"Mait001" wrote in message
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I agree that "St. James' " or "St. James's" is a matter of debate. It is
considered better practice to omit the additional "s", although I would
not
agree that it is grammatically wrong to include it.

Why do I say "better practice"? Because it is The Queen's English and Her
Majesty's Court is known as the "Court of St. James' " and not the Court
of
"St. James's". For example, Ambassadors are appointed to "the Court of St.
James' ", not "the Court of St. James's" or even "the Court of St. James".

There is no apostrophe in "The Court of St James". St James in this case is
not the genitive case.
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Terry Harper
http://www.terry.harper.btinternet.co.uk/