Your favorite historian here! Thanks to Professor Wiki and some other sources.
Prince Philip was born in Greece as Philippos Andreou Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderberg-Glücksburg and exiled when he was 18 mo. I believe his father wasn’t the most honorable man. He spent time in France before settling in Britain. His mother was the great-granddaughter Of Queen Victoria.
His grandparents were British, and in 1947, he became a British subject so he could marry the lovely Elizabeth. He adopted the surname Mountbatten after said grandparents.
King Georgie the 6th granted Philip his titles, His Royal Highness and created the Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, Baron Greenwich.
When he and Elizabeth married, there was some wringing of hands and gnashing of teeth over the last name of Philp!! Jesters danced, advisors were called, a feast or two (not really). Queen Mary, Elizabeth’s grandmother stepped in, called Winston, and said.. “Winnie love, I want a Royal Protocol that this house STAYS THE HOUSE OF WINDSOR. And Win responded and said.. “So it shall be my Sweets.”
After Queen Mary died, and Elizbeth was queen, she issued her own order in 1960 that hyphenated their names to Mountbatten-Windsor.
Prince Philip was also declared at some point to be the Queen’s Consort.
He was never a king because he was never in line to the British throne.
Same will happen with Princess Kate.. she will not become queen (unless another royal decree is decreed??) because she is not in line to the throne.
The End.
Professor Petey
When Charles ascends the throne a new house, a new dynasty, shall rule Britain--the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderberg-Glücksburg!
Same will happen with Princess Kate.. she will not become queen (unless another royal decree is decreed??) because she is not in line to the throne.
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Wouldn’t this be true of anyone who married to a prince or princess? That is unless there was incest, or the marriage of that prince or princess to a close cousin, who was also in the linage.
Phillip as a great great grandchild of Victoria, would be in linage, yet they didn’t want to change the name of the house.
I’m just wondering when North Korea will admit they have established a communist monarchy.
Same will happen with Princess Kate.. she will not become queen (unless another royal decree is decreed??) because she is not in line to the throne.
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Wouldn’t this be true of anyone who married to a prince or princess? That is unless there was incest, or the marriage of that prince or princess to a close cousin, who was also in the linage.
Phillip as a great great grandchild of Victoria, would be in linage, yet they didn’t want to change the name of the house.
I’m just wondering when North Korea will admit they have established a communist monarchy.
Same will happen with Princess Kate.. she will not become queen (unless another royal decree is decreed??) because she is not in line to the throne.
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Wouldn’t this be true of anyone who married to a prince or princess? That is unless there was incest, or the marriage of that prince or princess to a close cousin, who was also in the linage.
Phillip as a great great grandchild of Victoria, would be in linage, yet they didn’t want to change the name of the house.
I’m just wondering when North Korea will admit they have established a communist monarchy.
I’m pretty sure Kate would still be called Queen if/when William becomes King. But she wouldn’t be the head of state, or whatever term they use to describe the top dog. Usually it’s a King, and the King’s wife receives the title of Queen, but not the responsibility (you know - doing important things like giving boring speaches, and officiating at ceremonies, national holidays, etc.).
Elizabeth II case was atypical because her father, King George V left no male heirs when he died.