Facts and GK+ Ever wondered why when there is a King, his wife is a Queen but now we have

a Queen, her husband isnt King? This is something that is often subject to misconception and confusion, the reason for this is plain and simple, though. Usually, in a marriage, a wife adopts her husbands title and surname (e.g. Miss L Jones becomes Mrs L Peters when married to Mr Peters) but the reverse is not true. A title is usually issued to the man in the marriage in order for his wife to adopt the appropriate style, this was particularly relevant in 1947 when the then HRH Princess Elizabeth married Philip Mountbatten. In order for Philip to have a title and style, the title of Duke Of Edin burgh was issued to him, otherwise he would have remained Philip Mountbatten (NB: He would NOT have been Prince Philip Of Greece as he had to renounce his Greek titles and religion in order to marry Princess Elizabeth in a Church of England ceremony.)

The famous British guards with the tall hats are actually trained soldiers equipped with machine guns! Facts and GK+ The red jacked and weird hat wearing men and women who stand in the Sentry Box outside of Buckingham Place are from any of the 5 regiments of Foot Guards (Grenadier Guards, Cold stream Guards, Welsh Guards, Irish Guards, and Scots Guards). Only half of their job is standing emotionless outside of the Queens other palace, the other half is actively serving in the military. Thus, they serve both a decorating and defensive role. However, even when they are acting as guards, they are prepared for a flight. Originally, they carried ceremonial guns but now they are all equipped with machine guns.

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