Why is the fellow married to the queen not the king?

Question

I mean Queen Elizabeth and the Duke

Answer 1

The current British monarch is "Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom" and her husband is Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Prince Philip could be titled as "King Consort" if Queen Elizabeth II may wished to do so at her discreet, 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 the Prince Philip the title of Prince Consort and it was speculated that she would on their 60th anniversary.

Answer 2

Because she talks dirty and blows like no other, plus the fact he is an enormous horse fan, and well lets face it, she does kind of look like one.

Answer 3

The Queen was heir to her father King George VI.She is Queen Regent. No one can bear a title that is higher than the regent and since the monarch is a queen,that's the highest title there is. The title king presumes the monarch and can not be used. Philip,a royal prince of Denmark and Greece and third cousin to his wife, can be known only as Prince Consort as spouse to a reigning queen.

Answer 4

Because Queen Elizabeth is queen in her own right. A king is higher than a queen, and as Elizabeth is queen by birth, he has to be lower than her, which means he has to be a prince.

Answer 5

Because he is not of the Royal British line....he is actually a Prince of Greece.....

He is Consort to the Queen.

Answer 6

It's a gender issue I believe. That is, a Queen's husband does not become a King by default - however - A King's wife can become Queen. Quite simply - the the rules of succession.