A royal life story. Prince Edward, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip‘s youngest son, is 13th in the line of succession for the British throne.
After the queen’s death at age 96 in September 2022, the Earl of Wessex joined his three older siblings — King Charles III, Princess Anne and Prince Andrew — in following their late mother’s hearse during the funeral procession from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St. Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland. The eldest of the siblings, Charles, became king immediately upon their mother’s passing.
Edward, who is nearly 16 years younger than Charles, was born at Buckingham Palace in March 1964. According to Ingrid Seward’s book My Husband and I: The Inside Story of 70 Years of Royal Marriage, the queen and her husband Prince Philip — who died in April 2021 at the age of 99 — broke royal tradition by allowing the Duke of Edinburgh to witness the birth.
“The Duke of Edinburgh was actually holding his wife’s hand as their youngest was born,” Seward wrote. “The Queen, by then aged 37, had asked him to be there. She’d been keenly reading women’s magazines that stressed the importance of involving fathers in childbirth and had become fascinated by the idea.”
Edward’s wife, Sophie Rhys-Jones, told Sky News in 2016 that she and her husband enjoyed a close relationship with Her Majesty.
“We do see quite a lot of her,” the Countess of Wessex said at the time. “We’re over there most weekends riding.”
The prince and countess wed in June 1999 after several years of dating. They share two children: Lady Louise Windsor, born in 2003, and James, Viscount Severn, born in 2007. Louise and James are directly behind their father in the royal line of succession in 14th and 15th place, respectively.
Edward graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1986 and served briefly in the Royal Marines. After working as a theatre production assistant and forming his own television production company, Ardent Productions, he began full-time duties as a working member of the royal family in 2002. His royal charity work focuses on the arts, athletics and the development of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, a youth program founded by his father.
Speaking to reporters after Philip’s death, the Cambridge alum called his father’s passing “a bit of a shock.”
“However much one tries to prepare oneself for something like this it’s still a dreadful shock,” he said at the time. “And we are still trying to come to terms with that and it’s very, very sad.”
Scroll through for a look at Prince Edward’s life over the years:
The 13-month-old prince with his elder sister Princess Anne and father Prince Philip looking over him. Historia/Shutterstock
The Earl of Wessex joined his family and older siblings for a photo opportunity on the grounds of Frogmore House in Windsor in April 1968. The occasion was the queen’s 42nd birthday. Reginald Davis/Shutterstock
Edward and his older brother Andrew help their mother walk her beloved Corgis. Ronald Spencer/Daily Mail/Shutterstock
At the Badminton Horse Trials, the London native stood with his mother, his cousin 2nd Earl of Snowdon David Linley, and his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. John Walters/Daily Mail/Shutterstock
The teenaged prince arriving at Jesus College to begin his studies in archaeology and anthropology. He was greeted by Master Of The College Sir Alan Cottrell And Lady Cottrell. Steve Back/ANL/Shutterstock
Edward five years after graduating from the University of Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts in History. Shutterstock
The earl celebrated his grandmother’s 98th birthday with his mother, his brothers Charles and Andrew, his niece Princess Beatrice and his nephews Prince Harry and Prince William. Mark Lloyd/Daily Mail/Shutterstock
Edward and Sophie’s wedding ceremony took place at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle. Lynn Hilton/Mail On Sunday/Shutterstock
Members of the royal family attended Christmas Day service at Sandringham Church. Tim Rooke/Shutterstock
The earl pushes son James in a stroller while his daughter, Louise, walks beside him at the Royal Windsor Horse Show. David Hartley/Shutterstock
Edward arriving at the celebration of his mother’s 60th coronation anniversary with wife Sophie, and nieces Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. Alan Davidson/Shutterstock
The Cambridge alum celebrating his wife’s 50th birthday. Shutterstock
The former Marine stood with his parents to launch the queen’s Baton Relay for the XXI Commonwealth Games. Shutterstock
The prince and countess visiting Vauxhall City Farm where they met and fed alpacas. Pool/Shutterstock
Edward marched in his father’s funeral procession along with several other members of the royal family. He called Prince Philip’s death “a dreadful shock.” Justin Tallis/WPA Pool/Shutterstock
The youngest child joined his three older siblings walking behind queen Elizabeth’s coffin in the procession from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St Giles' Cathedral. Odd Andersen/WPA Pool/Shutterstock
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