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| rc.cope | Jan 5 2007, 01:04 AM Post #1 |
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This is a question from Paula to all you limeys. If there is a Queen of England, how come there isn't a King? Did the King die, or is the Queen divorced? I know Charles is a Prince (albeit a lousy one) but who is the King? If the Queen dies, does Charles become King? What about Charles' sons? A little help, please. |
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| Ade | Jan 5 2007, 01:33 AM Post #2 |
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There is a King! Prince Philip - famous for saying racist things (seriously, look for them on google ... baffling!), and sayings that are dafter than George W. Bush However, when the Queen snuffs it, the next in line to the throne is Prince Charles. Although there is some debate as to whether he will abdicate the throne and give it straight to his eldest son, William. The rules of accession are that the eldest male child of the current monarch will always take the throne, even if the eldest child is female. If there are no male children, then the eldest female is made Queen. If Prince Charles only had a daughter, then Prince Andrew (Charles' Brother) would become King. If any of the heirs to the throne are Baptised as Catholic, then they can't take the throne. If that makes sense, i'd be surprised! |
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| TJ | Jan 5 2007, 02:05 AM Post #3 |
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But Phillip's title isn't formally "King" and he is never addressed as such. It is probably covered somewhere in the royal website. |
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| juddmike | Jan 5 2007, 05:35 AM Post #4 |
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The granting of the title "King Consort" or "Queen Consort" to the spouse of a reigning monarch is the personal privilege of the monarch. When she succeeded her father to the throne, Elizabeth decided that Philip would be "Prince Consort" and that was that. Most (but not all) wives of reigning Kings have been granted the title "Queen Consort" when they actually lived long enough to be crowned. On the other hand, no husbands of reigning Queens have ever been granted the title "King Consort", even in the case of the husband of Mary I who was already King of Spain. Rather, they have all been titled "Prince Consort", as is the case currently. There are a number of royal lines that don't use the titles "King" or "Queen" at all. Monaco is probably the most famous case, Liechtenstein is another. I'm guessing it's because they were client or vassal states of larger kingdoms or Empires (e.g. France, Austria-Hungary) and so, whilst they had some degree of autonomy, they were never allowed use of the title "king" or "Queen". Until the reign of Edward I of England Wales was another example of this relationship - I'm sure Ade could bore us all to death on this one! As an Aussie, I like to refer to EIIR as "Queen of Australia", as she is styled in the appropriate Australian legislation. I think Canada has similar legislation that styles her "Queen of Canada" although I could be mistaken on this one. My eldest son has been diagnosed with Aspergers' Syndrome, and an interesting behaviour that is typical of AS is an intense interest in and deep knowledge of a very specific area. In Aidan's case it's the English/ British Monarchy, so he'd much rather watch David Starkey's "Monarchy" series or Nigel Spivey's "Kings and Queens" series than anything else - which, given he's only six, is pretty stunning. If he was awake right now I'd probably run this response past him to make sure I have my facts straight ... |
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| rc.cope | Jan 5 2007, 01:15 PM Post #5 |
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Great post, Mike. I gathered more knowledge there than I could ever need to know. Now...I just gotta explain it all to Paula... :rolleyes: |
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