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* It was also common for Russian Tsars and Emperors to use "we" when referring to themselves.

* However, [[Margaret Thatcher]] definitely once said, [http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/401700.html "We are a grandmother."]

* In a documentary about the Danish princes Joachim and Frederik, a journalist said that he felt the moment where one of them finally asked the journalist to use the plural "you" instead of the singular one was the moment said prince finally was ready to be a royal. (Because it correlated with a more responsible behavior, not just that alone, but still...)

** It should be noted that in Danish, there is a big difference in formality between polite/plural "you" ("De", always capitalised when pluralised for this reason), which is slightly old-fashioned but merely a gesture to avoid seeming overly familiar, and referring to yourself as "we", which is about as Royal as Rex in your signature.