Comments on: Farewell http://suzysays.net/2002/04/farewell/ Just a girl in the world Tue, 22 May 2012 01:04:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Suzy http://suzysays.net/2002/04/farewell/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Suzy Wed, 10 Apr 2002 06:42:44 +0000 http://suzysays.net/blog/2002/04/farewell/#comment-223 The Queen Mother was married to the present Queen's father, King George VI. When George was crowned King, his wife was crowned Queen Consort, meaning that she was simply the reigning monarch's spouse and not the actual reigning monarch. When her husband died, his wife did not become Queen. His eldest child became Queen, and that made George VI's widow the Queen Mother, since she was the mother of the reigning Queen. When the present Queen dies, her son Charles will become King, not her husband. It's the line of succession: the ruling monarch's eldest child inherits the throne. Prince William is next in line after Prince Charles, his father. Does that make sense? Probably more than anyone wanted to know about that! The Queen Mother was married to the present Queen’s father, King George VI. When George was crowned King, his wife was crowned Queen Consort, meaning that she was simply the reigning monarch’s spouse and not the actual reigning monarch.

When her husband died, his wife did not become Queen. His eldest child became Queen, and that made George VI’s widow the Queen Mother, since she was the mother of the reigning Queen.

When the present Queen dies, her son Charles will become King, not her husband. It’s the line of succession: the ruling monarch’s eldest child inherits the throne. Prince William is next in line after Prince Charles, his father.

Does that make sense? Probably more than anyone wanted to know about that!

]]> By: Colin http://suzysays.net/2002/04/farewell/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Colin Tue, 09 Apr 2002 14:51:52 +0000 http://suzysays.net/blog/2002/04/farewell/#comment-222 I've been really interested in Britain and the way they do things, but as hard as i'm trying, i can't figure this out. Don't think i'm stupid, i just... don't know. I take <i>American</i> history, and unfortunately, it's STRICTLY the U.S. If we mentioned Britain it'd be a sin. But if the woman who just died, the Queen Mother, is the Queen Mother, why isn't she Queen? Why is she not the one sitting on the throne? I’ve been really interested in Britain and the way they do things, but as hard as i’m trying, i can’t figure this out. Don’t think i’m stupid, i just… don’t know. I take American history, and unfortunately, it’s STRICTLY the U.S. If we mentioned Britain it’d be a sin.

But if the woman who just died, the Queen Mother, is the Queen Mother, why isn’t she Queen? Why is she not the one sitting on the throne?

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