Edward the new Duke of Edinburgh

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www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2023/03/10/king-charles-prince-edward-royal-family-title-duke-edinburgh/

In order to honour Edward’s 59th birthday

Separately, they are starting to run out of traditional Royal Dukedom titles to give away. They've potentially only got York, Edinburgh and Cambridge left for future use, unless they want to be more creative in future

Well they could reuse Clarence (I always thought that would have been a good one for Harry). Also they could potentially bring back extinct ones or those merged with the Crown: Hereford, Warwick, Exeter, Albany, Avondale, Aumale, Surrey, Cumberland, Ross

They can’t use Cumberland or Albany I don’t think? Weren’t they ones removed in 1917?

In case the deprived holders want to argue the case to get them back.

Kendal is another old one they could use. That was touted as a possible for Harry I’m sure.

Probably time for a reboot and give some of these new towns and ideas a go ;

Baron Milton Keynes, Countess of Albion, Duke of Ellington and as a nod to Charles the First - The Duke of Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.

There are various extinct (non-royal) peerages that could be re-created if needed. The Duke of Buckingham is an obvious one. It’s been created four times since the 1400s but has always died out.

They can also make up new ones - Windsor, for example. Wessex was made up too. And Wessex opens the door to various other obsolete options - Mercia, East Anglia, Bernicia etc…

Or create a new model one - Poundbury?

I've just discovered that the Duke of Kent is also a Prince Edward and the Duke of Gloucester is Prince Richard , I did not know that, and I also didn't know that there is a hierarchy even among royal dukes, after William its Harry, Andrew, Edward, Richard, Edward.

I wonder if the Duke of Edinburgh title came with a pay rise?

And the Duke of Gloucester elder brother was a Prince William!

The Duke of Gloucester’s elder brother was Prince William. They do tend to stick with a small bunch of names, especially for the boys!

His name is still spoken so lives on - there's a Prince William of Gloucester Barracks (Grantham, Lincolnshire)

I wonder if Prince George might become the next Duke of Windsor.

In terms of title or bailing out?

Windsor certainly won't be back!

There was lots of hints Charles was not going to give it to him.

There really wasn’t.

It was pure speculation by media outlets that had forgotten, or missed, or misunderstood, how the granting of the title works.

Exactly. It was all pure speculation that Edward would not get the title.

I think she was born and reared in Ireland. Her maiden name was O’Sullivan as I recall.

No. He’s now the Earl of Wessex.

www.royal.uk/succession

There are various extinct (non-royal) peerages that could be re-created if needed.

'Needed' by whom?

Surely resurrecting long defunct gongs isn't in line with the modernised monarchy we've long been tantalised by and are now by all appearances being denied?

They can also make up new ones

Farcically enough...

Won't be 'Windsor' though!

embarrassing

They do tend to stick with a small bunch of names, especially for the boys!

'John' hasn't made a comeback...

Won't be 'Windsor' though!

😁

They’re a very superstitious bunch!

They’re a very superstitious bunch!

And running out of monikers

There was a Prince John, younger brother to Edward V111 who died very young. Had a sad life IIRC.

I think Aumale is in France?

I think the rest are in the UK