Game of Royal Titles
Ahead of the Coronation in May King Charles has been re-arranging some Royal titles.
Harry and Meghan may be disenchanted with Royalty but their children have now become Prince Archie of Sussex and Princess Lilibet of Sussex
Meanwhile the King’s youngest brother Edward has become the Duke of Edinburgh and his wife Sophie the Duchess of Edinburgh. Its not clear how this has gone down in Holyrood but the two Royals do actually work in ,er, promoting the Monarchy and its image. Not an easy job in 2023 but a very well paid one.
Their son James, Viscount Severn, aged 15 will become Earl of Wessex and then Earl of Forfar. He will not be able to become Duke of Edinburgh in due course thanks to a tradition King Charles has just made up.
There may be a few more titles to come.The Royal Family is at least good at inventing and tweaking tradition. The Duke of Ediburgh title was invented by George 1st in 1726 but fell into disuse in 1760. Queen Victoria reinvented it in 1866
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