Apparently there is an upcoming wedding about which the Brits are all a tizzy about. And after said grand affair, the commoner Kate Middleton could become the duchess of the "long-defunct royal dukedom" of Albany. [via The Exile, of whom we have suspicions of being a rampant royalist]
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To be clear, not of Albany, NY, but Duke of Albany (Scotland).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Albany
... said AlbanyNick on Apr 18, 2011 at 2:40 PM | link
@AlbanyNick: Of course. Just having some fun with trivia and names.
... said Greg on Apr 18, 2011 at 2:42 PM | link
I just got back from London and got a huge kick out of the fact that the "fembins" in the bathrooms at Westminster Abbey, and many other tourist attractions, are built by a company called albany.
Something tells me they won't go with the Albany Dukedom...
... said Erik on Apr 18, 2011 at 3:37 PM | link
Well, a real Albany girl once wed a prince of Spain. That was before she became a prominent surrealist painter and married Yves Tanguy.
http://www.mynonurbanlife.com/2010/01/Albany%20Girl%20Weds%20Prince%20of%20Spain.html
... said Carl on Apr 18, 2011 at 3:59 PM | link
I love that you posted this! I'm hosting a royal wedding tea party/drinkfest complete with wedding cake. I am so excited.
... said KatherineSass on Apr 18, 2011 at 5:21 PM | link
Katherinsass that's so fun! I'm curious if there are any public places that will be hosting a royal wedding viewing party? Champagne at 6am on a Friday is a bit much though isn't it?
... said ashallann on Apr 18, 2011 at 6:33 PM | link
Perhaps Kate will come visit her virtual subjects.
... said Julia Thorne on Apr 18, 2011 at 7:07 PM | link
Well, we may not have a duchess, but there really *IS* a "Baronet of New York." The title was created before the Revolution, of course, but independence didn't make the British revoke the creation. I believe the current holder lives in Canada, where a lot of the Loyalists moved.
... said Ed L. on Apr 18, 2011 at 9:18 PM | link