Queen and Prince Philip have a total of 4 children. The eldest son, Charles, inherited the throne, the second son, Andrew, received the title of Duke of York, for the second son, and the daughter, , Anne, received the title of Princess of the Royal Family, and the third son, Edward, was the Earl of Wessex.
The British title is also the order of the princes and princes. As the youngest queen and the most like the queen's son Prince Edward, the title of Earl is obviously low.
The Queen's family, and the upper right corner is Edward
As the queen's mother, she has the absolute right to let her love for her children be reflected in the title. After all, a title directly represents a person's status, and even determines the amount of wealth to a certain extent. People take it for granted that the Queen would give her children the honorary titles.
Prince of Wales is a title for the crown prince. In our words, it is called the crown prince and will be the king in the future. The Duke of York is the title of the king's second son, and the eldest princess is the title of the king's eldest daughter, both of which are lifelong and unique. Once you are granted a title, it will last for a lifetime. Even if the new king succeeds to the throne later, his second son and eldest daughter cannot get the title by going beyond these two people. The king's second son and eldest daughter are often present, but the Duke of York and the eldest princess of the royal family are not often present, and they are rare and precious.
Queen and Prince Edward who looks the most like her
Why is Edward honest, low-key, obedient and scandal-free Edward, his official title is just an earl?
Is the queen who doesn’t love this youngest son?
is not. Even though the queen ignored this youngest child, the queen's love for Edward was deep. In his later years, the Queen even regarded Edward's wife Sophie as her own daughter and kept it with her for many years.
It turns out that the Earl of Wessex comes from Prince Edward's preference. For a while, Prince Edward was addicted to the Earl of Wessex in the Shakespeare drama and was deeply impressed by this character. So I asked the Queen's mother for this special title.
Maternal love will never be missing, and Edward also receives the love of his father. When Edward got married in 1999, the Queen and Prince Philip decided that after Prince Philip's death, Prince Philip's title of Duke of Edinburgh was given to Prince Edward, and Charles, who was present, also made a promise.
Wedding photos of the Queen and Prince Philip
The Duke of Edinburgh is a particularly noble knight. is the first class of hereditary aristocrats, and its original meaning is "leader, commander". After the queen, who was the crown prince at that time, insisted on marrying Philip , George VI gave Philip the Duke of Edinburgh, a very noble title. So this is a special Duke.
I don’t know if Prince Edward would regret not being able to directly ask his mother for an ordinary duke in the future. In 2021, Prince Philip passed away, and in 2022, Queen Elizabeth II passed away. Charles succeeded to the throne of kings, and was Charles III . The promised Duke of Edward's Duke of Edinburgh has been delayed and is likely to fail. Because Charles III repeatedly stated that he had streamlined the royal family. Edward's Duke of Edinburgh clashed with Charles's idea of streamlining the royal family.
Charles III is signing the document
Look, how good is our new king's speaking art. He explained that this was for the royal family, and he had no choice. When I divorced Diana , I forced myself to marry Camilla in the second marriage, and I didn't support Camilla to become the queen not long ago. I guess these are also for the royal family.
I still remember that before Charles had to marry a second-marriage woman was Edward VIII . He retired from the throne of the king before he married the second-marriage woman.
So many people feel wronged for Edward. They have never fought for so many years, are low-key and forbearable, and have never had any scandals. His two children also do not have the title of Prince His Highness Princess. As the queen's grandchildren, the two children should have had these from the beginning. It was Edward who gave up and let the child choose for himself when he grew up.To this day, with Charles striving for the royal family, the two children have not chosen what they should have.
Prince Edward's family
The Duke of Edinburgh, which was promised by the Queen and Charles themselves, Edward waited for so many years, but the wait was disappointed. All his life can only be an earl?
remembered another past event. When the Queen was on vacation at the Balmoral Castle, she found a Scottish traditional plaid skirt in the castle. She felt it interesting for a moment, so she put it on. While everyone was having dinner in the restaurant downstairs, Charles, who saw him, went crazy in public: "What are you doing with that skirt? I am the only one who has the right to wear this short skirt. This is the Prince of Wales' short skirt. You go upstairs and replace it immediately." Prince Edward, who was used to getting along with his elder brother, quietly went upstairs to change the short skirt.
Charles and Camilla in traditional Scottish plaid skirts may be the rule. There are too many rules in the royal family that cannot be escaped to cover up family affection and even suffocate. Prince Edward has been tolerant, low-key, obedient and silent since he was a child. Even the many people present were shocked by Charles' lack of demeanor, Edward could express it without saying a word.
The child born by the mother at the age of 38 has not grown up with the company of her brothers and sisters since she was a child. The complicated rules everywhere made him feel lonely and lacking in belonging since he was a child, and he was used to not fighting or robbing. He is so low-key that everyone ignores him. It seems that there is no such a serious and noble Prince Edward in the royal family.
Edward when he was one year old in the queen's arms
was a little confused when he sighed for Edward. After Prince Philip's death, wasn't the Duke of Edinburgh vacated? Why didn't the Queen give this title directly to her promised young son, and there was no need to wait until Charles became king before granting her title. Could it be that Prince Philip passed away, the queen had no extra energy in her last time, and she would no longer participate in non-national affairs? After all, a mother always hopes that her child can get better.
Later, I accidentally learned about it and shocked me. The inheritance method of the old-school nobles is really extraordinary.
The Duke of Edinburgh was automatically passed down, and the inherited one was the eldest son. Therefore, as soon as Prince Philip died, the Duke of Edinburgh was inherited directly by Charles. The Duke of Edinburgh became Charles, and even the Queen could not easily deprive this title. Therefore, only after the new Duke of Edinburgh Charles succeeds to the throne and becomes king, the title of Prince Edward can be granted the title. This is why when Edward got married, the Queen and Prince Philip had to make a promise on the spot.
Edward's civilian wedding, compared to brothers, the scene was quite "humble"
What kind of inheritance method is this? Forget it if the throne is given to the eldest son, but the eldest son still wants everything from his father? If you want, you can't have any objections?
Yes. The rules of the old-school aristocratic circle, the eldest son inherits everything, and the other children stand aside. Don’t think about eating meat, you will be lucky if you can drink soup.
is really shocking to make people fall in love with their chin, isn’t this extremely unfair? In our words, except for the eldest son, all the other sons were picked up?
For old-school aristocrats, there is no fairness or unfairness, the eldest son is to inherit almost everything. What they care more about is the status rules and the social order maintained by this.
The inheritance of the eldest son mainly includes:
1, the noble titles of the family: Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount , Baron;
2, real estate, including manor, land and other assets. In British law, the second part is called "limited inherited real estate".
So, other sons except the eldest son can only rely on their own noble status and their own abilities to make a living.
This is really harsh compared to our China. Although we also prefer the inheritance of the eldest son, other sons can get a lot.We have " token ", and there are too many emperors who are not inherited from their eldest son.
This is the difference in culture.
For example, they recognize that the child in marriage, even if the child’s bloodline is doubtful, or even the true wild child is completely protected. However, the illegitimate children of blood outside are not recognized and protected. Inheritance can only be the child born in marriage, no matter what the child's bloodline is.
The famous Henry VIII King is like this. In order to have a son to inherit everything about him, he forced five queens to change, but he had nothing to do. But he obviously has an illegitimate child, but he cannot inherit it. Only Henry VIII knew how much pain he felt.
There are some rules, and even the king can do nothing.
Henry VIII: Don’t look at me majestic, only I know my sufferings
I am not surprised by Charles III’s love for his younger brothers and his way of dealing with people, and by the rules of the nobles. And, the British royal family represents the oldest aristocrats, and it is also the place where the dignity and rules of aristocrats are most needed.
It is no surprise that Charles ignored the Queen's mother, Prince Philip's father and his original promises. Edward is still a slim distance from the Duke of Edinburgh.
Queen: Less rules, I have the final say on the rules and standards
But fortunately, Prince Harry went away from the United States, Andrew left the royal family completely without his last eternity, William The children have not grown up yet. Charles had to open the royal stage and let Prince Edward get to the spotlight for some time to come.
And what I am more concerned about is: Can Edward still get his Duke of Edinburgh? After his wish was disappointed, would Charles III give him an ordinary duke?
