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Feb. 24th, 2012 07:53 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mlknchzAnent the recent newspaper coverage of the skiing accident that has gravely injured Prince Johan Friso of The Netherlands.:
The term the newpapers are looking for in describing Johan Frisos' marriage to a commoner wife is "morganatic'....say it with me "morganatic"
The term the newpapers are looking for in describing Johan Frisos' marriage to a commoner wife is "morganatic'....say it with me "morganatic"
Of or being a legal marriage between a person of royal or noble birth and a partner of lower rank, in which it is agreed that no titles or estates of the royal or noble partner are to be shared by the partner of inferior rank nor by any of the offspring of the marriage.
My condolences to the family
My condolences to the family
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Date: 2/26/12 06:38 pm (UTC)Anyway, happy late birthday to you and don´t break a leg or anything. Glad to see, you are not in a coma but alive and kicking!
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Date: 2/26/12 08:58 pm (UTC)