Talk:The Crown
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[edit] Crown dependency
The article does not make clear the meaning of crown in the expression crown dependency. Crown dependency seems to avoid the issue by using or abusing The Crown. Laurel Bush 16:30, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC).
[edit] International use
Is The Crown used anywhere other than the UK? This article has a general first sentence and then talks solely of the British use. Jon.baldwin 21:46, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
- The Crown is also used in Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe islands as a synonym for the danish monarchy or in some cases the monarch herself. Greenland and the Faroe islands are considered 'crown territories of Denmark'. This is not compareable to that of the Commonwealth realms though, as the monarch is still (theoretically) the ruling authority in both territories. Crispy 15:54, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
It talks of Canadian, Australian, et al. usage. But, as for places like Denmark, Thailand, etc., I don't know. --gbambino 22:14, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
Yes, sorry, I should have made that clearer. Jon.baldwin 01:18, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] R v Defendant
How does this article provide the information that The Crown (Rex) and The Crown (Regina) presented? I created those articles becuase someone one time changed the "R" to an "R", which is not very useful. How does redirecting from those 2 articles to Crown convey anything meaningful? And then of course removing the R. served as icing on this cake. lmno 03:52, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
- There should certainly be a section explaining that the Crown Prosecution Service, known in court as The Crown, prosecutes defendants in the name of the sovereign. Changing the R to an R might also help. 194.203.110.127 10:58, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] "The"
Forgive me for being a jerk but ...
As a general rule naming an article with "The" as the first word is bad form (e.g. the article "United States" not "The United States"). Using "The" as the differentiator between two articles is silly ("Crown" vs. "The Crown"). I see the distinction that is being attempted here but this is, at best, confusing (in this case there is the additional concern of whether it is proper to say that "The Crown" uniquely identifies the British Commonwealth. I'd guess there are many Europeans that would say no).
May I suggest:
- Crown - A disambig like it is now.
- Crown (British Commonwealth) - This page
--Mcorazao 02:54, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
- That's ok Mcorazao. The Crown is always referred to as 'The Crown' in Commonwealth Realms. It is implicitly assumed to refer to Betty Windsor and her brood. Ozdaren 13:48, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
