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The only husband of a reigning queen who has been called Prince Consort was Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria. He was a prince in his own right in his native state (now part of Germany). Victoria wanted him to be King Consort, but Parliament said no, hence the courtesy title of Prince Consort was created for him.
Of previous Queens Regnant:
Queen Anne's husband Prince George of Denmark, was the son of the King of Denmark so again was a Prince in his own right, and is refered to as Prince George of Denmark.
Queen Mary II's husband, William III was joint reigning monarch with Mary, as a type of reward for invading Britain and 'freeing' the country from the Catholiciism of James II. He continued to reign in his own right after Mary's death. Although Mary had the stronger claim to the British throne, as James' daughter, William also had a legitimate claim through his mother, who was daughter of Charles I.
Mary I's husband was King of Spain in his own right, and although nominally were joint rulers of England, Mary had the final say in anything pertaining to ruling the country (he was also absent a lot of the time).
Of the Elizabeths, the Duke of Edinburgh was a Prince of Greece (now a defunct monarchy) and not given a title beyond his Royal Dukedom (i.e. not Prince Consort), and of course Elizabeth I never married.
If you want to get into other parts of what is now the United Kingdom, Mary Queen of Scots made her second husband, Lord Darnley, a King with the intent they reign together.
So the title Prince Consort doesn't have that long a lineage.
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Orf with your head!
But what are the implications for the Kween?
. Its not the worse thing he's reported as having done but as red flags go... a reminder that there were lots of signs as to what Saville was - they were likely ignored rather than not recognised.
