Talk:Queen dowager

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I think Dowager Princess, and Princess Dowager, should redirect here; that is the proper term for principalities. If Grace Kelly had died before Ranier III], Grace would have been the Dowager Princess, Princess Dowager, or even Princess Mother (though this seems unlikley).

If the Queen Mother had officially married again would she still be entitled to enjoy the title, style and precendece of a Queen Mother or a Queen Dowager? I'm assuming the answer is yes as a Queen Mother is Queen Mother purely based on the fact that she once reigned as Queen Consort and is the mother of the sovereign but what about in the caseof a Queen Dowager? Had Queen Adeleide remarried i.e. the Duke of Nowhere-Nothing would she have become HM Queen Adeleide, the Duchess of Nowhere-Nothing or would she have become HM The Duchess of Nowhere-Nothing or alternatively Her Grace The Duchess Nowhere-Nothing and in that case do Queen's take the rank of their husbands on their succession and if so why are they referred to as Queen (Christian name) rather than Queen (husbands name) just as Baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz is referred to as Princess Michael of Kent (taking her the female form of her husbands name?

[edit] Pronunciation?

Could someone please tell how the word "Dowager" should be pronounced? --Jqar 23:42, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

According to Merriam-Webster, ˈdau̇-i-jər --66.245.150.88 10:36, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Plural?

Queen Dowagers looks wrong. Should it not be Queens Dowager, similar to courts martial? The argument would be that they are queens first and dowager is a modifier so the plural should go with queen. Dowager Queens is used as well, so there is precedent to put the plural on queen. I looked for a definitive reference and found none, so it may be too obscure a point to worry about. --66.245.150.88 10:36, 31 October 2007 (UTC)