dailyrecord.co.uk
11.07.2021
Prince Charles ‘refusing to make Edward the new Duke of Edinburgh’
Queen not to be a duke, it was expected that Edward, the current Earl of Wessex, would one day inherit his dad's title. The Queen and Prince Philip originally stated that Edward would inherit the title "in due course" when he married Sophie Rhys-Jones in 1999.When Prince Philip, 99, died earlier this year, Prince Charles was given the title, in keeping with royal tradition, with it expected that Edward would become Duke of Edinburgh once his brother became King.