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If Camilla can be Queen, why wasn't Prince Philip styled as King?

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9th February 2022
A lot of comments Royal Central receives raise the question of why Prince Philip wasn’t styled as king, despite the wife of a king being known as queen. On the face of it, it seems bizarre, perhaps eve sexist, though in this post we’ll explain why exactly Prince Philip wasn’t king and why the wife of a king is always a queen. Under English common law, a wife traditionally takes…
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Netflix's Death to 2021 viewers divided over Prince Philip jokes

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30th December 2021
A new Netflix comedy special has criticised for making fun of the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Death to 2021 premiered on the streaming platform on 27 December and is the second installment of the satirical mockumentary, the first installment, Death to 2020, was released last year. The special, written by famous comedy writers Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones, stars world-famous…
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Royals to unite for BBC documentary on Prince Philip

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9th September 2021
A tribute to the late Duke of Edinburgh will air later this month on BBC One, featuring interviews with his children and adult grandchildren. Prince Philip: The Family Remembers will feature over a dozen members of the late Prince Philip’s family speaking candidly of their patriarch, who passed away on 9 April at the age of 99. Per the BBC, the documentary will feature interviews filmed…
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The Queen thanks artist for 'pretty awful' and 'creepy' portrait of Prince Philip

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30th July 2021
A woman who painted a ‘pretty awful’ portrait of the late Duke of Edinburgh and sent it to The Queen received a personalised letter back from Buckingham Palace. 23-year-old Honor Morrison sent the art because she found it ‘creepy’ and felt as if Prince Philip was watching her. But, she didn’t want to bin her work. Honor spent four hours painting the Duke after…
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