Re: Dominions?
| July 02, 2017 09:33PM |
Well John,
Funny you should mention about semi-independent parts of Great Britain.
Just to make things more interesting….His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales…The next King of England …was in our Nation's capital this Canada Day weekend…..along with his Lady.
You might find it interesting that he owns and derives income from the Duchy of Cornwall.. That's a big chunk of Britain ...more or less the "Toe" of England that first greets you in the English Channel
The Duchy of Cornwall (Cornish: Duketh Kernow) is one of two royal duchies in England, the other being the Duchy of Lancaster. The eldest son of the reigning British monarch inherits possession of the duchy and title of Duke of Cornwall at birth or when his parent succeeds to the throne, but may not sell assets for personal benefit and has limited rights and income as a minor. If the monarch has no male children, the rights and responsibilities of the duchy belong to The Crown and there is no duke. The current duke is Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales.
The principal activity of the duchy is the management of its land totalling 135,000 acres or 550 km2.[1] Nearly half of the holdings are in Devon, with other large holdings in Cornwall, Herefordshire, Somerset and almost all of the Isles of Scilly. The duchy also has a financial investments portfolio.[2] For the fiscal year ending 31 March 2013, the duchy was valued at £763 million, and annual profit was £19 million, a revenue surplus gain of 4.1% from the previous year.[3]
It's also more or less where the Newfoundlanders we have been talking about...originated from..several hundred years ago..
Funny you should mention about semi-independent parts of Great Britain.
Just to make things more interesting….His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales…The next King of England …was in our Nation's capital this Canada Day weekend…..along with his Lady.
You might find it interesting that he owns and derives income from the Duchy of Cornwall.. That's a big chunk of Britain ...more or less the "Toe" of England that first greets you in the English Channel
The Duchy of Cornwall (Cornish: Duketh Kernow) is one of two royal duchies in England, the other being the Duchy of Lancaster. The eldest son of the reigning British monarch inherits possession of the duchy and title of Duke of Cornwall at birth or when his parent succeeds to the throne, but may not sell assets for personal benefit and has limited rights and income as a minor. If the monarch has no male children, the rights and responsibilities of the duchy belong to The Crown and there is no duke. The current duke is Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales.
The principal activity of the duchy is the management of its land totalling 135,000 acres or 550 km2.[1] Nearly half of the holdings are in Devon, with other large holdings in Cornwall, Herefordshire, Somerset and almost all of the Isles of Scilly. The duchy also has a financial investments portfolio.[2] For the fiscal year ending 31 March 2013, the duchy was valued at £763 million, and annual profit was £19 million, a revenue surplus gain of 4.1% from the previous year.[3]
It's also more or less where the Newfoundlanders we have been talking about...originated from..several hundred years ago..
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