Why isn?t Prince Philip a king? Titles rule that applies only to men revealed

Kritter · February 25, 2018, 10:01:34 AM

Prince Philip: Why isn?t the Queen?s husband called 'King'? | Life | Life & Style | Express.co.uk

QuotePRINCE PHILIP is the husband of the Queen. The 96-year-old is well-loved by the public and has been a staple of the Royal Family for many years. But why is the Duke of Edinburgh not called king?

Prince Philip, 96, and the Queen, 91, have been married for more than 70 years now.

The couple are iconic, heading up one of Britain?s most important families.

However, some may have noticed something strange about the Prince?s title.

The Duke?s full title is Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and his last name is Mountbatten.

Curryong · February 25, 2018, 10:17:24 AM

A King is a ruler of a country and giving Philip that title would trump the Queen Regnant, his wife, who is sovereign by descent. I would have thought that explanation would have been blindingly obvious!

amabel · February 25, 2018, 11:16:18 AM

Its not as if this is anything new....

TLLK · February 25, 2018, 02:20:22 PM

I think that these articles pop up at least once a year.

amabel · February 25, 2018, 10:04:42 PM

Quote from: TLLK on February 25, 2018, 02:20:22 PM
I think that these articles pop up at least once a year.

Kind of ridiculous since people who are intrestested in royal things will know or if they are new to the whole thing they'll be able to find out on forums such as this

wannable · February 25, 2018, 10:11:02 PM

But Kate will be Queen Consort...so why not make Philip King Consort. There is no public or parliament walking on eggs that it may cause a crisis, no brainier, these two are extremely popular, no poll has ever placed them together or individually in dismal numbers.

Where is the gender equality, none existent in the UK, we have A Queen.

amabel · February 25, 2018, 11:36:04 PM

Quote from: wannable on February 25, 2018, 10:11:02 PM
But Kate will be Queen Consort...so why not make Philip King Consort. There is no public or parliament walking on eggs that it may cause a crisis, no brainier, these two are extremely popular, no poll has ever placed them together or individually in dismal numbers.

Where is the gender equality, none existent in the UK, we have A Queen.

Monarchy is not "gender equal"...
and it Is a bit late to start offering Philip a King Consort position.

LouisFerdinand · February 26, 2018, 09:03:39 PM

The article stated: Men who marry into the royal family cannot take the female version of their wife's name if she is of a higher rank to him.
Here is an example: In 1922 Princess Mary, The Princess Royal married Henry Lascelles. Viscount Lascelles did not become prince.

Duch_Luver_4ever · February 26, 2018, 10:25:16 PM

Im figuring its because if they had "equal" rank, by nature of the monarchy system, then the husband would outrank the wife in the same way that until recently a male prince would get the crown over a sister princess that was older than he.