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It has to do with long-standing customs in the British monarchy. The spouse of the sovereign is usually given a symbolic title only, and "king" can't be a symbolic title, although "queen" can. It's a seemingly arbitrary (and very patriarchal) rule, but it's a long-standing one, and the royals are nothing if not traditional.

Prince Philip was given the titles Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, and Baron Greenwich when he married Queen Elizabeth (then a princess) in 1947. When Elizabeth became queen in 1953, he was not crowned or anointed, and she didn't give him the title of prince until 1957. His official styling was then announced as "His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh."

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Because he is a "Consort" of the monarch and men do not take titles from their wives

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In the United Kingdom, marrying a ruling Queen does not make you a King. In some countries it does - a 'commoner' could marry the Queen, and become a king in his own right, with the same powers as his wife. but in the United Kingdom a man does not take the titles of his wife so he would be of a lesser rank then her.

To differentiate from this, the queen's husband in the United Kingdom is known as a Prince Consort or a Duke, rather than a King, or a King Consort.

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Because he died the 9th of April
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This is because a king can only be a hereditary king (through their family) and cannot marry into the Royal Family and become King, instead they are given the title Prince.

However, a queen can be both hereditary and marry into the Royal Family and still become Queen.

As Queen Elizabeth II received the throne from her father she is a hereditary queen, this means that Prince Philip married into the Royal Family and is therefore only a prince.

When (if) Prince William becomes King after his father Prince Charles, he will be King William V and his wife will become Queen Catherine even though she was not born a member of the Royal Family

PS. I didn't use Prince Charles and Camilla as an example as Charles has decided that Camilla will not become Queen due to the memory of Princess Diana who would have almost certainly become Queen.

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He is not the king even though he is married to Queen Elizabeth and when he married Queen Elizabeth she didn’t give him the title Prince Phillip until 1957 he is not the King because if there’s a Queen in England the Queen can be married but whoever the the Queen marries does not become King and sadly just a few days ago Prince Phillip died at the age of 99.

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He is not the king even though he is married to Queen Elizabeth since 1947 and he is not king because if there’s a Queen in England the Queen can be married but whoever she marries do s not become King like Prince Phillip was married to Queen Elizabeth but he did not become King and Queen Elizabeth did not give him the title Prince until1957 until 1957 and sadly just a few days ago Prince Phillip died at the age .died at the age of 99

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12y ago

Because he was not heir to the throne of England-his wife was. He is a descendant of Queen Victoria's though and because of this he himself is about 455 on the list of royalty in case something happens to the the royal family

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Philip is not a king. He is the husband of the British Queen who is the person who is the head of state and who inherited the British throne when her Father died. In Britain, one cannot become King by marrying the Queen.

However, for wives the tradition is different. A reigning King of Britain can make his wife a Queen but she can never act as the head of state.

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At the moment there is no King. The Queen is Queen of the UK and Commonwealth not just England. The Queen is the daughter of the Last British Monarch. In the UK the Monarch must be the highest authority in the land, in hierarchy a King is above a queen, therefore if the queen has to be the most powerful a King can't be crowned.

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Because he is really dumb and yeah. He's dumb dumb DUMBBBBBB

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