The logic behind it is a very simple, "The King is dead! Long live the King!" In reality, the death of a king makes the prince into the new king; this simply replicates that. (A similar, if slightly spurious, logic appliess to the Princess's advancement to Queen on the Queen's capture.)
The logic behind it is a very simple, "The King is dead! Long live the King!" In reality, the death of a king makes the prince into the new king; this simply replicates that. (A similar, if slightly spurious, logic appliess to the Princess's advancement to Queen on the Queen's capture.)