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Neb-Maat-Re · #1 02-02-2006, 10:58 PM

It is my contention that the following people do not (or never have) exist (ed). Why?

1. Sir Bob Gedolf

2. Sir Paul McCartney

3. Princess Diana

amber · #2 02-03-2006, 01:32 AM

I'm sorry you're bored - trouble is, when I read your post I was bored.

Brwn_eyes0511 · #3 02-03-2006, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by amber

I'm sorry you're bored - trouble is, when I read your post I was bored.

SomeKindaMother · #4 02-03-2006, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Neb-Maat-Re

It is my contention that the following people do not (or never have) exist (ed). Why?

1. Sir Bob Gedolf

2. Sir Paul McCartney

3. Princess Diana

I always thought it was Geldof.

So, are you going to tell us why?

Kelly

irishgrl · #5 02-03-2006, 11:12 AM

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I always thought it was Geldof.

So, are you going to tell us why?

Kelly

I think you hit on his dastardly scheme, to trick us with spellings in number one and a technicality for number three. Im not sure why number two is relevant. unless its because of the old rumor from playing a certain song backwards

Bob Geldoff
Paul McCartney (who as we all know is DEAD!)
Diana was only called Princess Diana in America, not in Britain. Theres some sort of technicality regarding her title, she was known officially as the Princess of Wales, I believe, but not the Princess of England (as the wife of the Prince). Im not really up on all of the ins and outs of Royalty, maybe Pip can come up with the official reason.

Neb-Maat-Re · #6 02-05-2006, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by irishgrl

I think you hit on his dastardly scheme, to trick us with spellings in number one and a technicality for number three. Im not sure why number two is relevant. unless its because of the old rumor from playing a certain song backwards

Bob Geldoff
Paul McCartney (who as we all know is DEAD!)
Diana was only called Princess Diana in America, not in Britain. Theres some sort of technicality regarding her title, she was known officially as the Princess of Wales, I believe, but not the Princess of England (as the wife of the Prince). Im not really up on all of the ins and outs of Royalty, maybe Pip can come up with the official reason.

OK, so apart from my misspelling of Geldof, I would have thought an Irishgirl would have gotten No 1. And No 3 is on the right track.

irishgrl · #7 02-07-2006, 12:08 AM

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OK, so apart from my misspelling of Geldof, I would have thought an Irishgirl would have gotten No 1. And No 3 is on the right track.

I confess, Im not a huge fan of Geldoff, other than the fact he organized some huge rock concert for charity awhile back, thus, I dont know why you say he doesnt (or never did) exist, unless Bob Geldoff is a moniker, and he actually has a "real" name, in much the same way Engelbert Humperdink (sp?) has a "real" name.....but then, since so many celebrities adopt new names, why would you choose him particularly? (if that is the reason).

by the way, Kelly, where is Lux' original post? How clever of you to trap it before she could fade into the ether again...

bretonbanquet · #8 02-07-2006, 08:11 AM

Bob Geldof can't be a sir because he's not British, he's Irish.

And Lux was right about the Princess of Wales, even if his post was mysteriously deleted. Prince Charles' new wife Camilla is actually the current Princess of Wales, but everyone conveniently forgets that, and she is known as the Duchess of Cornwall, which of course was a title also "enjoyed" by Diana.

And Paul McCartney's first name is actually James - does that count?

SomeKindaMother · #9 02-07-2006, 09:54 AM

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by the way, Kelly, where is Lux' original post? How clever of you to trap it before she could fade into the ether again...

I'm afraid I cannot take any credit for being clever. (BIG suprise there, huh?) I just really like Lux.

Kelly

SomeKindaMother · #11 02-06-2006, 02:58 PM

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Princess of England? She was known as Princess Diana by the media and public world wide, her official title as wife to the Prince of Wales was HRH The Princess of Wales. Once that was removed due to divorce she was reverted back to The Lady Diana, her courtesy title from her family of birth.

Incidently, I'm not a monarchist.

Hi Lux!!!!

Anyway, do we have to keep guessing or will you tell us and move on to the next brain buster?

Kelly

Villavic · #12 02-08-2006, 10:05 AM

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Diana was only called Princess Diana in America, not in Britain. .

Completely wrong. I was in London in 1997. She was already divorced, and still alive (may). I was visiting the Royal Chariots, near Buckingham Palace, and I asked which was the one LADY Diana used for her marriage. And the guard said PRINCESS Diana has always used this chariot.. blah blah... blah...

I realized the man emphasized the word "princess", correcting me.

bretonbanquet · #13 02-08-2006, 11:46 AM

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Completely wrong. I was in London in 1997. She was already divorced, and still alive (may). I was visiting the Royal Chariots, near Buckingham Palace, and I asked which was the one LADY Diana used for her marriage. And the guard said PRINCESS Diana has always used this chariot.. blah blah... blah...

I realized the man emphasized the word "princess", correcting me.

The guard was wrong - once Diana was divorced, she was not a Princess. She was never a Princess in her own right, only by marriage. Once she was divorced from the Prince, she was no longer a Princess. She should properly have reverted to being plain old Lady Diana, as she was from birth, being the daughter of an Earl.

Even though she was styled "Diana, Princess of Wales" after her divorce, she wasn't a Princess, nor was she actually Princess of Wales. Because the Prince of Wales was no longer married, there was no de facto Princess of Wales. The current Princess of Wales, Camilla, chooses not to use that title (probably for fear of antagonising Diana fans) and styles herself Duchess of Cornwall. Diana was also Duchess of Cornwall while she was married to Charles, because he is the Duke of Cornwall. The fact that none of these people are either Welsh or Cornish is lost on the Royal Family, and just goes to show how ridiculous the whole thing is.

strandinthewind · #14 02-08-2006, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by bretonbanquet

The guard was wrong - once Diana was divorced, she was not a Princess. She was never a Princess in her own right, only by marriage. Once she was divorced from the Prince, she was no longer a Princess. She should properly have reverted to being plain old Lady Diana, as she was from birth, being the daughter of an Earl.

Even though she was styled "Diana, Princess of Wales" after her divorce, she wasn't a Princess, nor was she actually Princess of Wales. Because the Prince of Wales was no longer married, there was no de facto Princess of Wales. The current Princess of Wales, Camilla, chooses not to use that title (probably for fear of antagonising Diana fans) and styles herself Duchess of Cornwall. Diana was also Duchess of Cornwall while she was married to Charles, because he is the Duke of Cornwall. The fact that none of these people are either Welsh or Cornish is lost on the Royal Family, and just goes to show how ridiculous the whole thing is.

Also, didn;t she lose the HRH - I remember reading that as a result of that loss, she should genuflect to her children, who are Royal Highnesses by birth.