Should Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie be funded as full time Royals?

Or commoners

What's wrong with coal miners anyway?

As Princess Royal I don't think Anne needs to be duchess of anywhere. I'm not sure why Andrew thinks his children are so royal when their mother was a commoner. I think Anne had the right idea when she refused titles for her children

Being the daughter, granddaughter, great granddaughter and great,great, granddaughter of coalminers I have a better pedigree

Who is it?

Wouldn't they fall through?

English crown?

not so Bonnie Prince Charlie

but in the meantime, we have to put some names in a hat (or a crown)

I thought I had said great-granddaughter, but perhaps not

'Sorry, we already have a Princess whose great-grandfather was a coalminer
Oh, so I did, not losing it after all

Elegran That's a great idea. We could have Annie, Queen of Scots and not so Bonnie Prince Charlie could have the English Crown.

I wasn't sure who the coalminer's granddaughter was until I googled, but reading it did remind me of this song. Who takes care of the caretaker's daughter while the caretaker's busy taking care?

Yes, I said GRANDdaughter, and I have no idea who she is...

Should Sissy Spacek be made a Duchess?

Princess Anne could be Duchess of Edinburgh
Good idea Granny23, although do women become Duchesses in their own right - if not, why not? And if not, time it was changed!

phoenix should it be the designer of the hat or the wearer who should go to the Tower? Oh sorry, institution.

I thought about that hat recently, I think it was when they were making lace pancakes on the Bakeoff.

Ana, I think the thread said coalminer's GRANDdaughter. I think we know who that is.

Yes, phoenix - Sissy Spacek played her in the film.

(No idea who the coalminer's granddaughter who people heartily dislike is...)

Granny23 I wonder whether Princess Anne would take on being Queen of a Scotland that had left the United Kingdom?

Wasn't Loretta Lyn the coalminers daughter country singer person?

Anyway, I digress, personally think that bloody awful, silly hat should have been enough to get any sort of payment or allowance stopped with immediate effect, and an enforced spell in an institution, just haven't decided what sort and wether as a patient or worker.

First rule of hat, make sure you can sit in a car without having to hunch down like a dyspeptic dwarf who might be about to vomit into the foot well, second rule of hat, before you really leave the designers studio, perhaps when you are halfway down the stairs, pop back and if all the staff are rolling around on the floor, clutching their sides, dabbing their eyes and crossing their legs (or even perhaps in the loo changing their Tenas) you might want to think again.

Sorry, Duchess.

Prince Edward is thought to be inheriting the title from his father when Prince Phillip dies. Obviously his wife will become the Ducchess of Edinburgh.

NO!

Rinouchka - it does sound like a song from Steeleye Span I agree!!

Dunno Granny23. Maybe for the same reason the Duke of Devonshire lives in Derbyshire and the Duke of Norfolk lives in Sussex?

Not being British, I am confused.

DIORisme :Who is the coalminer's daughter? I though she was a folksinger!

Why should Edward become Duke of Edinburgh when he has nae dugs connection to the place? Princess Anne could be Duchess of Edinburgh because she is often there especially for the Royal Highland Show and the Rugby.