This is largely correct regarding titles and gender in the British royal family: men who marry into the monarchy receive titles like Prince (e.g., Prince Philip) but cannot become King, whereas women who marry a reigning or future King take the title of Queen Consort.
A title of "King" implies a sovereign who reigns by right of birth or constitutional succession. Men who marry female monarchs (like Queen Victoria or Queen Elizabeth II) are traditionally styled as Prince Consort or Prince rather than King to denote they do not share the sovereign political power.
A woman marrying a King automatically assumes the honorary and titular rank of Queen (Queen Consort), sharing the social status and style of her husband without holding the constitutional powers of a "Queen Regnant" (a female monarch who rules in her own right, such as Elizabeth II).
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TBTG no Queen Meghan is then possible (yeah I know, Harry would have to take over as regent pro-temporae only if his brother croaks unexpectedly after Charlie III is gone, at least until William's children are grown and take the crown). Just love the convolutions from afar and thank God we don't have kings. Still, we here in America have our work cut out in removing dynastic (and general asshole) politicians by legal means, thank you very much.
ReplyDeleteUnbelievable to me that people WANT to be ruled by someone who got the job just by being born into it. No merit whatsoever.
ReplyDeleteAmerica has long tradition of dynastic rule. Because we vote our leaders it means we really WANTED to be ruled by someone who was just born into it.
DeletePrescott Bush, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush and Jeb Bush
Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt Jr
JFK, Robert F. Kennedy, Ted Kennedy and now RFK (although unelected and I doubt people would vote for him)
Ron Paul and Rand Paul
And finally not a dynasty yet but many of the more committed MAGAs are already asking DJTJ, Ivanka, Eric and even Barron to follow Trump at the White House.
Were they born into it?
DeleteI live in a Commonwealth country. I have aviation magazines showing her visiting US bases during WW2 - she looks classy. She became a good queen and was Christian to the end unlike the flop eared weirdo that has replaced her.
ReplyDeleteThe monarchy has some advantages in that the Governor General can sack our parliament although it's never happened here and seems increasingly unlikely because Charles is useless. It did, however, happen in Australia many years ago - 1980's perhaps. They're screwed now as well because of the love of free stuff.
My only real complaint against Queen Elizabeth is that she seemed to be a lousy parent. Her kids are awful.
DeleteShe sure loved her Corgi's.
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