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Earl of Wessex is a title that has been created twice in British history – once in the pre-Conquest Anglo-Saxon nobility of England, and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
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.
James Alexander Philip Theo Mountbatten-Windsor, Earl of Wessex (born 17 December 2007), styled Viscount Severn from 2007 until 2023, is the younger child and son of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh.
Jun 19, 2024 · Meet James, formerly Viscount Severn, son of the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh. Everything you need to know about Queen Elizabeth II's youngest grandchild, James, Earl of Wessex. By Hope Coke. 19 June 2024. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images.
Oct 2, 2019 · Edward, Earl of Wessex is the youngest child of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. In 1993, Edward formed the television production company Ardent Productions. He married Sophie...
On the wedding day, the queen bestowed on Edward the title earl of Wessex and Viscount Severn (the senior title represented a geographic reference that could be found only in history books, for Wessex had ceased to be a formal region of England many centuries earlier). In 2002 the couple became full-time working members of the royal family.
Jun 10, 2021 · Edward, Earl of Wessex, pops his head around the door of the room in St James’s Palace and chuckles at the numerous cameras set up for the interview. “Do you have enough?” he laughs.
Mar 10, 2023 · The Earl of Wessex, who was eighth-in-line to the throne at birth, currently ranks 14th, and it was during Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee Thames River Pageant that he made his first official ...
Mar 10, 2019 · Their Royal Highnesses will use the title The Earl and Countess of Forfar when in Scotland. The Earldom of Forfar was created in 1661 and became extinct as a title in 1715. It was a subsidiary title to the Earl of Ormond and was a title held by the Douglas Family.
Oct 26, 2020 · The current Earl of Wessex is Prince Edward, the youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
