The Queen’s Consort In 2009 he became the longest serving British consort, a distinction previously held by Queen Charlotte, George III’s consort. The role of The Queen’s consort is primarily to provide companionship and moral and practical support to the Monarch.

As nouns the difference between wife and consort is that wife is a married woman, especially in relation to her spouse while consort is the spouse of a monarch.

When he married the Queen, the Prince was given three additional titles, which are Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich. He was eventually made a Prince at his own request, supposedly because he did not want to feel inferior to his reigning wife. But Philip is not a King Consort.

In the British Monarchy, the wife of the King is The Queen Consort. The husband of The Soveriegn Queen is Titled Prince Consort. There is no such Title as King Consort, since King outranks Queen. As the husband of The Soveriegn Queen, that is simply impossible.

Related Articles. But when William takes to the throne and becomes King she will not officially become Queen. Instead she will be Queen Consort, The title indicates that she has no official power or constitutional role. But while Kate is Queen Consort, she will commonly be known as Queen Catherine.

The spouse of a ruling king or queen is called a consort. In British royalty, the wife of a king is called a queen consort, but the husband of a queen is called a prince consort, not a king consort.

A concubine is a woman of lower social rank but a consort is a woman or a man of higher social rank. A concubine is not married but lives with a man/ruler only to fulfill his sexual desires but a consort is legally married and enjoys all privileges.

A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king, or an empress consort in the case of an emperor. In contrast, a queen regnant is a queen in her own right with all the powers of a monarch, who (usually) has become queen by inheriting the throne upon the death of the previous monarch.

A queen dowager, dowager queen or queen mother (compare: princess dowager, dowager princess or princess mother) is a title or status generally held by the widow of a king.

Both emperors and kings are monarchs, but emperor and empress are considered the higher monarchical titles. In as much as there is a strict definition of emperor, it is that an emperor has no relations implying the superiority of any other ruler and typically rules over more than one nation.

A King should be addressed as Your Majesty or Sire. Sire does not apply to anyone else and Your Highness is for princes, princesses and other members of the royal family, never for a king or queen. Sir is not perfectly fine.

When referring to a king, say, “His Majesty, the King.” When addressing a queen, say, “Your Majesty, my Queen.”

On presentation to The Queen, the correct formal address is ‘Your Majesty’ and subsequently ‘Ma’am,’ pronounced with a short ‘a,’ as in ‘jam’. For male members of the Royal Family the same rules apply, with the title used in the first instance being ‘Your Royal Highness’ and subsequently ‘Sir’.

“Highness,” (hī’nĭs), capital “H” is a title or honor for royalty. On the other hand, it is addressed to any member of the royal family–prince, princess–other than monarchs; king, emperor, queen, empress. It is used with His, Her, Your, or Their.

Your Majesty is used for a king, queen, emperor or empress. Princes and princesses are called Your Highness. Bear in mind that Royal Dukes and Duchesses are also Prince and Princess so also get Your Highness.

A duke or duchess is addressed as “your grace,” as is an archbishop, except for those royal dukes (members of the Queen’s family), who are referred to as “royal highness.” The distinction of being referred to simply as “your highness” might logically be assumed to be the reigning monarch, but in Britain the Queen is …

When addressing a king, say, “His Majesty, the King.” When addressing a queen, say, “Her Majesty, the Queen.”

Highness (abbreviation HH, oral address Your Highness) is a formal style used to address (in second person) or refer to (in third person) certain members of a reigning or formerly reigning dynasty. It is used as a term to evoke dignity or honour, and to acknowledge the exalted rank of the person so described.

If you were using a title (such as King, Lord, Sir, Lady, etc) then it would be correct to say “My King, My Dear Sir, Milord, My Lady, etc).

When you say “your majesty” you are not addressing the sovereign directly. You are addressing the Monarch’s quality (or aura) of majestic-ness. In French the word for this quality of majestic-ness (la majesté) is feminine and so you might address/ refer to the King in the feminine.