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Question about Royalty? PLEASE HELP!!?

If a prince is crowned king after his father dies, but his mother, the queen, is still alive, what would that make the prince's bride?

For instance, let's say there was a king ruling England, and Queen Elizabeth was a queen consort, and the king died. Prince William would be crowned king (if it were a king-only sort of country), what would Kate be? Would she be the new queen? or would she stay princess?

PLEASE HELP!!

Update:

First of all, I believe i have a right to be "childish" since after all, I am still a child.

Second, i don't remember ever saying England was still a kingdom. i specifically typed "If it were a king-only sort of COUNTRY not kingdom. and Im only using them as a for instance because they're the most commonly known monarchs. I just wanted to know what Kate's title would be.

Third, the reason I put "Question about Royalty" because at the time i didn't realize there was a specific section for "royalty", but after I clicked it, i didn't feel like changing it.

Update 2:

Seriously people, i know he's not next in line. I'm just using William as a "for instance", not saying that he actually is....

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  • Trevor
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    A good question, dear girl. She would indeed become Queen, or more correctly, Queen consort, which merely clarifies that She did not inherit the throne but is a Queen due to Her marriage to the King.

  • 9 years ago

    The mother of the King would be known as Queen Mother just like the current Queen Elizabeth II's mother was called when her husband the former King died and Elizabeth became rightful Queen regnant in 1952.

    In this case, the prince now King's bride will be known as the Queen consort not the Queen Mother like the example above. However, if this Queen outlives her husband the rightful King and her child becomes monarch then SHE will be known as Queen Mother and the then Queen Mother would probably be like Queen Grandmother if she is still alive.

    Hope this helps :)

  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    The monarchy is handed down through the family line. Currently with the Royal family that is in existence, the Queen is in the royal line - her husband is not, that is why he is not King, he is Prince Philip. A king technically has more authority than a Queen, so since Philip is not of the royal line, he could not have more power over Elizabeth who IS of the royal line.

    This going back to your particular question. Say a king is of the royal line, so he is in charge and his wife is the Queen. If the King dies, his son gets the throne. Since the King was of the royal line and the queen was not, she would no longer be queen - she would be the queen mother. The wife of the prince would become queen when he becomes king.

    This is what happened in Queen Elizabeth's life. Her father was King George, and her mother was the Queen. When King George died and Elizabeth became Queen, her mother stepped down and became the queen mother.

  • 9 years ago

    Well, we tend to know rather more about British royalty than about other nations' monarchies, simply because there's a lot of information out there. There's much meat to chew on with your question.

    William's actually a really good example here because of his circumstances. William as King would have Catherine, his Queen, along with Queen Camilla, the Queen Dowager. Camilla would be the Queen Dowager because she is not his mother. (I refuse to entertain the "Princess Consort" BS; she's Charles's wife and, after 15 years since Diana's death, Camilla's earned that crown.) Had Charles remained married to Diana, became King in due course and since died, then Diana would have been Queen Diana, the Queen Mother. Were she still alive under the current circumstances, Diana would not have any new titles granted her as the King's mother unless William issued Letters Patent granting them himself (which we know he'd do anyway - most likely a dukedom or even entitling her as a Princess of the realm in her own right.)

    There is one precedent in which the Commonwealth Realms (which include the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and everywhere else where the Queen is currently Sovereign) in which we had three queens: Queen Mary (George V's wife), Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; and our current Queen regnant (meaning, reigning in her own right). Because it would be too cumbersome to call her the Queen Mother Dowager, the first of these was called simply Queen Mary.

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Just to say that in the case of the Queen Mother (Queen Elizabeth II's mother), as Queen Mary was still alive, and the Dowager Queen, the term Queen Mother was specially given to the widow of George VI. Had Queen Mary not still been alive at the time, the Queen Elizabeth, wife of King George VI, would have become the Dowager Queen. Not the Queen Mother.

    The bride/wife of a newly crowned Prince, if he was the next in line, would be his Queen Consort.

    When the current Queen dies, her son Prince Charles will be the next King. What's decided re his wife Camilla, in terms of her title, remains to be seen. And as Charles' mother, the current Queen, will have died, there will be no Dowager Queen, or Queen Mother! And Prince Philip, should he still be alive when all this happens, will remain Prince Philip (with his other current titles).

    When Charles dies, or if he pre-deceases his mum Queen Elizabeth II, then William will become King, with again, Catherine his Queen Consort.

  • James
    Lv 5
    9 years ago

    First of all, England isn't a kingdom and it isn't ruled. It is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and is reigned over by Queen Elizabeth II. Prince William isn't next in line to the throne either.

    If a King dies, and his son is crowned King, the former Queen is known as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. She isn't the King mother since that is a contradiction, it simply means mother of a reigning monarch.

    For example, a King and Queen rule. The King dies, and his eldest son inherits the throne. The former Queen becomes Queen Mother whilst the new King's wife is Queen.

  • 9 years ago

    If a king dies, his heir would be crowned king. The new king's wife will become the new queen, as queen consort. The mother of the king who was a previous queen consort would still be a queen but of different type, as a queen dowager.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    9 years ago

    Okay first of all, England is no longer a kingdom, it is part of the United Kingdom.

    Secondly when Elizabeth II dies her son Charles will inherit the throne.

    If Elizabeth was a queen consort then upon her husband death she would become a dowager queen. The new King's wife would be a queen consort.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    It would make her Queen Consort. His mother would be Dowager Queen (or Queen Mother), and his grandmother would also be a Dowager Queen if she were a King's widow, etc. When Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne there were THREE Queens - Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and Dowager Queen Mary (her grandmother).

  • 9 years ago

    The children and in-laws are known as Prince's and Princesses until both king and queen die.

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