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Why is the Queens husband Prince Philip not King Philip?

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Why is the Queens husband Prince Philip not King Philip?

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The husband of a queen is known as a Prince consort and does not become King. Queen Victoria’s husband was Prince Albert, and Queen Elizabeth’s husband is Prince Philip The Duke of Edinburgh. The wife of a king is a Queen consort and does take the title Queen although she does not rule as the monarch. The only exceptions were William III and Mary II who ruled jointly from 1689 until Mary’s death in 1694.