Prince Edward, who will be the next Duke of Edinburgh

Shortly before his marriage to the then (only) Princess Elizabeth, iPrince Philip received the title of “Duke of Edinburgh” as a gift, becoming the fourth to hold this duchy. How it rebuilds Tatlerin fact, the title was created for the first time in 1726, when it was given to Prince Federico, nephew of King George I. Then it was the turn of Prince George, future King George III, and Prince Alfred, second son of Queen Victoria.

Before the title returned to the limelight, several decades passed, until the arrival of Filippo.

A title particularly appreciated by the husband of Queen Elizabeth, who passed away at the age of 99 on 9 April, so much so that over the years it has become synonymous with her name. And now, after his disappearance, cwho will be the next Duke of Edinburgh? According to the Letters Patent issued by George VI, it would be up to Prince Charles become the next Duke of Edinburgh but in 1999 – on the eve of Edward’s wedding to Sophie Rhys-Jones – Buckingham Palace made it known that the Queen had decided that, when Charles becomes king, it will be his youngest son, namely Prince Edward, to become Duke of Edinburgh.

This is because when a royal ascends the throne, all his other titles merge with the crown and can be granted again to someone else. This means that Edward will be granted the title when Charles becomes king. And his wife, the Countess of Wessex, will become Duchess of Edinburgh. Edoardo, moreover, has often worked alongside his father in the Duke of Edinburgh Award charity program, and was trustee and president of the International Duke of Edinburgh Award, and will no doubt wish to continue his work. Later it was speculated that it will be up to his son, James, Viscount Severn.

Edoardo, 57, has always been the little one of the house. And if it has always been said that the queen’s favorite son Elizabeth II was the third child Andrew of York, today it is common opinion that this is not the case. And not just for involvement in the Epstein scandal which forced The Queen to “Dismiss him” from real duties.

According to the documentary entitled Edward & Sophie: The Reluctant Royals? the sovereign would always have a soft spot for the little one of the royal house. «Edward has always been the apple of the queen’s eye»Assures the journalist Ayesha Hazarika. Among other things, as the historian explained Robert Lacey, the sovereign with her youngest children, Andrea and Edoardo, “she was able to spend much more time than she was able to do with Carlo and Anna “.

The bond between the queen and the youngest child would be strengthened by the marriage with Sophie of Wessex, with whom he had two children: Lady Louise Windsor, Age 17 and James, visconte Severn, 13. Her Majesty, according to royal observers, adores Sophie: “For her it is like another daughter. They are really very close, ”confided a royal assistant to the Daily Mail“The Queen relies on the Countess of Wessex more than Kate Middleton.”

Dad too Filippo he has always been particularly attached to the youngest of his four children ». The Duke of Edinburgh he was not at the bedside of his queen wife when she gave birth to Carlo, Anna and Andrea. «During Edoardo’s birth, however, he was there“Revealed royal expert Ingrid Stewart:” The world had moved on and he had become a modern father“. Edoardo was born on March 10, 1954: «That day Philip, during childbirth, held his wife’s hand. He was the first royal dad to do it. “

And now Edoardo also remembers him in his role as a father: “Like any other family – we would get together, sit on the sofa as a group and he would read to us” said Prince Edward, also recalling the Queen’s moved words addressed to the Duke of Edinburgh on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary. “My father was too humble to be interested in that sort of thing.” “It was a great source of support, encouragement, a guide to the end “, he made it known upon arrival at Windsor Castle.

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