:cough: Scotland isn’t part of Britain. It’s on the island of Great Britain, but Britain proper is the territory of the old Roman province of Britannia–i.e., Great Britain south of Hadrian’s Wall, now England & Wales. Scots aren’t British, they’re Caledonian.
Was I only one who noticed this, or just the only one that thought it worth mentioning?
“Normal” means “unexceptional”, not “unexceptionable”. Cecil’s statement, however, is certainly inaccurate as given. On the other hand, Edward III and Edward VI are the only heirs apparent who were not styled Prince of Wales before being crowned, and both of them were children, so the general intent of Cecil’s statement – that the title is always given to the heir apparent, isn’t too far out.
Only when discussing ancient history. “British” is the normal adjective to go with “United Kingdom”. Northern Ireland isn’t part of Great Britain, but the people of Northern Ireland have British citizenship.
If we’re picking through for historical inaccuracies, Princess Anne separated from Mark Phillips in 1989; their divorce was finalised in 1992, the same year in which she married Tim Lawrence. As Lawrence also has not been given any titles, updating would have strengthened Cecil’s argument somewhat.