When did the British Army lose the 'Royal' prefix?

[Kiting for Boys]

Invergordon 1931, Atlantic Fleet.
I once spoke to an old matelot who had been on Warspite at the time. Word was spread by unco-ordinated cheering.

All felt let down by treatment after the event.

[ORAC]

Spithead & Nore Mutinies. Napoleonic Wars, 1797:
http://www.napoleonguide.com/timeline_c.htm

[ 17 December 2001: Message edited by: ORAC ]

[outback]

Wiley in his original posting raised a point.
What we know as modern terrorism (ie bombs, back-shooting etc) was initiated by the Israelis - The Stern Gang and Irgun.
The honour of being the first to terrorise
an aircraft carrying civilians goes to the Greek Cypriots (Eoka) Nicosia airport 1957.
Fortunately the fuse was too short.
They were more lucky with the BEA comet at
Athens in 1967 when all were lost.
If anyone remembers him- Doesn't Black Mac resemble OBL??? Swop the black hat for a white one.

[Wiley]

James' Clavell's hero in Shogun summed up the situation we're discussing here about as neatly as anyone has. (I'm talking about the fictitious 17th century Brit sea captain who takes the Dutch ship to Japan and ends up working as a quasi Samurai for the Japanese warlord).

Early in the book, when questioned by the Japanese warlord about he could justify rebelling against his King, (something the Japanese looks upon with serious misgivings), the Brit gives an answer that says it all. "Can I justify it? Certainly. Because we won."

That answer pretty well explains it all, and continues to be very pertinent to this day.

[ORAC]

Sir John Harington (1561-1612):


Treason doth never prosper - What's the reason?
If it doth prosper, none dare call it treason.