Talk:Jane Fellowes, Baroness Fellowes

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This article was nominated for deletion on July 18, 2006. The result of the discussion was keep.

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It is a point to make that Jane is the only member of Diana's family and friends who has never spoken to the media about her sister's death or indeed her life. She has remained silent and given her younger sister something not many did. Respect.

currently appears in the article. For those of us unfamiliar with the details of British protocol, is this text in some way encyclopedic? Could it be replaced by, "Jane is the only member of Diana's family and friends who has never spoken to the media about her sister's death or indeed her life" without giving undue offense? Sdsds 08:53, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

I concur with this. Silence does not connote respect, and it's pointless in an article meant to be informational.

It should really be noted in the article that as the daughter of an Earl she is entitled to use her own name The Lady Jane Fellowes and not be reffered to as Lady Fellowes. She should either be The Lady Jane Fellowes or The Baroness Fellowes.

As the daughter of an earl, while she was married to a commoner (a person not a peer), she was entitled to use the style The Lady Jane Fellowes. As the wife of a Life Peer, she became The Baroness Fellowes (or Lady Fellowes) with a drop in rank and precedence. She can, of course, call herself whatever she wants.

For example, Lady Diana Cooper, the legal daughter of a duke, never accepted her demotion to the rank of a viscountess when Duff Cooper became Viscount Norwich. She kept the style of Lady Diana Cooper, but of course, she lost her rank and precedence from being the daughter of a duke to being a mere viscountess. Similarly Lady Mary Cecil Baring, nee Grey (1907-2002), refused to be known as Baroness Howick of Glendale,and in fact chose to be known as Lady Mary Grey. In some cases, the ladies did not like the titles granted to their husbands, but more often, it appears that the desire to retain the style of The Lady was stronger.

Since I haven't been following Jane Fellowes or her family recently in the media, I have no idea how she styles herself or is styled in say, The Times Court and Social section.

wikibiohistory 19:32, 13 August 2007 (UTC)