Talk:Lady May Abel Smith

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Did the Tecks (or the Battenbergs, for that matter) actually renounce their titles, or did they simply stop using them? I'm not sure there was any provision whereby one could renounce a title of nobility in the Kingdom of Württemberg. Of course, even if there wasn't, one could say that the title would have ceased to exist, anyway, upon the abolition of that kingdom in 1918 (or rather, upon the German abolition of all noble titles in 1919), given that a title which has both ceased to legally exist and which is not actually being used by those who might claim its use anyway is a very dubious title indeed, but I'd like to see some evidence for active renunciation, and for the idea that such a thing would actually be meaningful. john k 03:37, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

There is quite a bit of evidence. Heraldica.org has various documents. amd. There are of course the Royal Warrants themselves which renounces their rights, but I can't find a link to them at the moment. Astrotrain 11:54, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Not a Brittish Royal???
Confused about the line in her later life section "Lady May did not carry out any royal duties as she was not British royal." She was the great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria-her mother was a Princess her Aunt was Queen Mary of England and her other grandmother was Queen Victoria's first cousin. How was she not a British Royal? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.77.127.106 (talk) 16:50, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

Death and Popularity
What was the cause of her death and how popular was she ? ForeverMe (talk) 19:34, 21 January 2017 (UTC)

== May of Teck, daughter of Alice of Tech was not the sister of the duke of york. That was another Mary, daughter of George V. The Wikipedia article states that may of Tech was in the Queen Mother Elizabeth' wedding, because the groom was her brother...no. ==

Suggest that part of the article revising brother tocousin. 12.153.230.175 (talk) 19:16, 16 June 2022 (UTC)