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Britannia Godmother

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So who do you think will be Godmother to Britannia?

It would be nice if it were to be HM since it is called Britannia but who else would qualify?


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Well, if not HM, it could be an HRH?

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I'd like to see someone like Zara Philips be given the honour.
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Zara has already done one (Oceana or the old Adonia, I don't remember which).

I'd go for the Duchess of Cambridge, though whether Carnival will go for that after she did Royal Princess I don't know. But since P&O is a "British" line and Princess is "American" I would have thought P&O had a greater claim to a British Royal.

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Nothing wrong with being godmother to two, or more, ships - P&O already have a precedent with Princess Anne being godmother to Aurora and Oceana.

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Mervyn and Trish wrote:
Zara has already done one (Oceana or the old Adonia, I don't remember which).

I'd go for the Duchess of Cambridge, though whether Carnival will go for that after she did Royal Princess I don't know. But since P&O is a "British" line and Princess is "American" I would have thought P&O had a greater claim to a British Royal.
I didn't realise that Mervyn.

I was going to say the Duchess of Cambridge but thought that might be unlikely as she did the honours with RP, I don't suppose there's any reason why they couldn't do more than one though.
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Nothing wrong with being godmother to two, or more, ships - P&O already have a precedent with Princess Anne being godmother to Aurora and Oceana.
Sorry David, yes I realised that but not sure Zara is important enough to have two, especially when a future Queen doesn't have any in the P&O fleet. I think Kate would be a popular choice for the future generations P&O is trying to attract (if they can't get some pop superstar I've never heard of, that is!)

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Mervyn and Trish wrote:
david63 wrote:
Nothing wrong with being godmother to two, or more, ships - P&O already have a precedent with Princess Anne being godmother to Aurora and Oceana.
Sorry David, yes I realised that but not sure Zara is important enough to have two, especially when a future Queen doesn't have any in the P&O fleet. I think Kate would be a popular choice for the future generations P&O is trying to attract (if they can't get some pop superstar I've never heard of, that is!)
If they can't get the Queen, Duchess of Cambridge or a pop superstar, I am happy to dress up as Britannia with a tin hat on, carry a trident and lug a shield around just to get a free cruise. :thumbup:

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Hi Maureen...you would get my vote everytime and if you do manage to swing it l'll be happy to be your 'lady in waiting' :thumbup:


OH, and please don't tell Stephen l've said that :lol:

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Thinking about it.......Dame Helen Mirren would look good sitting on the throne......don't you think? :)

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Onelife wrote:
Thinking about it.......Dame Helen Mirren would look good sitting on the throne......don't you think? :)
Wasn't she godmother for Ventura?

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Not sure Maureen... but if it is the case, she needs to give her daughter a peice of her mind for calling her granddaughter 'Ventura'....how ridiculous is that?

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Kenmo1 wrote:
Onelife wrote:
Thinking about it.......Dame Helen Mirren would look good sitting on the throne......don't you think? :)
Wasn't she godmother for Ventura?
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In that case perhaps they could ask her Granddaughter'Ventura' :thumbup:

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Just to complete the list of current ships
  • Oriana (1995) - HM Queen
  • Aurora (2000) - Princess Anne
  • Oceana (2003) - Princess Anne
  • Arcadia (2005) - Kelly Holmes
  • Ventura (2008) - Helen Mirren
  • Azura (2010) - Darcy Bussell
  • Adonia (2011) -Shirley Bassey


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Well, whoever the godparent is, I'd like to see a couple of our own forumeers invited along to the 'bash', and have a wonderful time (and of course nice weather).

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What about Sheffield's own and poster girl of the 2012 Olympics, Jessica Ennis-Hill.
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If it's not a member of the Royal family Jessica would be a popular figure.

Any reason why it's always a lady? Could we not have a Godfather? Hmmm!!! Too many connotations with violin cases and horses' heads maybe.

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oldbluefox wrote:
Any reason why it's always a lady?
Tradition and, more importantly, superstition.

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Who cares, it ain't gonna sink is it.

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I think it would be nice if they asked Camilla - as potentially she could be our next 'Queen' -not sure what her title
will be if Charles becomes King.

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davecttr wrote:
Who cares, it ain't gonna sink is it.
Didn't they say that about another ship ........

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The Tinker wrote:
I think it would be nice if they asked Camilla - as potentially she could be our next 'Queen' -not sure what her title
will be if Charles becomes King.
Personally I think Camilla has too much baggage to be a universally popular choice. But I agree with suggestion above. If it was not a Royal Jessica Ennis-Hill would be a good choice.

Or one of our gold medal rowers. Could be useful in case of technical failure!


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How about another Dame - Dame Judi Dench - she always seems popular with everyone.

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Sorry but I do not buy into all the hype about Jessica Ennis-Hill. Whilst I would not for one minute dismiss her achievements they are nowhere near those of many other Olympic/Paralympic athletes - perhaps the likes of Ellie Simmonds would be a better choice

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