Talk:Countess Raine de Chambrun

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[edit] Proper Title

Does anyone know if she is properly Raine de Chambrun or Raine Spencer, ie surname (not title)? Though she apparently tried to revert to her previous title, Raine, Countess Spencer, but cannot legally do that (though she certainly can use it socially, as has been done in the past by many titled divorcées/widows, including the Queen Mother's close friend Maureen Guinness, who continued to use and generally be called "Dowager Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava" despite two later marriages and divorces), did Raine legally retrieve her previous SURNAME, Spencer? Or is she still "de Chambrun", legally?

—… Legally you can call yourself anything you like provided it is not intended to further a fraudulent deception. The accepted social rule is that once a title is lost by re-marriage it cannot be reclaimed, however as indicated above that has not prevented a number of prominent divorceés doing precisely that. It is of course perfectly reasonable to refer to her as 'The former Dowager Countess Spencer'.Westminsterboy 08:49, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

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