Prince Edward WILL become Duke of Edinburgh: Earl of Wessex is finally 認めるd 肩書を与える he was 約束d on his wedding day by the Queen as King Charles bestows honour on his brother's 59th birthday

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The King has conferred the 肩書を与える of Duke of Edinburgh on his youngest brother, Prince Edward, to 示す his 59th birthday today.

異常に, however, the 肩書を与える, 以前 held by his father, Prince Philip, will only remain with him for his lifetime and on his death 逆戻りする to the 栄冠を与える.

His wife, Sophie, 現在／一般に the Countess of Wessex, will become the Duchess of Edinburgh.

Their son James, Viscount Severn, 15, will from today be known as Earl of Wessex ? his father's previous 肩書を与える.

Under the 古代の 支配するs of primogeniture, 非，不，無 of the changes will 影響する／感情 the couple's student daughter Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, however.

King Charles, then Prince Charles, with Prince Edward at Ascot Racecourse on June 15, 2021?

Edward and Sophie with Philip at a DofE Award garden party at Buckingham Palace in 2016

Prince Edward and Sophie with their children Louise and James, pictured in Bristol in 2019

The Buckingham Palace website has been updat ed this morning to 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） Prince Edward as 'The Duke of Edinburgh' in the order of succession. He is 13th in line to the 王位

The 古代の and prestigious 肩書を与える of Duke of Edinburgh was given to Prince Philip by Queen Elizabeth when they married in 1947.

Edward was exceptionally の近くに to his father and his later years took on much of his work with the Duke of Edinburgh Awards 計画／陰謀.

When he and Sophie married in 1999 it was 発表するd that the dukedom would pass to Edward after Philip's death.

That was two years ago, however, and there has been much to-ing and fro-ing behind the scenes on the 問題／発行する ever since.

The 問題／発行する for Buckingham Palace was that Edward is now 13th in line to the 王位 and will only slide その上の 負かす／撃墜する the order of succession over the years when the Prince and Princess of むちの跡s' children grow up and go on to have families of their own.

There was 関心 that the most 上級の 肩書を与えるs associated with a nation of the 部隊d Kingdom would be passed on to an ever more junior 支店 of the family line.

So when Philip died in April 2021, Buckingham Palace 発表するd that the 肩書を与える had 逆戻りするd to the 君主 ? and that continued to be the 事例／患者 when Queen Elizabeth died last September.?

The Queen and Philip with Charles, Andrew, Anne and Edward at Clarence House in 2007

Prince Edward with Prince Philip on the Buckingham Palace balcony in London in 2005

Prince Edward and Prince Philip together at Harry and Meghan's wedding in Windsor in 2018

At one point courtiers d iscussed the King keeping the 肩書を与える 永久的に but many felt that it would be wrong not to honour Prince Philip's wishes and thank Edward for the ceaseless work he has done on に代わって of the 君主国 in 最近の years.

He and his wife have 特に stepped up since Harry and Meghan's acrimonious 出発 in 2019.

The Mail understands that after Edward's 結局の death that the Duke of Edinburgh 肩書を与える will most likely be given to one of William and Kate's children, most likely Prince Louis, when they are older.

Sources 強調する／ストレスd that the タイミング of the 告示 had nothing to do with 開発s this week regarding the 肩書を与えるs of Harry and Meghan's children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, as such 告示s are 普通は made on a member of the 王室の Family's birthday.

This is indeed true, although it is likely that the 問題／発行する of the Sussex children had to be sorted first so as not to 感情を害する／違反するd the 悪名高くも prickly duke and duchess.

Like other members of the 王室の Family, Edward had a number of 肩書を与えるs conferred on him when he married. His other Scottish 肩書を与える is the Earl of Forfar.

He will remain Earl of Forfar, although will use his more 上級の 肩書を与える of Edinburgh.

His son James will become The Earl of Wessex and Forfar when Edward dies and the now 非，不，無 hereditary 肩書を与える of Edinburgh 逆戻りするs to the 栄冠を与える again.

The new Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh will be in the city later today as they …に出席する a 歓迎会 to 示す the first year of the 衝突 in ウクライナ共和国.?

Queen Elizabeth II and her son Prince Edward at the 王室の Windsor Horse Show in 1995

Edward and Sophie in Gibraltar in June 2022 (left) and Edward?in Newton Abbot in May 2022

A Buckingham Palace 広報担当者 said today: 'His Majesty The King has been pleased to 会談する the Dukedom of Edinburgh upon The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Forfar, on the occasion of His 王室の Highness’s 59th birthday.?

'The 肩書を与える will be held by Prince Edward for His 王室の Highness’s lifetime.

'The Dukedom was last created for Prince Philip in 1947, upon his marriage to Princess Elizabeth, who held the 肩書を与える of Duchess of Edinburgh before acceding to the 王位 in 1952.

'The new Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh are proud to continue Prince Philip’s 遺産／遺物 of 促進するing 適切な時期s for young people of all backgrounds to reach their 十分な 可能性のある.'

CLICK TO READ MORE: How Edward follows in the footsteps of hero father Philip, a 'beast' son killed by a cricket ball, a 君主 who went mad and a Prince who was 発射 in the 支援する?

Prince Edward now has a 広大な／多数の／重要な 取引，協定 to live up to as he steps in to his father's shoes as the new Duke of Edinburgh today. Above: Edward in 軍の uniform during The Queen's Birthday Parade in Gibraltar. Prince Philip in メダルs and uniform at Windsor 城, 1987 (権利)