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If harrys real name is henry why isn't he henry 9th ?

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because there were 8 henrys in the past & now 9th including harry?

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  1. Because he's not King, stupid.


  2. He will be, once he becomes king, unless he opts for a different name.

  3. Harry is not a king;only kings have the number designation after their names.

  4. you only get a number when you're monarch. if he was ever king, he would be henry the 9th but at the moment he is just harry, a prince. henry the 8th was known as hal (harry)

  5. he as not been crowned

  6. If Prince Henry inherits the throne he would be Henry the Ninth.

    The designation 'the Second', 'Eighth', etc, simply means 'the second king of this country named Henry'.

    He can't be Henry the 'Ninth' king, unless he becomes king, which is unlikely as his brother is young, healthy, will probably marry and is likely to have heirs.

    Cheers :-)

  7. You only get the numeral after if you are in succession of the prior Henry - that's the way I understand it.  So to be Henry the 9th, your dad would have to be Henry the 8th.

  8. He can't be Henry 9th until he is crowned king and since William is older and healthy it would seem that William is destined to be our monarch and Harry is going to remain the spare.

  9. As previous answers have stated, you have to actually be crowned to get the number.

    But in addition, it's worth remembering that even if he did somehow succeed to the throne, he may not choose to take the name King Henry. Plenty of his ancestors have taken the throne in another name from the one they were known by before being crowned. There's always been a lot of speculation that Charles will not choose to be Charles III, given the bad history associated with that name (Charles I was executed, Charles II was overthrown).

  10. If he ever becomes king, he'll be Henry the ninth.  The chances are, he'll be in reserve and the throne will pass to William's offspring.

  11. coz he aint king! he would be henry 9th if he became king

  12. he isn't king

  13. Who cares if its the 9th or 19th

    They should abolish that stupid monarchy

    and give an equal part of the wealth to all the citizens ( not subjects) of the country  not (kingdom)

  14. He probably would be if ever he became King

  15. Because there have been 8 King Henry's & he is only a Prince. If he ever becomes King he will get the number after his name.

  16. Because he's not King yet. IF the monarchy survives his father and IF William either abdicates or dies and IF Harry then ascended the Throne, then sure, he would become King Henry VIX

  17. Because he's not the King!

  18. Cos he is not henry the 9th yet.  And I believe they can choose their own names.

  19. He doesn't get to call himself that till he wears the crown.

  20. He hasn't been crowned King. If he were to become King, he would be Henry IX.

  21. You only get a number if you're King or reigning Prince, if Harry became King (which is extremely unlikely) and decided to reign as King Henry he would be Henry IX. When Prince Charles ascends if he rules using his first name he will be Charles III, however, he has indicated he'd rather use his last name (George) as his regnant name so he'll be George VII.
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