Prince Edward has been given the title Duke of Edinburgh

Callistemon21

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What does Lady Louise get out of it?

Nothing if she has any sense.
She's had a Saturday/holiday job and is at university.
Like any other normal young woman.

Oops, I should have realised she was there already! (Especially as it’s my and Paw’s alma mater )
Sensible choice! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Glorianny

I suppose it goes to show that you can bring the RF into disrepute and still claw your way back.
Anyone remember It's a Royal Knockout and Arden productions?
Or Sophie Wessex and the sheik?

Even murderers are let out of prison!

Callistemon21

I'm rather confused because wasnt there a rumour (may be just on Gransnet!) that Charlotte was to be Duchess of Edinburgh?

Obviously unfounded gossip.

Good, someone needed to be made Duke of Edinburgh as the D of E Award scheme needed a titular head and Prince Philip was patron or president of hundreds of organisations. I think the Wessexes quietly get on with the job.

Yes! You’re right! I’d forgotten that, and it was me who started the thread.
It was widely reported - not just a rumour started by me!

Callistemon21

Glorianny

I suppose it goes to show that you can bring the RF into disrepute and still claw your way back.
Anyone remember It's a Royal Knockout and Arden productions?
Or Sophie Wessex and the sheik?

Yes, but isn't it good when people recognise their early mistakes and learn from them!!

If only ........

Just watched a bit on Youtube I think they ought to reshow it.
Stuart Hall talking to Prince Andrew honestly it's priceless! Maybe the night before the coronation? Just to get things into perspective

Glorianny

I suppose it goes to show that you can bring the RF into disrepute and still claw your way back.
Anyone remember It's a Royal Knockout and Arden productions?
Or Sophie Wessex and the sheik?

Yes isn't it encouraging? That means Harry can be forgiven for his Nazi fancy dress when he's 56. The current "bring the RF into disrepute" will see him OK at 74.

With the Sussex’s we have ‘It’s a Knockout’ almost daily.

Maw: I don’t know how long Court Mourning affects things like this, but if it’s his birthday, it saved Camilla going out to buy him more socks.

Love it, Maw.

Yes, agree. PE being made DofE is a good thing. Someone has to do it.

Good, he and his family live quietly and honourably out of the spot light, like Anne and her family…..take note H and M …it can be done…but you don’t want it do you?!

Very pleased about this.

I have meet Prince Edward and he appeared to be very unassuming and a very nice man.

The only question is why this has been speculated as on/off since the (real) queen died. Some said Princess Charlotte.

This is a good decision, he is a quiet, hardworking person,just like Princess Anne.. both keen to stay out of the limelight they are a credit to our late Queen

The only speculation I read about Princess Charlotte was on GN.

GSM maybe I read it in the DM😂 apparently Edward will only have the title during his lifetime and it will not pass to his son who is now the Earl of Wessex. It was promised to Edward when his father died so finally he has it.

Germanshepherdsmum

The only speculation I read about Princess Charlotte was on GN.

Yes, it was me. But it was reported - I didn’t just make it up!

Glorianny

I suppose it goes to show that you can bring the RF into disrepute and still claw your way back.
Anyone remember It's a Royal Knockout and Arden productions?
Or Sophie Wessex and the sheik?

I know the sheikh incident was bad but I thought that It’s a Royal Knockout was a great idea. It’s a Knockout was huge back then. My ex and I thought that international conflict should have been sorted out in a It’s a Knockout sort of way.

Glad Edward has become Duke of Edinburgh. The right choice.

Had Harry become a loyal , hard working member of the RF undoubtedly his youthful follies would have been forgiven, but he didn't and so they are not. As has been said, even a murderer has an allocated sentence. Have these critical people never ever done one foolish thing in their lives??!!

25Avalon

GSM maybe I read it in the DM😂 apparently Edward will only have the title during his lifetime and it will not pass to his son who is now the Earl of Wessex. It was promised to Edward when his father died so finally he has it.

Would this title be automatically passed on to his son in the past?
Does it confir a financial benefit?
Just wondering.

Prince Philip’s dukedom didn’t pass to any of his sons when he died. And it doesn’t carry any financial benefits.

The title has passed to Philip’s son now though.

It reverted to the Crown and the king has now bestowed it on Edward. It didn’t pass to him.

Here’s a report from last Autumn about Charlotte
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/king-charles-wants-to-give-princess-charlotte-the-duchess-of-edinburgh-title-in-honour-of-the-queen-3933263

Ah, the old ‘royal insider’. Well they got that wrong didn’t they?

Quite irrelevant to the awful issues facing ordinary people under the Tories. Another dead cat.

Well done King Charles.