Why the next british monarch could be king philip i

Why the next british monarch could be king philip i

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Prince Philip is the Queen's husband of 73 years and has remained by her side during her record 68-year-long reign. The Prince has taken on a wealth of titles thanks to his place in the


Royal Family and helped produce the three generations of potential kings. While he can never become one himself, the next monarch of the UK could end up bearing his name. Prince Charles


will take up his mother's position immediately following her death. The process of him becoming the next monarch is an automatic one thanks to common law, with the Duchess of Cornwall


likely to take the title of Queen Consort. But he won't necessarily become King Charles III and could become the UK's first King Philip instead. According to University College


London's Constitution Unit, a monarch may title themselves with any one of the names given to them at birth. READ MORE: CAMILLA 'ABSOLUTELY OPPOSED' TO INHERITING QUEEN TITLE


But when a female royal in a position of power marries, her husband keeps his titles. Female monarchs can give their spouses additional titles when they enter their family. Before Prince


Philip joined the Windsors, he had to give up the titles afforded to him by his own lineage in order to take new one offered by the Queen. King George VI then gave him the full title of His


Royal Highness and created Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich.