King Charles III
wants to give Charlotte a title – his brother should actually get it
Created: 11/30/2022 10:33 am
By: Susanne Kroeber
King Charles III
wants to modernize the monarchy by introducing austerity measures.
His brother Edward, who was supposed to get a title, is feeling the effects of this.
Instead, Princess Charlotte is to receive it.
London - King Charles III.
(74) had plenty of time to prepare for his role as British regent.
Since the death of Queen Elizabeth II († 96) on September 8, 2022, new King Charles III has been trying to bring the British monarchy up to date.
This also includes reducing the running costs of the royal family.
In a first step, therefore, not so many family members should work in the name of the crown - and it should be on your pocket.
King Charles III
wants to withhold Prince Edward from the promised title
When Prince Edward (58) married Sophie Rhys-Jones (57), today's Countess of Wessex, on June 19, 1999, he was promised the title Duke of Edinburgh, which Prince Philip († 99) still wore at the time .
As the youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Prince Edward was not created Duke, only Earl of Wessex.
The British royal family announced at the time that Edward would inherit the coveted title of Duke of Edinburgh from his father.
After his death, the title of nobility passed to Charles, but as king he may now reassign the title of Duke of Edinburgh.
King Charles plans to bestow a title on his granddaughter Charlotte, who should be delighted.
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But apparently King Charles III plans to flout promises made by his parents, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, and refuses to bestow the promised title on Prince Edward.
Because if King Charles III.
actually making his brother Edward Duke of Edinburgh, the title would subsequently be passed on to Edward's descendants, specifically Edward's son James (14).
And that would contradict Charles' planned austerity measures.
They previously bore the title Duke or Duchess of Edinburgh
Friedrich Ludwig von Hanover was the first Duke of Edinburgh, he was granted the title on 26 July 1726.
His son George took over the title after Frederick's death, when he became King George III.
ascended the British throne, he appointed his younger brother William Henry as the new Duke of Edinburgh on 19 November 1764.
His only son William Frederick died childless, so there was initially no new title holder.
Prince Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha became the next Duke of Edinburgh on May 24, 1866, he also remained childless and could not inherit the title.
Most recently, King George VI.
the title to Prince Philip the day before the wedding to Elizabeth.
After his death in 2021, Prince Charles automatically became the Duke of Edinburgh.
With his appointment as king on 8.
King Charles III
prefers Princess Charlotte – is there now a dispute with Prince Edward?
King Charles III
plans to inherit the title of Duchess of Edinburgh from his granddaughter Charlotte in due course, a source told the Daily Express.
"Discussions are ongoing but the preferred outcome for the King is that this title should go to Princess Charlotte.
It would be an appropriate way to commemorate the Queen,"
the source said.
From her marriage in 1947 until her accession to the throne in 1952, Queen Elizabeth II bore the title Duchess of Edinburgh.
But could King Charles III's plan
cause bad blood between him and his brother Edward?
Royal expert Richard Eden, who comments on what is happening in the royal family in his newsletter "Palace Confidential" for the British newspaper Daily Mail, sees no reason for a rift in the award of the title.
"The view the king has given me is that Edward has always accepted this stripped-down form of monarchy, which is why his children didn't become prince and princess," Eden said.
In fact, at the request of her parents, Edward's daughter Louise (19) only bears the courtesy title Lady, her younger brother James the title Viscount.
Sources used:
express.co.uk, dailymail.co.uk
