Why isn Prince Phillip King of England?
Princess Elizabeth married Phillip of Greece.When she became Queen after the death of George VI,who had no sons.Phillip became Duke of Edinburgh because he is a catholic.Only once has the throne been shared William & mary.William a prodestant While Mary a catholic,this was only to make peace with Scotland,while Dutch William the rightful heir,went on to be William 111 (orange)Battle of the Boyne and all that.Leaving the way for Anne of Scotland,to become Queen of England,and the unifortcation of scotland and england in 1707.
Because a King traditionally has more power than a Queen does, and, considering he has only married into the family whereas HRM is of the royal bloodline, it would be wrong for him to have the stronger claim on the country. Plus, “Duke of Edinburgh” sounds ever so much more dashing when compared to boring old generic “King”. And, of course, I doubt McClaren’s up to the job of teaching his players the words to “God Save the King”. Actually, come to think of it, his summer’s looking awfully uneventful, he could start teaching them then.
