[MR] [AtlantianHeralds] A question of Protocol regarding toasts

[Denise McMahon]

How is it possible that Royalty do not outrank landed baronage in  
their own barony, who *hold*the lands for Royalty? The Prince and  
Princess are The Heirs, the future King and Queen, not the  
representatives of the current King and Queen.  I don't get how  
Territorial Baron and Baronesses out rank The Heirs.  The Royal Family  
is the Royal Family.

Anyone?

-Rowan


On May 12, 2010, at 3:36 PM, Rorik Fredericsson wrote:

> As Duchess Rachel said in her post a landed Baron/ess IN THEIR OWN  
> BARONY
> _does_ outrank the Prince/ess, though not outside their territory,  
> according
> to long established SCA precedent. Our authority come directly from  
> the
> Crown. I agree with her that the political reality though means that  
> the
> Baron/ess also would be somewhat of a fool to push the fact.

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