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Because he wouldn't be a king.

A male who inherits the throne in England, is the King. His wife may be called Queen, but she is a Queen consort - she does not share the king's military or political power.

A female who inherits the throne is also a Queen, but she is a Queen regnant, and has all the powers of a king as described above. While her husband could be called a 'King consort', he does not have the powers of a reigning monarch, and so the term Prince or Prince Consort is used instead.

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Prince Philip is a Prince Consort to the Queen. In the UK, a Queen can be Queen regnant (a female monarch) or Queen consort (wife of the king). However on the male side, King is reserved strictly for a male monarch. Instead, the husband of a ruling Queen is called a Prince Consort.

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There are two types of Queen. Queen Regnant who rules in her own right and Queen Consort who is merely the wife of a king. When Phillip married Elizabeth he became a prince of the UK. When Elizabeth became queen she became Queen Regnant and Phillip remained prince because King technically out ranks Queen and there is no official "King Consort" title. Hence Phillip remains a prince while his wife is Queen.

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I assume it is because King out ranks Queen, so If he were made King rather than consort he would be our Head of State!

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married to queen elisabeth 2nd

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YES, Prince Philip is a prince consort.

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