Why is Elizabeth II's husband still a prince?

Question

Why is Elizabeth II's husband still a prince?

Answer 1

It's because he is not part of the british royal family by blood, so he can't be called(or become) king.

Answer 2

A wife goes up to her husband's level.  A husband does not.  Therefore, the husband of a queen can go no higher than royal duke or prince consort.  Princess Anne's husbands were commoners.  Princess Margaret's husband was a commoner but was raised to the level of an earl, a curtesy title.

Answer 3

he's a Greek Prince and can't be elevated any higher in British royalty

Answer 4

Philip is a prince because that is the highest title that a spouse of a reigning queen can bear,Prince Consort(King is considered a higher title because it  can only mean the reigning monarch). Elizabeth was the hereditary monarch as heir to her father so the job of monarch was hers. Prince Philip,Duke of Edinburgh,of the Royal House of Shlessweig-Holstein-

Sonderburg-Glucksburg, and third

cousin to his wife wasn't an heir to the throne like his wife was;it would take an Act of Parliament to make him a king, not marriage to a Queen.

Answer 5

'cause he hasn't died.

Answer 6

Prince Philip could be titled as "King Consort" if Queen Elizabeth II wanted to, however it is still only a courtesy title. 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.

When Prince Philip first married to then “The Princess Elizabeth”, he was only styled as “His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh.” It was only until 1957 when Philip was finally styled as "His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh". The Queen has never granted Prince Philip the title of Prince Consort, which is actually the next best title after King Consort.  Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha is the only spouse of a British queen ever to have held it. It was awarded to him in 1857 by his wife, Queen Victoria (reigned 1837–1901). In 2005, Prince Henrik, the spouse of Margrethe II of Denmark, was awarded the same title.

Answer 7

he's her consort,so the max title he could get is duke of edinburgh and the title Prince.afterall,he's not a commoner.