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Why isn't Prince Philip, King?

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Kendodd · 26/06/2011 20:11

I know because he always has his foot in him mouth but apart from that. I'm not suggesting he should be the monarch, just wondered why he doesn't have the title of King. If/when Prince William come to the throne his wife will have the title of Queen, won't she?

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PacificDogwood · 26/06/2011 20:33

I only found out about this very recently (I am not British) and was just gobsmacked Angry.

If Prince Philip was King, he'd automatically be monarch. Him having no claim on the throne means he can 'only' be Prince without knocking Lizzie off same.

Can you tell I don't have much time for the concept of royalty??
And don't get me started on Queen Cat or whatever she'd be called officially...Hmm

tribpot · 26/06/2011 20:27

Yes - there's no such thing as a king consort. Does any country/tradition have this?

If the royals could only have titles if they could avoid making appalling gaffes, we might have abolished them centuries ago :)

LilBB · 26/06/2011 20:18

Because if he was King that would insinuate he was better than the Queen. The monarchy is a hot bed of sexism.

PrinceHumperdink · 26/06/2011 20:14

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fraktious · 26/06/2011 20:14

Because king beats queen in the hierarchy.

A King's wife is Queen consort. You can't have a king consort so the husband of a reigning queen (xxxxx Regina) is a Prince consort.

meditrina · 26/06/2011 20:13

Tradition.

The monarch can be either King or Queen (Regnant), and spouse is Queen (consort) or Prince. Set our formally like that for Queen Victoria - hadn't arisen before.

PrinceHumperdink · 26/06/2011 20:12

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