[Jedi Master Pikachu]

On the local news, it was disgusting that apparently the president is to refer to Elizabeth Windsor as "Your Majesty" and Phillip Mountbatten as "Your Royal Highness(?)." Shouldn't it be "Their [the British and Commonwealth Realms] Majesty" or something similar, if not Madame or something sounding less as though the president is at a lower social level (the United States does not have royalty and nobility). And it was disgusting with all the hoop-lah over the trip. It should be the same as if the Emperor of Japan or King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia were visiting. And the automatic taking of the term "the queen" as being the British and co. monarch. It should be: which queen? Then the first white-tie dinner of the George W. Bush presidency?

Rats. Had a very pertinent of a little American traitor dressed up as a British redcoat. The British now may be a very close ally, but the British of that era were among the greatest enemies this country has faced. The late eighteenth and early nineteenth century British (barring the War Between the States) were the only people to invade this nation and occupy and raze American cities.

[Churchillspirit]

What a load of BS.

[California Patriot]

Oh please.

[Ramius]

Yah know... I waited through a few dozen posts to see if somebody would properly take you to the woodshed for this most unfortunately ignorant of posts.

Of course Titles of Nobility are not established within the United States. But it would be the height of classlessness or frankly just plain rude to fail to officially recognize the noble title of a foreign dignitary being welcomed to a state function in their honor.

Please....

[VxH]

You're right on target, Fire For Effect.

 

Individuals, thinking for ourselves, pesky former colonists - yes, these we are ;-)

 

What a pity our blood isn't as pure as theirs  /sarc