> No, the spouse of a reigning British king or queen is a > "Prince/Pricess Consort".
Actually, the wife of the reigning monarch can be a Princess Consort or Queen Consort, depending on other circumstances. > This is contrary to the way it works in other countries, > where the pair rule jointly as king/queen. That's actually not that common in Europe, either, though it does happen (in fact, it's happened in England - William and Mary - though that involved some constitutional/legal sleight of hand.) The "consort" doesn't usually have the full powers of a monarch. It can happen that a widowed consort becomes "regent", caretaking for a young heir apparent. > And her husband, HRH Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, is > 470th or so in the line of succession, not anywhere *close* > to the top. I hadn't realized that, but yes, apparently he is a descendant of the Electress of Hanover. I guess if the Smiths of Croydon want a shot at being the Royal Family, they're going to have to put a whole load of Hanoverians against the wall. This has got to be a contender for the most OT thread ever... -- David Harley CISSP Security Author/Editor/Consultant/Researcher Small Blue-Green World AVIEN Guide to Malware: http://www.smallblue-greenworld.co.uk/pages/avienguide.html Security Bibliography: http://www.smallblue-greenworld.co.uk/pages/bibliography.html _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
