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==Title and awards== | ==Title and awards== | ||
[[File:Countess-Benton-Cert.jpg|300px|thumb|The Countess of Benton receiving her Proclamation of Titleage from Grand Duke Travis in July 2017]] | [[File:Countess-Benton-Cert.jpg|300px|thumb|The Countess of Benton receiving her Proclamation of Titleage from Grand Duke Travis in July 2017]] | ||
Her | Her Illustrious Highness' title is derived both from [[Benton Island]], a small island in the [[Marshall Archipelago]] in western Westarctica, as well as a tribute to her hometown of Benton, Pennsylvania. | ||
Grand Duke Travis originally tried to bestow the [[Peerage of Westarctica|title]] "Dowager Duchess" upon his mother, but during the phone call discussing her potential titles, Deborah dismissed the choice as making her sound "too old." At that time, she also expressed her wish to omit the word "dowager" entirely from her title, despite being a common honorific for the mother or grandmother of a monarch. After a brief negotiation, they agreed upon the noble rank of [[count|countess]]. | Grand Duke Travis originally tried to bestow the [[Peerage of Westarctica|title]] "Dowager Duchess" upon his mother, but during the phone call discussing her potential titles, Deborah dismissed the choice as making her sound "too old." At that time, she also expressed her wish to omit the word "dowager" entirely from her title, despite being a common honorific for the mother or grandmother of a monarch. After a brief negotiation, they agreed upon the noble rank of [[count|countess]]. | ||