Queen Elizabeth Question?

Question

In the movie "The Queen" Queen Elizabeth spends a lot of time with a man, and even sleeps with this man who appears to be her husband. Who is he? Is he her husband? Is he Prince Charleses father? If he is her husband then why do they not call him King? I truly hope someone can help me understand this.

Answer 1

Elizabeth II is married to Prince Philip for 60 years. The couple are second cousins once removed: they are both descended from Christian IX of Denmark. Together they had four children:

The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (born 14 November 1948)

The Princess Anne, Princess Royal (born 15 August 1950)

The Prince Andrew, Duke of York (born 19 February 1960)

The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (born 10 March 1964)

The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, therefore, her husband Prince Philip is her "Prince Consort." A prince consort, generally speaking, is a common term for the husband of a Queen Regnant, unless he himself also is a king in his own right.

The Queen may also bestow upon him the title "King Consort", which is entirely at the will of the Queen. King consort is a title given in some monarchies to the husband of a queen regnant. Nowadays, it is a symbolic title only, the sole constitutional function of the holder being similar to a queen consort, namely to produce an heir to the throne.

Spain, Portugal, England and Scotland have all had kings consort; however, since the rank of king normally outranks that of queen, in most monarchies the queen's husband is given the title of prince or prince consort instead.

Note: In the British monarchy, the husband of a female monarch does not have any recognized special status, rank, or privileges. In actual fact Prince Philip does play a major role in royal affairs, but this is not recognized in terms of his title. Interestingly enough, the wife of a male monarch (e.g. the Queen Mother was the wife of King George VI) takes on her husband's rank and style upon marrying, becoming Queen.

Answer 2

It's british monarchy rules, marrying a Queen doesn't make you King.

http://ask.yahoo.com/20010706.html

Answer 3

Obviously a King is of higher rank than a Queen and since he is actually marrying a Queen... he is only recognised as the queen's spouse and NOT a king, because he is not in line for the crown..

whereas, if a woman marries a king.. she will become queen because her title ranks lower than a king.....

Answer 4

His name is Prince Philip. He's married to the Queen.

If a King gets married his wife is the Queen because in our system King comes first then Queen (terribly old fashioned).

If the Queen marries then her husband is a prince, because if he were a King he would have more authority than the Queen (because of what I just said).

And, yes, he is Prince Charles' dad.

Here's a page on him: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Phil...

Answer 5

Are you serious? Have you never heard of Prince Philip,Duke of Edinburgh? Do you NOT know that the Queen and the Duke just celebrated their DIAMOND WEDDING ANNIVERSARY? They've only been married for 60 years! They have 4 children: Charles,Anne,Andrew, and Edward, and numerous grandchildren.

Philip is the SPOUSE of a monarch. He was not the heir presumptive for the throne of George VI;Elizabeth was the heir. As the reigning monarch is a QUEEN,no one may bear a title higher than her's. King is considered higher than Queen,so Philip uses the title appropriate for husband of a reigning queen: Prince Consort.The title of "King Consort" is not used in the UK for spouse of a ruling queen.