On 1 Apr 2003 at 16:53, Nicholas Clark wrote: > It may not be clear that the "she" in question is also the head of state > of a lot of places (Australia, Canada, Grenada, the UK to name but a few).
Ah! Brenda. (Is she still called that? My father sometimes uses the name, but he came to Germany over 30 years ago and his "current slang" is usually rather dated.) > I think that I read that she's technically the Duke, but I may be > misremembering. I think you're right. ISTR reading things in Jčrriais(?) talking about "not' duc" (our duke) visiting. > Certainly the thrust was that she's head of state because > she is the current holder of that title, completely independent of the UK > crown. I didn't know that, though. Cheers, Philip -- Philip Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
