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Originally posted by Bacchus:
Elton has in fact signed over most of his fortune to David, since previously without the civil union, he would have been subjected to crushing death taxes. So I gather there is no pre-nup.

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Originally posted by Jay Williams:
Not to put a damper on this, but the success rate of celebrity marriages is way less than stellar.

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Sir Elton and Furnish have been together for 12 years already.

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For class conscious Britain the union of Sir Elton John and David Furnish has presented a dilemma. How does one properly refer to Furnish.

Under the rigid formality of princes, dukes and earls, the spouse of a knight is a lady, putting the title before the 'husband's' surname. But in the new world of civil partnerships is Furnish now Lady John?

The question was put to the authority on such matters, Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Considered the bible on titles and etiquette a Debrett's official had to consult with his specialists.

The decision came back no Lady for Furnish. 

"Even though they are married, people should still address him as Mr David Furnish," the official said. The spouse of a Lord also would be just Mister Debrett's has ruled. As for a Royal, "that would be up to the monarch to decide - the person would likely be made a baronette or given some other minor title." 

The whole issue will be addressed in the next edition of Peerage and Baronetage the spokesperson said.

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Peerage expert suggests 'Laddy David'

As the spouse of a knight, Mr. Furnish may be entitled to a title of his own. "Laddy" was the suggestion of Charles Mosley, editor-in-chief of Debrett's Peerage, one of the two major directories of British peerage and gentry. "It's a great problem no wording exists to describe male consorts," he told the Sun-Herald. "I have proposed that 'Laddy' might be an appropriate title, being sufficiently like 'Lady' whilst still being pronounced differently."
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"A compromise is likely to be made so that gays marrying peers or knights will be allowed to style themselves 'The Honourable,' while keeping their own surnames."

In this scenario, Mr. Furnish could style himself "The Honourable David Furnish."

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I, for one, would rather be "Honourable" than "Laddy" (do these peerage guys get to make up new words?). "Laddy David" looks too much like "Larry David" -- not that there's anything wrong with that

Elton could bring new meaning to the old Cole Porter song:

"So I want to warn you, laddie,
Though I know you're perfectly swell
That my heard belongs to daddy,
'Cuz my Daddy, he treats me so well"

I guess Elton would switch 'Laddie' and 'Daddy' when he sings it.

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Originally posted by RealityBites:

Sir Elton and Furnish have been together for 12 years already.

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Nothing kils a celebrity marriage more readily than marriage, though.

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Originally posted by Yst:

Nothing kils a celebrity marriage more readily than marriage, though.

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Originally posted by swallow:

What do they call the husband of a Dame...

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"Palisades Park"

Last night I took a walk in the dark
To a place called Palisades Park
To have some fun, to see what I could see
That's where the girls are