The Duchess of Edinburgh Archives - History of Royal Women

The new Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh

Friday, 10 March 2023, 12:30 Moniek Bloks 2

Buckingham Palace has announced that King Charles III has conferred the Dukedom of Edinburgh upon The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Forfar, on the occasion of His Royal Highness’s 59th birthday. This means that Prince Edward and his wife Sophie will now be known as the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh. However, in a [read more]

The Countess of Wessex will be Duchess of Edinburgh eventually – but perhaps not quite the way you think

Thursday, 20 February 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 1

The Countess of Wessex, born Sophie Rhys Jones, is the wife of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex. They were married in 1999, and they have two children together. Unlike her two sisters-in-law, Sophie became a royal Countess and not a royal Duchess. The Earl of Wessex title had been created twice before in the 11th [read more]