there has been other foriehgn kings and queens, why not him?
2007-05-03 08:11:11 · 12 answers · asked by Esmith 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
it has to do with the blood line.
prince Philip is Greek. queen Elizabeth II is the British ruling monarch by birth. Philip had no claim to the British throne, by birth, blood or otherwise, thus he remains a prince.
2007-05-03 08:22:33 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The status and Title of a King is above that of a queen.
If the reigning Queen marries, her husband can not have a title and status higher than hers and so he becomes a Duke of the realm.
Prince Philip is a Prince in his own right and therefore can hold his title of Prince because it is not higher than Queen.
2007-05-03 17:35:36 · answer #2 · answered by drstella 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's not exactly 'foreign', he's the great-great grandson of Queen Victoria so he was already part of the family anyway. He's the 468th person in line for the throne because of that. He does have royal blood. He and the Queen are 3rd cousins as well as 2nd cousins, once removed.
The husband of a female monarch does NOT take the title of 'King' although the wife of a King takes the title of 'Queen'.
2007-05-03 15:28:45 · answer #3 · answered by Pico 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If a Queen gets married her husband is only permitted to become a prince. A King can only be born, it is supposed to be the most powerful position and one cannot marry into it. A woman however, can marry a King and become Queen.
2007-05-03 15:15:28 · answer #4 · answered by Solace 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, he is the prince consort.
When a by birth, ruling Queen, who marries a man, then that man cannot be called/titled/styled "King" as that title/stye is reserved for a ruling king. Prince Phillip is not the ruling king. he is simply married to the ruling Queen.
2007-05-03 15:15:18 · answer #5 · answered by Carol D 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First, he is Greek not English; second, the Queen's father was the monarch before, so the Queen was the one who inherit the throne, not the Prince Phillip.
2007-05-03 15:31:57 · answer #6 · answered by Millie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because Queen Elizabeth is the ruling monarch. only a ruling male can be King..any other royal male is Prince
2007-05-03 15:18:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
That would have made him the King and not Queen Elizabeth. But Queen Elizabeth has been the heir to the throne when her father died.
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2007-05-03 15:18:59 · answer #8 · answered by angelikabertrand64 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason that if Bill Clinton is not the NY Senator. Hillary is the one that was elected.
The queen has inherited the throne by her birth rights of succession, not her husband.
2007-05-03 15:32:19 · answer #9 · answered by HANAN. 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When last asked if he would like to be king the royal declined
declined saying, on holding up his empty cocktail glass, "I'd rather remain a Prince amid philip screwdrivers, thank you."
2007-05-03 21:30:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋