Queen Elizabeth became Queen upon the death of her father, then why woundn't Phillip become King after all he is her husband!!!
2007-03-23 10:13:12 · 19 answers · asked by drsheikh29 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
because Elizabeth (& beautiful Margaret) were blood line to the throne and Philip was a foreigner/commoner basically..(Phil the Greek.) .and he had no entitlement to our throne in England.
Same applies to Camilla whats-her-name...(who nobody likes here!!) ..she cannot be Queen & if ever she is...that will be the end of the British Monachary - and the royal family know this. however..thats the answer...you have to be a bloodline to be a true king or queen...sorry....i have to add this bit....if it was not for Camilla (*** ash Lill) - our Diana would still be alive!!
2007-03-23 10:35:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 5⤋
Most answers correct.
Camilla is liked by most, not as stated by a person on site.
Tabloids do a great deal of damage to one of the best constitutions on the Planet.
Knockers thought that the Queens Golden Jubilee would be a flop.........HA!!!
We are among the very few countries in the world that have the luxury of the precious comodity of a fantastic/very hard working Royal Family. It brings a great deal of tourist pounds and facinating visitors bringing their own views and cultures to our country.
Hek we need all the help we can get at the moment since the government is so crap.
Praise the Royalty, it is a different way of life to the rest of us, and it is needed.
Answer to the original question is no Prince Philip could not accend to the throne.....I wish I could have met that man though he is a star.
2007-03-23 16:11:15 · answer #2 · answered by courgette 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The two queens regnant whose husbands were kings were the two Marys. Mary I married Philip of Spain and insisted he be crowned king but he was king consort, not king regnant. Mary II's husband was king regnant as William III. Since then, the three queens regnant, Anne, Victoria and Elizabeth II have not made their husbands king consort. Victoria wanted to but Parliament wouldn't allow it.
As the UK does not recognise morganatic marriages, when and if Charles is crowned king, Camilla will be crowned queen consort - the same as the Queen Mother. The law and constitution in the UK allows for no other.
2007-03-23 14:16:26 · answer #3 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He was a prince of Greece and had to renounce his claim to that title to wed Princess Elizabeth. She was the heir and he only her husband. Hence, he walks a couple of feet behind her.
Queen Victoria thought of making Prince Albert King Consort but gave that idea up thinking that Parliament wouldn't go for it.
The only time in English history when you had a true king and queen both of whom ruled in their own rights were William and Mary. They had equal claims to the throne as they were first cousins but fortunately, they were married, so, there wasn't any dispute.
2007-03-24 10:14:27 · answer #4 · answered by rann_georgia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was never in line to inherit the throne. Elizabeth was the heir to the throne before she was married, being married did not change that. The line of succession goes to the eldest child regardless of sex. Prince Philip is a prince because his father was Prince Andrew of Greece. Royal consorts of English queens do not necessarily become Kings of England. Queen VIctoria's husband, Albert, was Prince Consort, but was not crowned King.
2007-03-23 10:25:28 · answer #5 · answered by LadyOok 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Because then he would outrank the Queen of England and as he did not have a higher claim to the throne it was not really allowed, although there has been at least one case where the King of England was not a blood descendant of the former Monarch and the Queen was.
2007-03-23 15:20:34 · answer #6 · answered by Mike J 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because although he is too close a blood relative to the Queen for them to have any sensible children (he is also descended from Queen Victoria, I think he is Queen Elizabeth's 3rd cousin), he is not the son of the previous King, he is Phil the Greek. He is only a European prince, and does not have a good claim to the British throne. He is bound to have some claim, as a descendant of Queen Victoria, but a huge number of people have a better claim than he does. Queen Elizabeth is the eldest child of the previous King, and is the monarch. There is usually only one monarch, and they are the closest relative to the previous one according to the rules. The Queen is the monarch if she has a better claim to the throne than her husband and he is called the prince consort, if a man is monarch then he is King and his wife is only a queen in the sense of being the queen consort. And it isn't the throne of England, it is the throne of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, England ceased to be a kingdom several hundred years ago. Which doesn't stop the monarchs having the wrong numeral after their names, they should have gone back to I after the union of the thrones, hence the SNP blew up post boxes marked ER II after her coronation because she ought to be Queen Elizabeth I of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, and you only get a numeral after your name if you are the monarch.
2007-03-23 11:30:35 · answer #7 · answered by Rotifer 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Prince Philip is Elizabeths consort and has no claim on the throne. Queen Elizabeth is a direct descendant of King George and has a claim on the throne.
2007-03-23 10:17:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
It is not impossible for Prince Philip to become King but I wouldn't gamble any money on it. Unlike many of the answers given so far, which are not based on fact but flights of fancy, Prince Philip IS in line to the Throne - he is in line of sucession due to being related to Queen Victoria and has links with the Danish and Greek Royal lines. Unfortunately he is so low down the list ( 420th or thereabouts), the question is merely academic.
2007-03-23 12:11:53 · answer #9 · answered by Raymo 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
He was not the heir to the throne, so he couldn't become King of England, a title reserved for reigning monarchs. He could theoretically have been given the title of King Consort, but that would have required Parliament to approve and apparently nobody even asked for that to happen.
The spouse of a monarch doesn't automatically become Queen or King in the UK - the title has to be given to them. Phillip never received the title, and Lady Camilla won't be given the title of Queen when (and if) Charles ascends to the throne.
2007-03-23 10:47:46 · answer #10 · answered by JerH1 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
The husband of a reigning queen (not a queen consort) has always been Prince Consort in the British monarchy. The one exception was the reign of Queen Mary II, because she insisted that her husband be crowned as King William III.
Since a king is considered higher in rank than a queen, a Queen Regnant's husband cannot become king, because she is the heir.
2007-03-23 10:51:02 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋