The British Nobility thread 2: Sep 2022 -

[An Ard Ri]

The Duke of Westminster made an announcement regarding a new partnership with his Westminster Foundation and Sporteduk Charity.
Duke of Westminster celebrates as he shares 'exciting' news

 

[iceflower]

The Marchioness of Bath attended the Fashion Trust U.S. Awards 2025 in West Hollywood, California yesterday, April 8:


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[Tatiana Maria]

I wonder if the unwritten rule that the King (or more realistically, the Government) may not remove peerages without an Act of Parliament being enacted will be affected by the removal of the hereditary peers' seats from the House of Lords at the end of this session.

Once the hereditary peers no longer enjoy any special rights to participate in Parliament, it could be argued that Parliament no longer has any interest in regulating who is or is not a hereditary peer (this argument has already been used to argue against peerage succession reform), and so the monarch/government should be able to remove hereditary peerages without involving Parliament.

 

[Tatiana Maria]

As I understand, wives sharing the titles and styles of their husbands is a principle of English common law that does not extend to husbands sharing the titles and styles of their wives. Constitutionally, the King cannot change the law by himself; only Parliament has that prerogative. This was enshrined in the English Bill of Rights of 1689, following the Revolution of 1688, and was the basis for the separation of the executive and legislative powers that later also influenced the US constitution.

Buckingham Palace concurred with your view of this matter in correspondence with Baroness Deech (who raised this issue in the House of Lords in 2016, and again a few weeks ago):

I speak for hundreds of Dames who have husbands and dozens of noble Baronesses who have spouses. It is not a trivial matter that our spouses do not share our titles, whereas it works the other way around. I was in correspondence with Buckingham Palace about this a long time ago, having tried in this House. The Palace told me it was a matter of property and a very serious matter, and that only if Parliament willed it could titles be changed so there would be equality.​

https://hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2025-03-25/debates/C103904D-127B-4767-B177-6941FC6F7080/HouseOfLords(HereditaryPeers)Bill#contribution-B6F64910-B254-43BC-AB98-C09A9996EE79

 

[An Ard Ri]

The Duke and Duchess of Westminster paid a visit to the University of Chester today (14.04.25)
The Duchess of Westminster debuts baby bump as she's pictured for the first time since pregnancy news

 

[iceflower]

The Marchioness of Bath attended Fran Cutler's birthday bash in London on April 24:


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[iceflower]

The Marchioness of Bath attended an Usher concert at The O2 Arena in London on May 6:


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[iceflower]

The Marchioness of Bath currently is in Cannes, France, for the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival.

Today, May 13, she attended the Vanity Fair Lunch and the opening ceremony and "Partir Un Jour" (Leave One Day) screening:


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