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We dont  know what happened to him after his run in with Blackbeard. Anything could have happened. He could very well be a prince but is just hiding it since he came back to Storybrooke. I think he's modest that way. He's never told anyone about being a Captain in the Queen 's navy; he's just let everyone think he's only a pirate and that's all he's ever been.

Or he could possibly become a  prince under the new curse if Zelina is successful. Who knows what happens with a time paradox. I really don't think Hook and Emma are the ones getting married so I don't see him becoming a prince that way.