HRH Prince Henrik, Denmark died today.

[MRC_Hans]

There is a distinction between Queen Regnant, a queen who is the actual monarch, and Queen Consort, a queen who is married to the king and doesn't actually rule. By the same token it's possible to be King Regnant or King Consort. However, there's a clear imbalance in that the title of King Consort is so rarely used, with Prince Consort being a more common title, that "King" is normally assumed to be equivalent to "King Regnant." But it's not entirely unknown.

Dave

In the constitutional monarchy od Denmark, it is simply a question of language:

Konge (=King): A male monarch.

Dronning (=Queen):

1) The wife of a king.
2) A female monarch.

So, the term "Dronning" is ambiguous, due to historical reasons (Queen Margrethe II is only the second female monarch in the history of Denmark).

This is the simple reason why prince Henrik could not be king; he was not a male monarch.

Hans

 

[Nova Land]

What happens when a King marries a King?

Then they're both Queens.

For those who don't understand this exchange between gerdbonk and angrysoba, it's a subtle grammar tyrant comment on those who capitalize the word king when it's referring to the position as well as a reference to a little-known historical incident involving conspiracies, an assassination plot, and a royal scandal. (I'm surprised angrysoba is familiar with it, since -- for obvious reasons -- it was hushed up by the security services of several nations after the matter was resolved.)

Basically, what happened is that noted detective Ellery Queen was appointed by the parliament of [COUNTRY NAME DELETED] to be their king in order to investigate [CONSPIRACY DETAILS DELETED]. At the time he and Carole King were romantically involved, and shortly after assuming the position of king he married her. So a Queen was king, and a King was queen.

But Carole King at the time had strong feminist beliefs, one of which was that a woman should not adopt her husband's last name as hers after getting married. So she remained Carole King rather than becoming Carole Queen -- King did not become a Queen even though she became a queen.

Carole encouraged Ellery to make a statement in support of the feminist movement by adopting her last name after they were married, but he declined to do so -- Queen did not become a King even though he became a king.

So a king and a King were married, and a Queen and a queen were married -- but they remained a king and a King, or a Queen and a queen, so they were neither two Kings nor two kings, neither two Queens nor two queens.

This is obviously what gerdbonk and angrysoba were referring to. I'm surprised but pleased to see I'm not the only one familiar with the incident. Indeed, in light of recent US history it's a shame the full details of the conspiracy Queen managed to uncover were kept from the public and some of the key conspirators managed to avoid the disgrace and punishment they should have received.

Obviously I can't publicly name the conspirators, especially not the lead conspirator, or disclose the classified details, but I think it's okay to say a little bit about the denouement of the case. Queen had gathered many of the key players together for a high stakes Pinochle game -- one of the stakes being his life. On the final hand, Queen held very good cards. "I won the bid," he declared, "so I get to name

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[MRC_Hans]

It seems as if he's going to be all over the place:




I was on a plane to Las Palmas this Saturday, Feb. 10. On board were also Folketingets formand (the chairman of the Danish Parliament). After we landed and people started turning on their cell phones, she got up and told the other passengers that Prince Henrik had died between take-off in Kastrup and landing in Las Palmas!
I guess she was just ahead of her time – for once.

Did you get a chance to kick her shin?

.... Didn't mean that. ... much.

Hans

 

[ddt]

Did you get a chance to kick her shin?

.... Didn't mean that. ... much.

Hans

That made me wonder who your speaker is, so I clicked the wiki-link from dann's post. Seeing that photo, I'm confused. I thought she was prejudiced against brown people?

 

[MRC_Hans]

That made me wonder who your speaker is, so I clicked the wiki-link from dann's post. Seeing that photo, I'm confused. I thought she was prejudiced against brown people?

I think tanned white people are OK with her (as long as they're Danish and Christian).

Hans

 

[autumn1971]

The only good noble is a dead noble.

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

What happens when a King marries a King?

That happened once in Czechoslovakia. They became Czech mates.

 

[dann]

Did you get a chance to kick her shin?

.... Didn't mean that. ... much.

More than a chance! I was in the seat behind hers, but I'm afraid I didn't use it!
Not that I'm a big fan ...

 

[dann]

Then they're both Queens.

For the past thirty years or so, Prince Henrik was rumored to be gay. I have no idea if he was, and I don't care.

 

[Vixen]

For those who don't understand this exchange between gerdbonk and angrysoba, it's a subtle grammar tyrant comment on those who capitalize the word king when it's referring to the position as well as a reference to a little-known historical incident involving conspiracies, an assassination plot, and a royal scandal. (I'm surprised angrysoba is familiar with it, since -- for obvious reasons -- it was hushed up by the security services of several nations after the matter was resolved.)

Basically, what happened is that noted detective Ellery Queen was appointed by the parliament of [COUNTRY NAME DELETED] to be their king in order to investigate [CONSPIRACY DETAILS DELETED]. At the time he and Carole King were romantically involved, and shortly after assuming the position of king he married her. So a Queen was king, and a King was queen.

But Carole King at the time had strong feminist beliefs, one of which was that a woman should not adopt her husband's last name as hers after getting married. So she remained Carole King rather than becoming Carole Queen -- King did not become a Queen even though she became a queen.

Carole encouraged Ellery to make a statement in support of the feminist movement by adopting her last name after they were married, but he declined to do so -- Queen did not become a King even though he became a king.

So a king and a King were married, and a Queen and a queen were married -- but they remained a king and a King, or a Queen and a queen, so they were neither two Kings nor two kings, neither two Queens nor two queens.

This is obviously what gerdbonk and angrysoba were referring to. I'm surprised but pleased to see I'm not the only one familiar with the incident. Indeed, in light of recent US history it's a shame the full details of the conspiracy Queen managed to uncover were kept from the public and some of the key conspirators managed to avoid the disgrace and punishment they should have received.

Obviously I can't publicly name the conspirators, especially not the lead conspirator, or disclose the classified details, but I think it's okay to say a little bit about the denouement of the case. Queen had gathered many of the key players together for a high stakes Pinochle game -- one of the stakes being his life. On the final hand, Queen held very good cards. "I won the bid," he declared, "so I get to name

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