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Nope, absolutely not doing this
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FWIW, the usual US style for foreign leaders is to drop all titles other than the principal on the first use, last name on the second; so "PM Starmer met King Charles today to form the government, although Starmer and Charles' conversation will not made public"
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I vaguely recall this from the AP style guide back when I wrote about ASEAN meetings and stuff
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It gets very unwieldy with some foreign leaders otherwise, because some, uuuuh, have a lot of titles
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"Today Prime Minister, Sir Kier Starmer, met with King Charles the Third, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of His other Realms and Territories King, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, to form a government. The meeting between ..."
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eats into your word limit a bit
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they don’t say Most High anymore?
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apparently they did at the state funeral. But yeah, monarchic full address titles are not short
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you can make your cup of tea and a scone before they’re finished
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And learn how the British pronounce scone.
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That depends on whether you're a northerner or southerner.
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And learn that we don't put gravy on our biscuits
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Oh, just finished harvesting the tea leaves, sugar cane, and wheat that I planted when they started saying the whole title. Let’s see where they are…. “… of The Neat Rock, Keeper of the Sacred Seal of Wyzcymk (not stolen), World Champion in …” Oh, I have time for a nap before milling the flour.
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After legalization in the US it’s no longer accurate
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What if it was simply reduced to "honi soit qui mal y pense" as that's a mere 25 characters
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Dictators too, such as His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, CBE, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular
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I made a prop piece of sheet music for Anne of the thousand Days, and it was written by Henry VIII. I made the title the smallest thing on the page, Henry's name the largest, and the rest was filled with his titles and honors. I knew I had done good.
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... The Sunburnt, Worst Of His Lame, Maker of Tools, Khaleesi of the Great Ass Sea, Fucker of Mothers, Rejected By The Seven Fin-doms...