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Qarl then challenges his boyfriend Laenor to a swordfight, claiming the prince consort had always looked down on him.
Sean T. Collins, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2022
At Royal Command Performances, the queen and her prince consort met every A-list star of the 20th century, from the Beatles and Elton John to Marilyn Monroe and Judy Garland.
Laurie Brookins, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2022
The news of the prince consort’s passing was announced via a statement from Buckingham Palace.
Paulina Jayne Isaac, Glamour, 14 Apr. 2021
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.
Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Apr. 2021
Queen Victoria created the title of prince consort for her husband Prince Albert, though Philip, the only male consort since Albert, was officially known as Prince of the United Kingdom instead.
Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, 9 Apr. 2021
August is the Christian name of Prince Albert, Queen Victoria’s husband, whereas Philip is a nod to the current prince consort.
Vogue, 23 Feb. 2021
Philip is Prince Philip in the same way that Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, who was German, was prince consort.
Morgan Evans, Redbook, 11 Apr. 2017
Men married to the British monarch are known as prince consorts, not king consorts.
Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 4 Oct. 2017
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Sean T. Collins, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2022
At Royal Command Performances, the queen and her prince consort met every A-list star of the 20th century, from the Beatles and Elton John to Marilyn Monroe and Judy Garland.
Laurie Brookins, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2022
The news of the prince consort’s passing was announced via a statement from Buckingham Palace.
Paulina Jayne Isaac, Glamour, 14 Apr. 2021
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.
Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Apr. 2021
Queen Victoria created the title of prince consort for her husband Prince Albert, though Philip, the only male consort since Albert, was officially known as Prince of the United Kingdom instead.
Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, 9 Apr. 2021
August is the Christian name of Prince Albert, Queen Victoria’s husband, whereas Philip is a nod to the current prince consort.
Vogue, 23 Feb. 2021
Philip is Prince Philip in the same way that Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, who was German, was prince consort.
Morgan Evans, Redbook, 11 Apr. 2017
Men married to the British monarch are known as prince consorts, not king consorts.
Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 4 Oct. 2017
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First Known Use
1703, in the meaning defined above
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“Prince consort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prince%20consort. Accessed 7 Dec. 2022.
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prince consort
noun
plural princes consort
: the husband of a reigning queen
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