LONDON, United Kingdom – Britain’s King Charles III on Friday awarded his youthful brother Edward the title Duke of Edinburgh, in keeping with the needs of the late Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip.
Philip, who was the final holder of the title, had at all times needed it to be inherited by Edward.
Charles conferred the title on Edward, at the moment often called the Earl of Wessex, on his 59th birthday.
“His Majesty The King has been pleased to confer the Dukedom of Edinburgh upon the Prince Edward,” Buckingham Palace stated in an announcement.
The title won’t nevertheless be inherited by Edward’s teenage son James. The 15-year-old will as an alternative develop into the brand new Earl of Wessex.
Edward’s spouse Sophie who was significantly near Elizabeth, who died final September, will now be often called the Duchess of Edinburgh.
The new duke and duchess will likely be in Edinburgh afterward Friday at a reception to mark the primary 12 months of the battle in Ukraine.
The dukedom was created for Prince Philip in 1947 after his marriage to the then Princess Elizabeth.
Philip, who died in April 2021, had favored Edward inheriting his title, however the choice finally needed to be made by Charles as King.
Earlier this week Buckingham Palace additionally up to date its web site’s checklist of succession in relation to the 2 kids of Prince Harry and his spouse Meghan.
The kids are actually listed as Prince Archie Mountbatten-Windsor and Princess Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor.
Although they routinely turned a prince and princess when Harry’s father King Charles acceded to the throne final 12 months, that they had remained listed as plain “master” and “miss” on the web site.
The titles had emerged as a contentious concern after Harry and Meghan give up royal life and moved to California in 2020. — Agence France-Presse
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