Queen Consort
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A Queen Consort is the wife of a King. She is not the head of state, and does not have any powers unless they are given by the King or another law.
A Queen Regnant is Head of State, and has all the powers of a sovereign.
A queen consort usually keeps the title of Queen after her husband's death, for example
- Queen Mary, wife of King George V of the United Kingdom and
- Queen Elizabeth, wife of King George VI of the United Kingdom, she was given the title Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother because her daughter is also called Elizabeth.
A queen regnant does not keep the title of queen if she abdicates (resigns). No Queen has ever abdicated in the United Kingdom, but in the Netherlands
- Queen Wilhelmina abdicated in 1948 and became Princess Wilhelmina. Her daughter became Queen Juliana.
- Queen Juliana abdicated and became Princess Juliana.