Talk:Disney Princess/@comment-4075031-20130519212232/@comment-1416077-20130524132616

Rapunzel is the only child of a reigning king; assuming she can take the throne upon the death of her father, she will be a reigning queen. Flynn would not be king, but a royal consort with an independent title.

Adam (Beast) is the reigning prince of a principality; his wife, Belle holds the title of Princess Consort. Adam will never be a king, and Belle, by definition, will never be a queen.

Eric is the son of a king. Upon rising to the throne he becomes a reigning king and his wife becomes the queen consort. Ariel's status as queen is independent of her status as the daughter of King Triton.