The death of Prince Philip on Friday renewed the question of why the Queen’s husband was never bestowed the lofty title.
Kate Middleton will assume the symbolic title Queen Consort when Prince William eventually ascends to the throne.
Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and their children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne, wave from the balcony at Buckingham Palace after Elizabeth's coronation ceremony, London, June 2, 1953.Then only known as the Duke of Edinburgh, Philip became a prince in 1957 when his wife, Queen Elizabeth II, bestowed the title on him a decade after their marriage.
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