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List of titles and honours of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh

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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.

Royal and noble titles and styles[]

Styles of
Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
Reference styleHis Royal Highness
Spoken styleYour Royal Highness
  • 10 March 1964 – 19 June 1999: His Royal Highness The Prince Edward
  • 19 June 1999 – 10 March 2019: His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex[1][2]
  • 10 March 2019 – 10 March 2023: His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex and Forfar[3]
  • 10 March 2023 – present: His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh[4]

From birth until his marriage, Edward was known as "His Royal Highness The Prince Edward". Royal commentators conjectured that he – in line with standing tradition – might be granted a former royal dukedom upon marriage,[5] e.g. that of Cambridge or Sussex. Instead, on 19 June 1999, he was created Earl of Wessex, and thus 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).[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

On 10 March 2019, his 55th birthday, Edward was granted the additional title of Earl of Forfar for use in Scotland.[3][9][10] 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.[11][12][13][14]

On his 59th birthday, 10 March 2023, Edward was created Duke of Edinburgh, thus becoming "His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh".[4][15] All his peerage titles contain the standard remainder to 'heirs male of his body', except for his ducal title, which is not hereditary and will revert to the crown upon his death.[16]

Military ranks[]

 United Kingdom
  • United Kingdom Royal Marines
    • October 1986 – January 1987: Second Lieutenant

Commonwealth honours[]

Gater robe Earl of Wessex

Edward in the robes of the Most Noble Order of the Garter

See also: List of honours of the British royal family by country

Commonwealth realms[]

Appointments (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence)

Appointments from Commonwealth realms
Country Date Appointment Ribbon Post-nominal
letters
 United Kingdom 10 March 1989 Commander of the Royal Victorian Order[17] CVO
2 June 2003 Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order[18] KCVO
10 March 2011 Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order[19] GCVO
 Canada 11 May 2005 Member of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit[20] SOM
 United Kingdom 1 August 2004 Personal Aide-de-Camp to the Sovereign ADC
England Wales England and Wales 23 April 2006 Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter[21] KG
 Scotland 10 March 2024 Extra Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle[22][23] KT

Decorations and medals (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence)

Country Date Appointment Ribbon Post-nominal
letters
 United Kingdom 6 February 1977 Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal[24]
 New Zealand 9 February 1990 Recipient of the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal
 United Kingdom 6 February 2002 Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal[24]
 Canada 27 May 2005 Recipient of the Commemorative Medal for the Centennial of Saskatchewan[25]
 United Kingdom 6 February 2012 Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal[26]
 Canada 29 October 2015 Recipient of the Canadian Forces' Decoration[27] CD
 United Kingdom 6 February 2022 Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal[24]
6 May 2023 Recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal

Other Commonwealth countries[]

Decorations and medals (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence)

Country Date Appointment Ribbon
 Brunei 5 October 1992 Recipient of the Sultan of Brunei Silver Jubilee Medal
5 October 2017 Recipient of the Sultan of Brunei Golden Jubilee Medal

Foreign honours[]

Appointments (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence)

Appointments from non-Commonwealth countries
Country Date Appointment Ribbon Post-nominal
letters
 Bahrain 16 December 2024 Member First Class of the King Hamad Order of the Renaissance[28] File:Order of Bahrain, 1st class.png

Decorations and medals (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence)

Country Date Appointment Ribbon
 Netherlands 2 February 2002 Recipient of the Prince Willem-Alexander and Máxima Zorreguieta Wedding Medal
 Sweden 19 June 2010 Recipient of the Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel Wedding Medal
 Monaco 12 July 2005 Recipient of the Prince Albert II Investiture Medal[29] File:Prince Albert II Investiture Medal.jpg

Wear of orders, decorations and medals[]

The ribbons worn regularly by Edward in undress uniform are as follows:

Ribbons of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
Knight Grand Cross of the
Royal Victorian Order 		Queen Elizabeth II
Silver Jubilee Medal 		Queen Elizabeth II
Golden Jubilee Medal 		Queen Elizabeth II
Diamond Jubilee Medal
Queen Elizabeth II
Platinum Jubilee Medal 		King Charles III
Coronation Medal 		Canadian Forces'
Decoration 		New Zealand 1990
Commemoration Medal

With medals, Edward normally wears the breast stars of the Garter, Thistle, and Royal Victorian Order. When only one should be worn, he wears the Order of the Garter star, except in Scotland where the Order of the Thistle star is worn.

Honorary military and police appointments[]

Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh Trooping the Colour 2023 cropped

Edward, as colonel of the London Guards, riding in the 2023 Trooping the Colour

Canada Canada
  • Canada 2002–: Colonel-in-Chief of the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment
  • Canada 2003–: Colonel-in-Chief of the Saskatchewan Dragoons
  • Canada 2005–: Colonel-in-Chief of the Prince Edward Island Regiment
  • 2007–: Honorary Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police[30]
United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • United Kingdom 19 August 2003–: Royal Honorary Colonel of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry[31]
  • United Kingdom 2006–: Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
  • United Kingdom 2007–: Royal Colonel of the 2nd Battalion, The Rifles[32]
  • United Kingdom 2008–: Honorary Air Commodore of Royal Air Force Waddington
  • United Kingdom 1 May 2011 – 1 May 2022: Colonel of the London Regiment[33]
  • United Kingdom 1 May 2022–: Colonel of the London Guards[34]
  • United Kingdom 11 August 2023–: Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen's Royal Hussars[32]
  • United Kingdom 11 August 2023–: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Dragoon Guards[32]
  • United Kingdom 14 April 2024–: Colonel of the Scots Guards[35][36]

Non-national titles and honours[]

Civic[]

Country Date Organisation Position
 England 2008 Worshipful Company of Haberdashers Honorary Liveryman
2008 Worshipful Company of Gardeners
2011 City of London Freeman
Worshipful Company of Haberdashers Member, Court of Assistants[37]
Worshipful Company of Gardeners Member, Court of Assistants
Worshipful Company of Fuellers Honorary Liveryman[38]
2013–2014 Worshipful Company of Gardeners Master[39]
2017 Worshipful Company of Fuellers Member, Court of Assistants[40]
2017–2021 Master[41][42]
 Scotland 2025 Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Honorary Fellow[43]

Religious[]

Country Date Organisation Position
 Scotland 2014[44] General Assembly of the Church of Scotland Lord High Commissioner
2024[45]

Academic[]

Country Date Institution Position
 England 2013 University of Bath Chancellor[46]

Honorary academic degrees[]

Country Date Institution Degree
 Canada August 1994 University of Victoria[47] Doctor of Laws (LLD)
2007 University of Prince Edward Island[48][49]
 England 2013 University of Bath[46]

Honorific eponyms[]

See also: Royal eponyms in Canada

Buildings[]

  •  Canada: Prince Edward Building, Regina, Saskatchewan

Geographical locations[]

  •  Canada: Prince Edward Park, Melfort, Saskatchewan

See also[]

References[]

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