Prince Edward A. Mountbatten-Windsor KG GCVO CD formerly Windsor
Born 1960s.
Ancestors 
Son of Philip (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg) Mountbatten
and Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor
Brother of
King Charles III (Windsor) Mountbatten-Windsor KG, Anne (Windsor) Laurence KG KT GCVO and Prince Andrew (Windsor) Mountbatten-Windsor KG GCVO CD
Father of
Louise (Mountbatten-Windsor) Windsor and [private son (2000s - unknown)]
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Biography
Prince Edward (Windsor) Mountbatten-Windsor KG GCVO CD is Notable.
Note: In 1960, the Queen and Prince Philip decided that all their direct descendants should bear the name 'Mountbatten-Windsor' [1]
Prince Edward (Windsor) Mountbatten-Windsor KG GCVO CD is a member of the House of Windsor.
His Royal Highness Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh and the former Earl of Wessex, is the youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He was born in Buckingham Palace on 10 March 1964. [2] and christened in the private chapel at Windsor Castle on 2 May 1964. He is currently 13th in line to the throne.
Prince Edward attended Gordonstoun School in Scotland, as did his two older brothers and father, becoming 'head boy'. During his 'gap year' (year between leaving school and starting university) he worked as a teacher at Wanganui Collegiate School in New Zealand. He then studied for a BA in History at Jesus College, University of Cambridge. In 1986, Prince Edward started a brief tour of duty as a Marine, but did not complete the commando course. This was followed by working as a theatre production assistant at the Really Useful Theatre Company, involved with musicals such as The Phantom of the Opera and Cats. He also took part in the TV show It's a Royal Knockout, which raised a million pounds for charity, although the Queen disapproved of the show.
In 1993, Prince Edward set up his own company, Ardent Productions, which was severely criticised in the UK, but did a little better in the US. It was 'voluntarily dissolved' in 2009.
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| Prince Edward and Countess Sophie |
On 19 June 1999, Edward married Sophie Rhys-Jones in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, as opposed to Westminster Abbey. Just before they married, Prince Edward was given the title Earl of Wessex. (This made Sophie "Countess of Wessex" after their marriage.) The couple have two children.
In 2002, Prince Edward took up full-time royal duties (so he had to leave Ardent Productions). He is patron of 70 charities, including the National Youth Theatre, the Sport and Recreation Alliance, and the British Paralympic Association. [3]
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He is also involved with the Duke of Edinburgh's Award as the chair of the International Council of the Award.
Edward and Sophie have travelled extensively and visited many countries worldwide in support of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, other charities, and Afghanistan in support of troops. They also visited the islands of the Caribbean for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012. [4] Another Diamond anniversary - this time the Duke of Edinburgh's Award itself - saw Prince Edward visiting Chile.
In 2019, Her Majesty the Queen bestowed the title of 'Earl of Forfar' upon Edward (Forfar is the county town of Angus in Scotland). [5] The Strathmore Woollen Company then gave him the 'Forfar Tartan'.
King Charles III conferred the title of Duke of Edinburgh upon Edward on 10 March 2023, the occasion of his 59th birthday. He will hold this title for life and it will not be hereditary. [6] Edward's title of Earl of Wessex passed to his son James, Viscount Severn.
The Duke of Edinburgh's official residence is Buckingham Palace, London, while he has a country house at Bagshot Park in Surrey.
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Sources
- ↑ Royal Name Change on royal.uk
- ↑ England & Wales birth registration: Westminster [district], Volume 5c, Page 387
- ↑ https://www.royal.uk/the-earl-of-wessex
- ↑ Tour of West Indies announced
- ↑ Earl of Forfar in The Gazette
- ↑ The King confers The Dukedom of Edinburgh upon The Prince Edward 9 March 2023 The website of the Royal Household Accessed 10 March 2023
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DNA Connections
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