just wondering, because I keep hearing "queen elizabeth II" but wouldn't her husband technically make him the king? and wouldn't her son be the prince? so why is her husband prince harry instead of king harry considering a prince is the son of a queen and queen elizabeth II is a queen herself! where is the king? when will there be a king of england walking around? im sorry, i don't know a lot about the british monarchy but i would think the queen's husband would be the king and prince harry's father would be the king.
2007-05-05 12:25:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
The Queen is the Queen regnant because she was the older daughter of her father King George VI who had no sons. The king's wife was Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, but she was Queen Consort not Queen Regnant.
The UK has not had many Queens Regnant. The first was Mary I. her husband, Philip of Spain, was declared King but only King consort. Elizabeth I did not marry. Mary II was Queen Regnant and her husband, William of Orange, was King Regnant as William III. Since then, the three ruling Queens, Anne, Victoria and Elizabeth II have not been allowed to make their husbands King Consort but only Prince Consort. It is Parliament that makes these decisions, not the monarch.
2007-05-05 12:36:04 · answer #1 · answered by tentofield 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Queen Elizabeth legitimately ascended the throne upon the death of her father, who was the last king of England. Her husband is Prince Phillip of Greece. He was already a prince when she married him, but Queen Elizabeth is the one who inherited the British throne in her own right. Even though Princess Anne is Elizabeth's oldest child, Prince Charles is the oldest male heir and therefore next in line to the throne. Charles will become King when his mother dies. Prince William, as Charles' oldest son, is next in line after his father.
2007-05-09 06:28:32 · answer #2 · answered by badkitty1969 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can see it's a bit confusing for you.
(Prince Phillip is the Queens husband.
Prince Harry is the Queen and Prince Phillips grandson.)
Here's the simple answer.
A King usually outranks a Queen, but in this case Queen Elizabeth II is the eldest daughter of King George VI. He had no sons, therefore she is the monarch.
Prince Phillip is Her Majestys husband and because he is not the monarch cannot be called King.
Originally a Prince of Greece and Denmark, Prince Philip abandoned these titles shortly before his marriage. Prince Philip was a member of the Greek and Danish Royal House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-...
Prior to his marriage, George VI created him Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich with the style of His Royal Highness. In 1957, Philip was created a Prince of the United Kingdom.
2007-05-05 17:26:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
No, he is a prince. In the British monarchy, the husband of a female monarch does not have any recognized special status, rank, or privileges.
However, the wife of a male monarch takes on the privileges, so if a woman marries a king, she becomes queen.
Charles will be king when Elizabeth dies.
2007-05-05 12:32:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Queen Elizabeth II was heir to her father,George VI.She was the one born to the throne.Because she is ruler,regent,no one else can have a title higher than hers.King implies the ruler of the country;there is no title of King Consort or King-Husband,so Phillip,Duke of Edinburgh,is Prince Consort,the prince who is husband to the Queen Regent.There will be no King until Elizabeth II dies and Charles ascends to the throne.
2007-05-05 14:43:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It should change to God Save The King...but for now let's make the most of... God Save The Queen!
2016-05-21 04:11:08 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
correction, i meant prince phillip when referring to her husband, prince harry when referring to her grandson
2007-05-05 12:27:46 · answer #7 · answered by Alexa V. 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
take a break and ask another question, you haven't got a clue what your talking about. NUTTER!
2007-05-05 13:16:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋