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HEIR THRONE [3 records]

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Record 1 2023-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Honorary Distinctions
  • Etiquette and Protocol
DEF

A title reserved exclusively for the heir apparent to the British throne.

OBS

... honorary titles and titles of nobility are capitalized when they serve as an alternate name such as the Prince of Wales.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres honorifiques et décorations
  • Étiquette et protocole
DEF

Titre britannique porté par le fils aîné du souverain.

OBS

prince de Galles : Les titres de noblesse prennent la minuscule initiale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos honoríficos y condecoraciones
  • Etiqueta y protocolo
DEF

Título británico creado en 1301, que lleva el primogénito del soberano.

OBS

príncipe de Gales: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recuerda que la Ortografía de la lengua española señala que los títulos y cargos se escriben con minúscula inicial.

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Record 2 2023-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Legislature (Constitutional Law)
  • Parliamentary Language
CONT

As heir to the throne, his main duties are to support the King in his royal commitments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pouvoir législatif (Droit constitutionnel)
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
CONT

Le texte adopté [...] offre aussi la possibilité à un héritier au trône d'épouser un ou une catholique, mais il interdit aux catholiques de devenir roi ou reine.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Poder legislativo (Derecho constitucional)
  • Lenguaje parlamentario
CONT

El heredero al trono tradicionalmente ostenta el título de príncipe de Gales, pero no es un título automático.

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Record 3 2023-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Constitutional Law
  • Parliamentary Language
CONT

When the king or queen dies, their heir instantly becomes the new monarch. This is a process called accession... It describes how the successor comes to the throne following a monarch's death. At that very moment, the successor has all the status and authority that they need to be monarch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit constitutionnel
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
CONT

L'accession survient lorsqu'un nouveau souverain hérite du trône au moment du décès du roi ou de la reine qui l'a précédé. Le Roi est devenu automatiquement souverain du Canada après le décès de la reine Elizabeth II. Les membres du Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada se sont rassemblés pour proclamer l'accession au trône du nouveau souverain.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho constitucional
  • Lenguaje parlamentario
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