Recent content by Serafina

This is what I assumed. If at some point he finds himself in a situation where carrying the title would be appropriate, could he not assume the 'Earl Dumbarton' title if and whenever he chooses?

Ah, I wondered where it ranked! Because of tradition. Thank you ?

Surnames as given names is also (traditionally) Scottish, and some were/are so common to the point where where people maybe don't make the surname connection any more. There are loads of them - Craig, Bruce, Blair, Cameron, Stuart, Scott, Campbell...and Archibald :D

Won't he become the Duke Of Sussex at some point in any case when he inherits the title from his father? The kid is going to get a title whether he wants one or not

I think so too! I think the trend, currently, is to eschew the longer names. Maybe the logic is exactly that - that nobody will call them the long form anyway, so why not? I'm a traditionalist, but I understand the thinking! ('Alfred' was less popular than 'Archibald', but only just - 27 vs...

I had a quick glance at the ScotlandsPeople website for fun and 555 boys were named Archie (first or middle name) in 2018. There were 34 Archibalds ? (That's not the same as a popularity ranking but I like the fact the information is bang up to date and searchable). Archie is very similar to...

I was resisting posting as it wasn't confirmed, but well. Now. I did not expect to be reading about Meghan Markle in the context of dating a Royal, but I kind of like it. I don't think they would have released this statement unless the two were semi-serious. Perhaps they wanted to firmly...