# Katie and Bill \[Prince William and Kate surnames\]

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**Created:** [March 10, 2014, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katie-and-bill-prince-william-and-kate-surnames/683376 "2014-03-10T20:02:32Z")\
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> [@Baron\_Greenback](#):
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> It still doesn’t set! 😉 [XKCD](http://what-if.xkcd.com/48/) has the detail.

What is the highest altitude on Pitcairn Island? If global warming raises the sea level a few more feet, will it be submerged? And if so, will England abandon any further claim to it? If so, the sun will set on the British Empire.

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Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, has variously used the names Edward Windsor and Edward Wessex.

(Mentioned in Wiki [article](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Edward,_Earl_of_Wessex).)

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> [@Senegoid](#):
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> What is the highest altitude on Pitcairn Island? If global warming raises the sea level a few more feet, will it be submerged? And if so, will England abandon any further claim to it? If so, the sun will set on the British Empire.

Highest point is 347m. Rising sea-level would take out Diego Garcia first, it being a coral atoll, thus breaking the chain that way.

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