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To: MinorityRepublican

I don’t know much about the Royal family and dukes and earls and all.of that. However, nowadays aren’t they mere figureheads, with no real authority?

Isn’t a title such as Duchess of Sussex something akin to being a Kentucky Colonel?


9 posted on 05/03/2021 11:25:51 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Dilbert San Diego
"I don’t know much about the Royal family and dukes and earls and all.of that. However, nowadays aren’t they mere figureheads, with no real authority?"

The House of Lords still has some hereditary seats, which actually play a role in governance, but apart from that, the titles are generally property to be passed along as part of an inheritance.

31 posted on 05/03/2021 12:01:22 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack
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