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Article I, section 9 of the U.S. Constitution specifies: "No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince or foreign State."
Under that provision, several U.S. citizens who served as high-ranking military officials in the Iraq war and have received British royal titles would be barred from serving in the federal government--unless Congress passes a measure retroactively ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Secret titles of nobility.(United States. Constitution)(Brief article)