Page "Normandy" Paragraph 78

Although the British surrendered claims to mainland Normandy, France, and other French possessions in 1801, the monarch of the United Kingdom retains the title Duke of Normandy in respect to the Channel Islands.

The Channel Islands ( except for Chausey ) remain Crown dependencies of the British Crown in the present era.

Thus the Loyal Toast in the Channel Islands is La Reine, notre Duc (" The Queen, our Duke ").

The British monarch is understood to not be the Duke with regards to mainland Normandy described herein, by virtue of the Treaty of Paris of 1259, the surrender of French possessions in 1801, and the belief that the rights of succession to that title are subject to Salic Law which excludes inheritance through female heirs.