2006-09-17 07:25:17 · 15 answers · asked by Sir Nickle Barsteward 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
Labour party. I've heard you only have to pay about £1 million.
2006-09-17 07:36:17 · answer #1 · answered by gr_bateman 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Afterbirth07 was understating things - dukedoms are only created for members of the royal family, and even then not all royals will get one (Prince Edward was made an earl in 1999). You cannot buy an HRH, and giving money to a political party to become a life peer or a knight is illegal.
You can legally buy the title of 'lord of the manor' but this is not the same thing as a peerage. You will not be allowed to sit in the Lords and listen to debates, nor get invited to the next coronation - and people who really know about titles will look down on you. There is a site called elitetitles.co.uk, among others, which sells 'titles' for a few hundred pounds, but other titles cost much more, and I would be very careful. I beleive some of the non-ruling European royal families like the Italian one may give out certain titles for money. But the best way to get a title is to earn it.
2006-09-17 16:44:23 · answer #2 · answered by Dunrobin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rumour has it that if you discretely loan labour a couple of million just before an election, they will put you forward for a peerage. However since they were investigated this little practise may have been knocked on the head.
All is not lost, you can call yourself anything as long as it is not with the intention of fraud. However you can not change your name by deed poll to for example Prince Whatever, but you can change your name by deed poll to Whatever Prince or whatever Duke, then just use your last name i.e. Prince or Duke :0) This will cost you about £15 I believe.
2006-09-17 14:59:33 · answer #3 · answered by gremlin_trees 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can buy them. Some have been sold on e-bay some at Auctions, Property or land Auctions are your best bet. It is not strictly legal though and think they have started to clamp down on it now as these Titles are only menat to be awarded by the Queen.
Its a bit sad anyuway isn't it? Lord Smith of Clackton on Sea just doesn't quite impress!
2006-09-18 09:25:28 · answer #4 · answered by kerrykinsmalosevich 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't not buy titles. They are granted by ruling sovereign ok
So don't be fooled by these so called website that say they sell titles or so called orders of this ,and that. When a ruling sovereign grant he/she a tile they get a royal letter patent. which is recognize by the state. Sadly the Internet is full of website offering titles for sale they not worth the paper they written on. You can buy feudal Scottish title but they are Barony titles. But you can't call yourself Lord Moore only the Baron of Whatever. But in the UK they feudal titles and not recognize by the state as such they mostly with land. So sorry to disapoint you.
2006-09-17 18:59:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can't really buy a 'your highness' as you have to be royal but as for the others you can purchase them for a couple of hundred pounds. Be careful though as in essence you change your name by deed poll rather then buy a real title. Titiles are for sale from time to time but are really pricy.
2006-09-18 10:14:27 · answer #6 · answered by samanthajanecaroline 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You dont buy titles, you earn them through honesty and hardwork.
Duke - very rarely created nowadays and must be done by a monarch. Usually a heritedary title.
Lord - same prinicipal.
Sir - much easier to come by, usually through outstanding contributions to something.
Your Highness - you need to be royal.
2006-09-17 14:44:53 · answer #7 · answered by afterbirth07 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
normally it would be bestowed upon you by worthiness saw fit by the queen.
however in america, you can legally change your name to most anything you wish after you become the age of a legal adult, within reason. will cost at least $100.00 to do this process through the courts, as long as you are not doing it out of revenge towards another person whom is bio related to you. this way will grant you legal right to sign it on any legal document.
or, you can simply and freely regard yourself by any title you like. you can not sign it on a legal document this way.
2006-09-18 00:58:32 · answer #8 · answered by JanRose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Write to the Queen. The Monarchy used to sell them in the 17th century but the practice has fallen into disuse. If you are a sexual deviant I hear that this is quite useful. Best of luck, don't let them undersell you.
2006-09-17 20:31:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There's a place near blackfrias bridge in the city of london that provides "coats of arms", might cost a bit though.
2006-09-17 14:40:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋