Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh has received numerous titles, decorations, and honorary appointments as a member of the British royal family and the brother of King Charles III of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. Each is listed below; where two dates are shown, the first indicates the date of receiving the title or award (the title as Prince Edward being given as from his birth) and the second indicates the date of its loss or renunciation.
Styles of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh | |
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Reference style | His Royal Highness |
Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
Until his marriage, Edward was known as "His Royal Highness The Prince Edward". Royal commentators conjectured that former royal dukedoms such as Cambridge or Sussex might be granted to him. Instead, on 19 June 1999, he became "His Royal Highness Prince Edward The Earl of Wessex". He was the first prince since the Tudors to be created an earl (thus reserving future advancement to a dukedom). [5] The Sunday Telegraph reported that he was drawn to the earldom of Wessex after watching the 1998 film Shakespeare in Love, in which a minor character with that title was played by Colin Firth. [6] Edward was also granted the subsidiary title of Viscount Severn. [1] Buckingham Palace announced the intention that Edward would eventually be created Duke of Edinburgh, a title then held by his father, Prince Philip, once it had merged in the Crown upon the death of both his parents. [7]
On 10 March 2019, his 55th birthday, Edward was granted the additional title of Earl of Forfar for use in Scotland. [3] [8] [9] He was at times referred to as the "Earl of Wessex and Forfar", such as at the funeral of his father and the state funeral of his mother. [10] [11] [12] [13]
On his 59th birthday, 10 March 2023, Edward was created Duke of Edinburgh, thus becoming "His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh". [4] [14] His ducal title is not hereditary, so it will revert to the crown on his death. [15]
Appointments (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence)
Country | Date | Appointment | Ribbon | Post-nominal letters |
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United Kingdom | 10 March 1989 | Commander of the Royal Victorian Order [16] | CVO | |
2 June 2003 | Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order [17] | KCVO | ||
10 March 2011 | Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order [18] | GCVO | ||
Canada | 11 May 2005 | Member of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit [19] | SOM | |
United Kingdom | 1 August 2004 | Personal Aide-de-Camp to the Sovereign | ADC | |
England and Wales | 23 April 2006 | Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter [20] | KG | |
Scotland | 10 March 2024 | Extra Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle [21] [22] | KT |
Decorations and medals (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence)
Country | Date | Decoration | Ribbon | Post-nominal letters |
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United Kingdom | 6 February 1977 | Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal [23] | ||
New Zealand | 9 February 1990 | New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal | ||
United Kingdom | 6 February 2002 | Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal [23] | ||
Canada | 27 May 2005 | Commemorative Medal for the Centennial of Saskatchewan [24] | ||
United Kingdom | 6 February 2012 | Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal [25] | ||
Canada | 29 October 2015 | Canadian Forces' Decoration [26] | CD | |
United Kingdom | 6 February 2022 | Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal [23] | ||
6 May 2023 | King Charles III Coronation Medal |
Decorations and medals (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence)
Country | Date | Decoration | Ribbon | Post-nominal letters |
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Brunei | 5 October 1992 | Sultan of Brunei Silver Jubilee Medal | ||
5 October 2017 | Sultan of Brunei Golden Jubilee Medal |
Decorations and medals (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence)
Country | Date | Decoration | Ribbon | Post-nominal letters |
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Netherlands | 2 February 2002 | Wedding of Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, and Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti Medal | ||
Sweden | 19 June 2010 | Wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel Medal |
Country | Date | Organisation | Position |
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England | 2008 | Worshipful Company of Haberdashers | Honorary Liveryman |
2008 | Worshipful Company of Gardeners | Honorary Liveryman | |
2011 | City of London | Freeman | |
2011 | Worshipful Company of Haberdashers | Member, Court of Assistants [34] | |
2011 | Worshipful Company of Gardeners | Member, Court of Assistants | |
2011 | Worshipful Company of Fuellers | Honorary Liveryman [35] | |
2013–2014 | Worshipful Company of Gardeners | Master [36] | |
2017 | Worshipful Company of Fuellers | Member, Court of Assistants [37] | |
2017–2021 | Master [38] [39] |
Country | Date | Organisation | Position |
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Scotland | 2014 [40] | General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | Lord High Commissioner |
2024 [41] |
Country | Date | Institution | Position |
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England | 2013 | University of Bath | Chancellor [42] |
Country | Date | Institution | Degree |
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Canada | 1994 | University of Victoria | Doctor of Laws (LLD) |
2007 | University of Prince Edward Island | Doctor of Laws (LLD) [43] | |
England | 2013 | University of Bath | Doctor of Laws (LLD) [42] |
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex, KCVO, to be a Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.