of Forfar, and Viscount Severn.

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Admiral of the Fleet Albert Victor Nicholas Louis Francis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979) was a British statesman, naval officer, colonial administrator and close relative of the British royal family.

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In October 1922 Charlie Chaplin created this short film as a wedding present to the Mountbatten's who were on their honeymoon in America. It was filmed at Pickfair (as it was known) the home of Mary Pickford & Douglas Fairbanks where Louis and Edwina were staying. An 8 year old Jackie Coogan pictured with Charlie Chaplin and the Mountbatten's also appeared in the film.

Lord and Lady Mountbatten in Nice and Friendly (1922), with Charlie Chaplin

[royalchildreneurope]

Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor and James, The Earl of Wessex attend the Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church in King's Lynn, England -December 25th 2023.

[brf-rumortrackinganon]

the man is an aristo from one of the more aristo-est families in the UK. He knows protocol and he knows etiquette. He would never give Meghan and Harry the Spencer tiara

💯 this. People don’t understand that it’s the Spencer tiara NOT the Diana tiara. It passes from generation to generation by the MALE line. Diana and her sisters had it because their father lent it to them, and now the Earl can lend it to his blood relatives like his daughters and nieces.

Harry is not a Spencer (sorry, he is legally and socially a Windsor) and neither is Meghan. He is dim enough to ask for the tiara but I doubt the Earl ever intended to give it to M since she wasn’t even marrying into the Spencer family.

Still laughing at the nerve of asking for the Vlad which was being used by HM at the time and it’s most definitely not a starter tiara like Catherine’s. 🤣

Those two are clueless.

Well, there's two separate things at play here.

There's the British version of family, where status, symbols, and legacy comes through the father's side. This sees Harry as exclusively a Windsor (well, a Mountbatten-Windsor, if you want to get specific).

Then there's the American version of family, which doesn't differentiate between "sides." You come from all the different branches in your family tree, so all the legacies and "items" of the different families are yours as well. This version sees Harry as equally a Windsor, a Mountbatten, a Wales, and a Spencer.

Any guesses to how Harry adopted the American view?

[inky-duchess]

How would titles work under the British system if an earl or similar noble married a man? Given that a woman who married the earl would be addressed as Countess of XYZ, would a man who married the earl have a title such as earl-consort? Or would he remain as a Mr?

(I cannot stop thinking about this, especially since gay marriage is legal in the UK..how does that affect titles?)

There hasn't really been any gay nobles who married and their spouses gained titles (Lord Ivar Mountbatten's husband remains a Mr). But I think it would work very much like when a man marries a more powerful woman, the spouse who inherit a secondary title. For example if the Duke of Greenhill (who also holds the titles Earl of Redwood, Baron Martin, etc) married, his husband would take the Duke's secondary title of the Earl of Redwood.

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British Royal Portraits by Hungarian artist, Philip De László. 1907 Princess Alice of Battenberg 1907 Princess Victoria of Wales 1907 TM King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra 1915 Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll 1924 Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma 1925 Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother 1926 Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom 1931 King George VI 1932 Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone 1933 Queen Elizabeth II 1934 Prince George and Princess Marina, The Duke and Duchess of Kent 1936 Queen Marie of Romania, nee Princess Marie of Edinburgh 1937 Victoria Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven 1937 Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn.

[celticcrossanon]

Personally, I've had enough of this circus. The monarchy does nothing to stop them and we end up wondering if there is not a double game on the part of Charles and the palace. Four years have passed and so many things that could have been done and nothing happened. The palace protects these two traitors and considers the public stupid. They could have taken away the duchy from them, demoted them to the rank of count and countess or worse, baron and baroness. All traitors.

Hi Nonny,

I think many people are feeing fed up with the Harkle antics and the lack of a firm response from the palace. I know I am. I agree that more could be done to minimise the Harkle damage.

I would start by making a very clear distinction between them and the rest of the royal family, in a way that would be understood by people in any country, such as taking Harry off the royal website. King Charles made a good beginning in his speech shortly after his accession where he spoke of William and Catherine as The Prince and Princess of Wales and referred to Harry as Harry, while wishing him well in his life overseas, but - he then didn't follow it up with any action to reinforce that distinction, so Harry was able to continue to imply that he was an important member of the royal family, and there was nothing to contradict this on the website or in his titles.

With respect to the titles, my understanding is they go together, as a group. The format is to have a Dukedom in England, an Earldom in Scotland, and a Barony in Northern Ireland (Wales is reserved for the heir to the throne). Prince William's titles upon marriage followed the same format (Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus), as did Prince Andrew's (Duke of York, Earl of Inverness and Baron Killyleagh) and Prince Philip's (Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, Baron Greenwich). Prince Edward was unusual in that he was made and Earl, not a Duke, and promised the Dukedom of Edinburgh in due course (Earl of Wessex and Viscount Severn). He also held no Scottish or Northern Irish title until he was granted the Earl of Forfar for use in Scotland on his 55th birthday.

As the titles were bestowed together, to my mind they should be removed together, which would leave Harry as The Prince Harry and Meghan as The Princess Meghan (EDIT: Correction: The Princess Harry/Henry, not Meghan - my mistake, sorry). I would much rather have the HRH style and Prince title permanently removed from Harry, leaving him as the plain Duke of Sussex, or have all titles stripped from him, leaving him as Harry Mountbatten-Windsor. I would also be happy to see him vanish from the royal website. If both of those happened I would be very happy, as then Harry Mountbatten-Windsor could live his life with the privacy that he keeps saying he desires, with no public ties to the BRF. He could be on the same level as Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall, who have both managed to live without titles.