Can adopted children be royal?
The British law now extends exactly the same rights to adopted children as to natural children, and no exception is made for royalty or other hereditary titles.
"Adopted children would not have succession rights or a title," Marlene Koenig, the internationally recognized expert on British and European royalty behind the website Royal Musings, explains. "To have succession rights, you have to be a Protestant descendant of the Electress Sophia."
Genetics: adoption
Thus, adopted children cannot inherit titles from their adoptive parents, but still remain eligible to inherit such titles from their birth parents, if legitimately born 102 (while all other legal relationship with their natural parents in severed).
If a member of the British Royal Family were to give birth to twins, whichever twin is born first would be the next in line to the throne. However, this rule of succession only counts for natural births.
Although there tend to be strict dress codes in place at royal social functions, such as the garden parties at Buckingham Palace and race days at the Ascot, there is no ban on tattoos.
According to the Regency Acts in force, if the monarch is under the age of 18 years when he or she succeeds to the throne, a regency is automatically established, and, until the monarch attains the age of 18 years, the royal functions are discharged by the regent in the name and on behalf of the monarch.
If they don't a son, it goes to their oldest daughter. If they don't have any children at all, it goes to their next eldest male sibling (who, presumably, was the second-eldest son of the previous monarch) – or, if they did not have any brothers, to their eldest sister, and so on.
Sir is used to address a man who has the rank of baronet or knight; the higher nobles are referred to as Lord.
The daughter of a duke, marquess, or earl who marries an untitled man becomes "Lady [Given name] [Husband's surname]". The daughter of a viscount or baron who marries a commoner is styled "The Honourable [Given name] [Husband's surname]".
A duke's eldest son and heir is often a marquess, though he can also be an earl, viscount, or baron. The title given to the heir is a lesser title of the peer, usually the next highest peerage he holds.
Which twin would become king?
In terms of inheriting the British throne, the same rule applies to twins as to single children – the firstborn inherits. Even if the first child is only minutes older than the younger, he or she still takes the prize.
But until 2011, any daughter born to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge would not have enjoyed an equal right to inherit the British throne. Rules dating back centuries decree that the crown passes to the eldest son and is only bestowed on a daughter when there are no sons.
The Spanish monarchy is currently represented by King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia, and their daughters Leonor, Princess of Asturias, and Infanta Sofía.
Royal hair must be neat and natural
There's a reason Kate Middleton's hairstyles are so classic; unlike other celebrities, she isn't allowed to experiment much with color, cut, or texture thanks to the neat and natural rule.
Does the Queen ever cook for herself? McGrady says that while Prince Philip was an “amazing chef” and regularly enjoyed cooking on the grill and having family BBQs on the Balmoral estate, and the younger royals like William, Kate, Meghan and Harry, all enjoy cooking, the Queen herself stays out of the kitchen.
Her Majesty the Queen will legit only let one shade of nail polish touch her fingertips: Essie's beloved Ballet Slippers. According to legend, the Queen's hairdresser requested that a bottle of Ballet Slippers be sent to Buckingham Palace all the way back in 1989, and the Queen never looked back.
No British monarch has ever abdicated due to advanced age
If she were to abdicate, it could be interpreted that being queen is a job to be done, as opposed to the state of her existence to be embraced. In fact, some close to the Queen have said that Elizabeth could “never abdicate” by virtue of age or otherwise.
If Prince Charles is King, will Camilla be Queen? When Prince Charles becomes king, his wife Camilla will become known as Queen Consort. Queen Elizabeth II confirmed that the Duchess of Cornwall would take the title when her son takes the throne.
The Queen and Military Appointments
Under the Queen's regulations for the Army, Navy and Air Force, the Monarch is responsible for making a large number of appointments to senior military posts.
In cases where the widow of a childless king or nobleman is pregnant at the time of his death, the next-in-line is not permitted to assume the throne or title, but must yield place to the unborn child, or ascends and reigns (in the case of a monarch) or succeeds (in the case of a peer) until the child is born.
Can a girl be queen if she has a younger brother?
No, if she has a brother. In Britain the crown was normally passed from monarch to eldest son. As King George VI had no son, it passed to his elder daughter, now Queen Elizabeth II.
Prince Charles' presence 'essential' says Fitzwilliams
Prince Charles will one day take over from the Queen as the nation's Sovereign, and many expect he will be known as King Charles III. But Charles can choose to reign under a different name to his birth name, just like many previous kings and queens did.
The wife of a knight may use the courtesy title of “Lady” before her surname, provided she uses her husband's surname. For example, the wife of Sir John Smith is: Lady Smith.
Some records indicate that knights were paid two shillings per day for their services (in 1316), and when this is converted into 2018 valued pounds, this translates roughly to 6,800 pounds per day.
The British peerage encompasses the titles of Baron, Viscount, Earl, Marquess, and Duke. No peerage titles are capable of being bought or sold.
Although British royals haven't welcomed twins since the 15th century, there are two sets in Europe and here's everything you need to know about them… Charlene, Princess of Monaco welcomed twins with Prince Albert in 2014. They have one son, Prince Jacques, and one daughter, Princess Gabriella.
Looking at the current royal family, it is completely void of any twins. Looking a little further back to Queen Elizabeth II's father King George VI's reign, again no twins feature.
The Grimaldi family, which has ruled Monaco for eight centuries, is Europe's longest-ruling royal family.
