I mean... normally a queen's husband becomes king, and a king's wife a queen... is it not the same in the UK? I'm lost....
2006-10-24 05:08:54 · 14 answers · asked by mark barry 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
In the UK the order of power is King, Queen, Prince, Princess and so on. Therefore if Queen Elizabeth were to make Philip a king he would be more powerful than her. As a consequence English queens take what is called a queen's consort as their husbands.
However in this case Philip is a prince in his own right as he is a member of the Greek royal family and on marrying Elizabeth he became a Duke.
2006-10-24 05:14:45 · answer #1 · answered by thecat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A King is always classed as a 'higher rank' than a Queen, (think of a pack of cards!) and with the next in-line to the throne by birth but also male before female, (male being higher than female - even if the female was born first - hope you are still following this)....so therefore; a male in-line to the throne would be called King and his wife would become Queen. However, a female who is next in-line to the throne would become Queen but her husband could not become King or he would therefore be classed higher than the Queen! This is what happened when Princess Elizabeth when she became Queen Elizabeth II and married Philip who then became Prince by marriage NOT King. Hope that makes sense.
2006-10-24 05:37:16 · answer #2 · answered by lizziebeth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because his wife, Elizabeth, was first in line for the throne and not him! Elizabeth is a queen regnant, which is basically a king in the female form. Now for Philip to be king would be completely contradictory to Elizabeth's title - the status of king is automatically considered higher than queen, so Philip would be the one in control and not the true heir, Elizabeth. He is titled Prince Philip because he is the Prince Consort, an elaborate name for the spouse of a queen regnant. King + Queen Consort Queen Regnant + Prince Consort Those are essentially the same thing, just the person with the power has a different sex! Cheers!
2016-05-22 07:13:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A King's wife becomes queen, BUT a queen's husband does not become a King, just a Duke. A king can only be the son of a previous king or queen.
2006-10-24 05:14:17 · answer #4 · answered by stuart k 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because a king always has seniority over a queen, Phil can't be king as it was Liz who inherited the throne.
Hence why he is officially the queen's consort, whereas if Charles becomes king, Camilla can be queen rather than the king's consort
2006-10-24 05:16:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Princess Elizabeth was the kings daughter and 1st in line to the throne when he died. He died, she became queen, married Phil the greek, he is prince not king. Got that? Good!
2006-10-24 05:13:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The sovereignty in England is based on lineage, not male entitlement.
Therefore, Elizabeth II was crowned Queen, and her husband is technically called the Queen's Consort, but since that's demeaning, they let him be called a Prince.
QUEEN LIZ ROCKS!
2006-10-24 05:10:59 · answer #7 · answered by Munya Says: DUH! 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I believe you can only be called 'King' in the British monarchy if you are a direct descendant. Charles will known as King as he is in that direct line. However, he will not be know as King Charles, but as King George, because he believes the name Charles in the British monarchy is perceived in a derogative manner (Civil war)
2006-10-24 05:15:12 · answer #8 · answered by David J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think the current queen has to pass along the throne or die, then he has to get married...right?
2006-10-24 05:15:25 · answer #9 · answered by zorro1701e 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
philip isnt married to the queen
2006-10-24 05:10:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋