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

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

• 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
• 10 March 2019 – 10 March 2023: His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex and Forfar
• 10 March 2023 – present: His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh

Until his marriage, Edward was known as "His Royal Highness The Prince Edward". Royal commentators conjectured that former royal dukedoms such as Cambridge or Sussex might be granted to him. Instead, on 19 June 1999, he 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). 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. Edward was also granted the subsidiary title of Viscount Severn. 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.

On 10 March 2019, his 55th birthday, Edward was granted the additional title of Earl of Forfar for use in Scotland. 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.

On his 59th birthday, 10 March 2023, Edward was created Duke of Edinburgh, thus becoming "His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh". His ducal title is not hereditary, so it will revert to the crown on his death.

Military ranks

 United Kingdom

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

Commonwealth honours

Commonwealth realms

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

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

Other Commonwealth countries

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

Foreign honours

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

Wear of orders, decorations and medals

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

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

Canada

• 2002–: Colonel-in-Chief of the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment
• 2003–: Colonel-in-Chief of the Saskatchewan Dragoons
• 2005–: Colonel-in-Chief of the Prince Edward Island Regiment
• 2007–: Honorary Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

United Kingdom

• 19 August 2003–: Royal Honorary Colonel of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry
• 2006–: Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
• 2007–: Royal Colonel of the 2nd Battalion, The Rifles
• 2008–: Honorary Air Commodore of Royal Air Force Waddington
• 1 May 2011 – 1 May 2022: Colonel of the London Regiment
• 1 May 2022–: Colonel of the London Guards
• 11 August 2023–: Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen's Royal Hussars
• 11 August 2023–: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Dragoon Guards
• 14 April 2024–: Colonel of the Scots Guards

Non-national titles and honours

Civic

Religious

Academic

Honorary academic degrees

Honorific eponyms

Buildings

•  Canada: Prince Edward Building, Regina, Saskatchewan

Geographical locations

•  Canada: Prince Edward Park, Melfort, Saskatchewan

See also

• List of titles and honours of Charles III
• List of titles and honours of Queen Camilla
• List of titles and honours of William, Prince of Wales
• List of titles and honours of Catherine, Princess of Wales
• List of titles and honours of Anne, Princess Royal

References