Why James, Earl of Wessex would possibly not inherit Duke of Edinburgh name from dad Prince Edward

James, the Earl of Wessex will have inherited his earldom from his dad Prince Edward however that does not imply he’ll be granted his Duke of Edinburgh name someday. 

James’ mom Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, in the past printed that as he and his sister Woman Louise grow older, they aren’t prone to be very excited about royal existence, on the other hand, this isn’t the explanation his father’s name would possibly not be handed on. 

The name of Duke of Edinburgh was once granted to Prince Edward as a existence peerage, now not a hereditary name. This implies it is held through the person for his or her lifetime after which reverts to the Crown upon their passing. 

This on the other hand has now not all the time been the case, as prior to now royal dukedoms had been hereditary, with the inheritor to the Dukedom poised to sooner or later take over.

Alternatively, when Charles inherited the throne, he applied a slimmed-down monarchy which means that the point of interest has shifted in opposition to the direct line of succession, with fewer prolonged members of the family actively excited about public existence.

Due to this fact, the name won’t go right down to Edward’s son, James, Earl of Wessex, upon his dying.

As soon as once more the name will revert again to the Crown because it did after Prince Philip’s passing.

Buckingham Palace in the past introduced Edward would sooner or later sooner or later be successful his father because the Duke of Edinburgh – however now not till after the dying of each Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II.

Earl James’ position in royal existence

James’ mom, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh in the past spread out concerning the position her son and daughter, Woman Louise Windsor would play within the monarchy.

In a 2020 interview with Christine Lamb for The Sunday Occasions, Sophie defined: “We attempt to carry them up with the working out they’re very prone to need to paintings for a residing.

“Therefore we made the verdict to not use HRH titles. They’ve them and will make a decision to make use of them from 18, however I believe it is extremely not likely.”

Recently, Woman Louise has adopted within the footsteps of her royal cousins Prince William and his spouse the Princess of Wales and is finding out at St. Andrew’s College finding out English. 

In the meantime, James finished his GCSE assessments remaining 12 months and is beginning his A-level assessments.