Of course the queen (technically, she’s the Queen of the United Kingdom, not the Queen of England) is married. Where do you think her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren came from?
Also, since she is the Queen, he did not get the title “king” but remained “Prince”.
Phillip was a Prince of Greece and Denmark since birth, but renounced those titles upon naturalization as a British citizen. When he married Princess Elizabeth in 1947, he was no longer a prince. He was not a prince again until 1959 when Queen Elizabeth made him a Prince of the United Kingdom.
Charles, Prince of Wales, will become the next King. At that time, Camilla, currently the Princess of Wales and Prince Charles’ wife, will become Queen Camilla.
Technically correct. When Charles ascends the throne, Camilla will (absent an Act of Parliament) be Queen, just as she is now, legally, the Princess of Wales (although she does not use the title). However, it is unlikely that Camilla will use the title of Queen in public, and will likely be styled “Princess Consort” as per the announcement. Nonetheless, despite that, she will legally be Queen.
Charles is only in direct line for the throne because his Great Uncle Edward VIII abdicated because he was not permitted to marry an American Divorcee (Wallis Simpson) and be King of England
Not true. Edward VIII (later Duke of Windsor) ended up having no children, so had he married Wallis Simpson and kept the throne anyway, the only change would have been that George VI would never have become king and that Elizabeth would have ascended the throne in 1972 instead of 1952.
There are rumors that the Queen will bypass Charles and hand the Kingdom to William. I don’t know if she is legally allowed to bypass Charles…..
She is not. Succession is a matter of law set by Parliament (and the governments of the states where the British soverign is the head of state). The Queen has absolutely no say over who succeeds her.
George V absolutely did not want his oldest son to follow him on the throne. He was convinced that his son’s behavior was ruinous and that he would not last a year on the throne. As it turns out, he was correct, but there was nothing he could do to change the law regarding who his successor was. Succession is in the hands of Parliament and Parliament alone.
In fact, there is no provision in British law for the sovereign to abdicate. When Edward VIII wanted to abdicate to be able to marry Wallis Simpson, it took an Act of Parliament to allow it to happen. His final act as king as to give Royal Assent to His Majesty’s Abdication Act of 1936.
The Wolf (who’s done more than just a little reading on the subject).