Prince Philip: A Servant in the Shadows

Townhall.com ^ | April 18, 2021 | Canon J. John

[blueplum]

May he rest in peace.

Over the past year, Her Majesty has handed more and more responsibilities to Charles and William. It is being said that she will never spend another night in Buckingham, preferring to remain at Windsor near her departed beloved.

Although it was her usual seating, was a message sent during the funeral that she was, quietly and by appearances, self-delegating herself to the ‘minor royals’ side (with Andrew and Harry on one side of the aisle), with the lineage side on the other? Will she adopt the roll of Queen Mother to a Charles regency, a goal he has waited a lifetime for? Or will she pick herself up, and carry on for another decade. resident of London or no?

[blueplum]

from what’s been rumored, the Prince INO was thoroughly shunned by the rest of the family - as in barely eye contact even. I wouldn’t be surprised if the first thing Kate said to Harry outside as people nervously avoided Harry while waiting for their cars, was, don’t stand around like a stray dog, come on, then. Wills has a few words to say to you, unless you want this to be a complete disaster. Of course, Catherine has much more class than to reveal what was said.

[Trillian]

Yeah, that’s ridiculous.

[mad_as_he$$]

Question for Royalphiles.

I notice that Elizabeth 1st was bestowed the the title of Queen simply by her marriage to Berty/George. Why wasn’t Phillip bestowed the title of “King”?

[Kaslin]

I read something yesterday that he often came down into the kitchen dressed down. People thought he was the gardener, and often he asked the cooks to give him food what the staff had, as he wasn't to fond of all that fancy food, and the queen herself ate cereal out of a Tupperware bowl.

Princess Diane told the staff one time she was taking the boys to MacDonalds for hamburger, because like all kids they liked the toys.

[RummyChick]

has to be in the blood line for that title

[Albion Wilde]

I hope Prince Woke felt some shame over what he has done to the Royal Family while Phillip was dying.

Totally agree. Prince Philip earned widespread respect and love, in his adopted nation and many other countries. So many young people benefited by his mentoring, with his many charities and interests, especially the Duke of Edinburgh's Award.

I feel so sad for his dear wife and even his snotty older sons Charles and Andrew. (His daughter Anne and younger son Edward and wife Sophie have always appeared more humble and very loyal.)

RIP, valiant Prince.

[Albion Wilde]

Elizabeth's mother was not Elizabeth I.

That very significant Queen, Elizabeth I, was the daughter of Henry 8th and Anne Boleyn. She reigned from 1558 to 1603. She died childless and was succeeded by a cousin from the royal line of succession.

The present Queen, Elizabeth II, is the daughter of King George VI, a great-grandson of Queen Victoria, and his wife Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, a "commoner" from an aristocratic Scottish family. Bowes-Lyon was titled Duchess of York when she married her husband; she was called Queen Consort when her husband was crowned King (after his brother abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson), and in widowhood she was titled Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.

The Brit's royalty traditions extend back over a thousand years, long before feminism. Elizabeth II was crowned in the 1950s and Prince Philip's titles were decided then. The custom has been that a King can call his wife "Queen" or "Queen Consort" because the public would automatically think he is "greater" than his wife. But a hereditary Sovereign Queen on the throne does not call her spouse "King," so that there will be no mistake who is in charge.

When Elizabeth II took the throne in 1952, women generally speaking were not regarded as the equals of men, and only a handful of women had reigned in Britain over the centuries; but her great-great-grandmother Victoria, whose reign ended at death in 1901, had established respect for a female Sovereign, and was Britain's longest-serving Sovereign (if I'm not mistaken) until the present Queen, Elizabeth II.

When Charles takes the throne, his wife Camilla is rumored to be titled "Queen Consort," although a large segment of the public dislike this idea and would prefer she continue to be called "Duchess" or "Princess" because of her infidelity with Charles while he was married to Diana. But Meghan and Harry's recent disrespectful behavior has taken some of the heat of scandal off of Camilla, and the public will likely accept the "Queen Consort" title for her.

[mad_as_he$$]

Thanks! Very clear explanation. I only noticed the title situation watching a show about Philip over the weekend.

[x]

I just saw this today: