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The Duke of Edinburgh in 2007
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The title of the Duke of Edinburgh will eventually be inherited by Prince Philip’s youngest son, Prince Edward.
Under plans first announced in 1999, Edward will succeed his father in the Dukedom with the blessing of Prince Philip and the Queen.
When Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones married in 1999, they were given the titles the Earl and Countess of Wessex, but Buckingham Palace also announced that Edward would eventually one day succeed his father as the Duke of Edinburgh.
Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones on their wedding day
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In keeping with the Letters Patent issued - when George VI gave Philip the title in 1947 - the Prince of Wales, as the duke s eldest son, inherits the title the Duke of Edinburgh, but on Charles s eventual accession to the throne, the title will merge with the crown and can be regranted anew to Edward.
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