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The Earl of Wessex assumed many duties from his father, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, as Prince Philip reduced his commitments before retiring from royal duties. Prince Edward opened the 1990 Commonwealth Games in New Zealand and the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia and became vice-patron of Commonwealth Games Federation in 2006, picking ...
- 10 March 1964 (age 59), Buckingham Palace, London, England
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Mar 6, 2024 · On June 19, 1999, Edward married Sophie Rhys-Jones (now Sophie, duchess of Edinburgh), a public-relations consultant.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).
May 3, 2023 · Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Sophie Rhys-Jones, Countess of Wessex leave Hospital with their new baby boy at Frimley Park Hospital on December 20, 2007. Getty Images.
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Oct 2, 2019 · Edward, Earl of Wessex was born on March 10, 1964, at Windsor Castle in London, England. The youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Edward was christened as ...
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Mar 9, 2024 · Prince Edward opens up about his family life with Sophie, Lady Louise and James, Earl of Wessex, in an interview set to air on 10 March Chris Jackson/Getty Images Prince Edward has paid tribute to his wife, Sophie, as his ‘absolute rock’ as he discussed his family life with Alan Titchmarsh during an appearance on Love Your Weekend.
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Jun 10, 2021 · London CNN —. 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 ...
Mar 10, 2023 · Prince Edward's former title of Earl of Wessex will now go to his son, the 15-year-old Viscount Severn. But there will be no change in title for Edward's daughter, Lady Louise Windsor.