Talk:Cherie Blair

As a QC, she has been going by her maiden name since '95?
That's what the article states, but not why, though I'm sure it would be of interest for many readers. Normally you'd think she'd go by Cherie Blair QC, not "Booth" which is (obviously) her maiden name. Plus, another thing: she was christened Theresa Cara Booth? So why isn't that her birth name as well, then? -andy 77.191.216.249 (talk) 00:01, 14 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Sorry, I would answer that but I can't follow it because I speak American and not British. :-) 2602:306:BDA0:97A0:466D:57FF:FE90:AC45 (talk) 00:14, 27 July 2014 (UTC)


 * She was born Cherie Booth, all this Theresa Cara nonsense is "self-invention" or lying as it's more usually called. You can see her birth record here http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=kw3zaejBlrxSPtghi%2Fwfag&scan=1. Her mother Gale Howard's real name was Joyce Smith. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheMathemagician (talk • contribs) 13:10, 2 July 2016 (UTC)

Further proving her actual birth name is 'Cherie' rather than 'Theresa Cara' is her marriage record of March 1980, which has 'Anthony C L Blair' marrying 'Cherie Booth'. She was 'merely' baptised 'Theresa Cara' in deference to her Catholic grandmother's wishes, and apparently no-one went about making it her legal name- or they DID, and she subsequently changed her legal name to 'Cherie' (reflecting her original birth record). Both my grandfather and an elder brother (Church of England, as it happens) had two middle names at baptism that they weren't given when their births were recorded. They were very glad to never, ever use these middle names, and they didn't appear on one single document relating to either of them over the course of their whole lives. This seems much the same situation! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.109.194.250 (talk) 20:52, 12 May 2018 (UTC)

Photo
It strikes me as incorrect to have the photo including me in this article. A friend of mine really liked it, comparing it to Alfred Hitchcock's famous cameo appearances and suggested there should be more random pictures of me with article subjects. :-) But obviously, that's just silly.  Anyway, the photo is illustrating the section on "philanthropy" and although Wikipedia is a charity, there's no real connection to Cherie Blair (she hasn't served on the board or been an advisor or donated money as far as I know).  I'd remove it myself but I'm sure someone would come up with some kind of bizarre conflict of interest theory, so I'll just raise the issue here for discussion.Jimbo Wales (talk) 13:06, 28 August 2014 (UTC)


 * I can't see any obvious reason for its inclusion - and the caption seems more concerned with publicising the photographer than explaining its relevance. Unless someone can come up with such an explanation, I'll remove it. AndyTheGrump (talk) 15:38, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
 * It doesn't seem to add significant information (she looks about the same age as she does in the infobox picture), and it has sheer levels of Jimbo that go well beyond the exposure limits set in the UN Rights Of Prisoners guidelines. So yes, dump it. --15:44, 28 August 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by NatGertler (talk • contribs)
 * I agree with the grumpy guy above...the image seems to be unhelpful overall.--MONGO 15:46, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
 * I agree with the above comments and have removed the image.--ukexpat (talk) 16:05, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Take a look at this bizarre commment on my talk page. I was the one who went through Allan warren's photographs on the Commons and added them to articles years ago. The comment is so pathetic that it's somewhat... cute. Surtsicna (talk) 21:43, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

Why is the Queen listed under spouses of prime ministers
This seems rather odd, maybe someone thought the prime ministers wife was in a line of succession? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Panpaniscus (talk • contribs) 23:06, 25 June 2015 (UTC)

She was secretly married to Ted Heath

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Is she dyslexic?
This is a most interesting edit because it is purportedly her ("i am wonrgly manes as Theresa Cara Clair that is not the name on my birth cetrtificate"), hence the question. On another note, in Italian, cara means "dear", "darling" (feminine form), which is to say, exactly the same thing as chérie in French. Are we really sure her birth certificate is lying? --Edelseider (talk) 18:34, 2 October 2017 (UTC)

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Is it relevant?
Tony Blair, her husband (as of Jan 2018) is widely rumored to have had numerous extra-marital affairs. For instance, his widely reported affair with the then wife of Rupert Murdoch reportedly led to the two men's estrangement and Rupert's divorce. Just seems to me that this is relevant, but how you would go about verifying/validating the information is beyond my ken.98.21.64.251 (talk) 11:34, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

Defined by her spouse?
Why is it relevant to put who she is married to in the introductory paragraph? She is not defined by him. she is her own person

88.109.140.227 (talk) 18:51, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

It is relevant because Lady Blair is known for her marriage to a former Prime Minister. All other Prime Ministers’ spouses, including Denis Thatcher, has their spouse mentioned in their introductory paragraphs. It would be a waste to not mention their connection. Also, please quit with the vandalism. AKTC3 (talk) 20:24, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Block vandal
Is it possible to have 2A00:23EE:1300:FD4F:ADB9:BEC9:FF88:955D blocked? They have been relentlessly vandalizing and edit-warring this article. AKTC3 (talk) 05:02, 6 March 2023 (UTC)