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BBC getting it wrong with titles

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DaisyLa Thu 18-Sept-25 16:49:53

Maybe it is getting older or more pedantic but it really annoys me when the BBC get it so wrong> Keir Starmer's wife is Lady Starmer or Victoria Starmer but NOT Lady Victoria Starmer. That would only be correct if she was the daughter of a duke, earl or marquess. My stepfather was knighted and my mother used to get furious if people called her Lad Anne Jones (not her real name by the way) instead of either Lady Jones of Anne Jones. The BBC should know better.

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DaisyLa Thu 18-Sept-25 16:50:43

Lady Anne not Lad Anne!!!

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eazybee Thu 18-Sept-25 17:05:00

They, (the BBC) also refer to Princess Catherine, which she is not. She is Catherine, Princess of Wales.
Diana was also not Princess Diana; if she were alive she would be Diana, Dowager Princess of Wales or Lady Diana, her correct title.
I think you can only be born a Prince or Princess, the child or grandchild of a King or reigning Queen. Andrew and Harry (pronounced Meghan) insisted on royal titles for their children; Anne and Edward did not.

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AuntieE Fri 19-Sept-25 14:16:06

Being old-fashioned, I believe the princess of Wales can actually be referred to as Princess William, in the same way as Mr George Smith's wife used to be referred to as Mrs George Smith.

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Newatthis Fri 19-Sept-25 14:35:46

All this did not stop Camilla being called Queen!!

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icanhandthemback Fri 19-Sept-25 14:38:52

Newatthis

All this did not stop Camilla being called Queen!!

Indeed.

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Babs03 Fri 19-Sept-25 14:39:47

I might be alone in this but when I hear someone say the Queen my thoughts immediately go to the late Queen.

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Graceless Fri 19-Sept-25 14:42:24

Babs03

I might be alone in this but when I hear someone say the Queen my thoughts immediately go to the late Queen.

Me too

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Aely Tue 23-Sept-25 16:21:49

In my mind, Camilla is no more Queen than the Duke of Edinburgh was King.

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Witzend Sat 27-Sept-25 14:06:38

Babs03

I might be alone in this but when I hear someone say the Queen my thoughts immediately go to the late Queen.

Me too!
She was there for my whole life from when I can remember, at maybe 4. Iā€™m only just getting used to having a king!

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