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Edward was created Earl of Wessex prior to marrying Sophie Rhys-Jones in 1999. They have two children: Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor and James Mountbatten-Windsor, Earl of Wessex. Edward's mother conferred him the additional title of Earl of Forfar in 2019.
The couple have two children: Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor and James Mountbatten-Windsor, Earl of Wessex, who are respectively sixteenth and fifteenth in line to the British throne as of 2024. In 2002, Sophie closed her business interests and began full-time work as a member of the royal family.
This Earl of Wessex title is currently used as a courtesy title by the Duke's son and heir apparent to the earldoms of Wessex and Forfar, James Mountbatten-Windsor . In 1999, Queen Elizabeth II 's youngest son, Prince Edward, married Sophie Rhys-Jones.
King Charles III conferred the title on the former Earl of Wessex in celebration of Edward’s 59 th birthday on Friday (10 March). Doing so also honours the wishes of their late parents,...
Lady Louise Windsor and James, Earl of Wessex might be getting a bigger role in the royal family — at least according to speculation from royal expert Richard Eden. In a recent installment...
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After the queen’s death at age 96 in September 2022, the Earl of Wessex joined his three older siblings — King Charles III, Princess Anne and Prince Andrew — in […]
10 March 1964 – 19 June 1999: His Royal Highness The Prince Edward. 19 June 1999 – 10 March 2019: His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex [1] [2] 10 March 2019 – 10 March 2023: His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex and Forfar [3] 10 March 2023 – present: His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh [4] Until his marriage, Edward was known as ...
Examples: Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex. Slightly less swanky than a dukeship, earl titles are passed down from father to son and countess titles are acquired through marriage.
The Earl of Wessex congratulated around 2,000 Duke of Edinburgh gold award winners at the Palace of Holyroodhouse on Friday – including one who had been sent down a coal mine as part of...
The wedding of Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones took place on 19 June 1999 in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. Queen Elizabeth II's youngest child, Prince Edward, was created Earl of Wessex hours before the ceremony.