The Royal Wedding and the Bank Account

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--- In HPFGU-OTChatter, "Geoff" wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter, Shaun Hately wrote:
[snip]
> Shaun: 
> > Edward, by the way is an Earl rather than a Duke as
> > the son of a Monarch would normally become on
> > marriage because he has been designated to become
> > Duke of Edinburgh on the death of his father 
> 
> Geoff:
> Don't you mean on the death of his grandfather?

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex is the son of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Edward's grandfathers were King George VI of the United Kingdom and Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, who died in respectively 1952 and 1944, years before Prince Edward was born.

Best regards
Christian Stubø