Talk:Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex

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I'm new to Wikipedia, so not sure how to edit yet, but I do think the section about the Earl & Countess's baby should have a brief mention of the great difficulty the Countess had in delivering the baby - emergency C-section, and that the baby was born prematurely by at least a month —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.205.136.100 (talk • contribs) 11:32, 21 November 2004

So, be bold! DavidBrooks

Gay?

"haunted" by rumours that he is gay? I think that's too subjective, unless you have evidence. Sure, he did have to deny it publicly (risking a "protest too much" reaction). But I think that says more about the British media than the Prince. Not trying to be to hagiographic here - although a friend who know him at Cambridge asserted to me that he was definitely straight. DavidBrooks 01:50, 20 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Not gay? "... he worked on such plays as Phantom of the Opera, Starlight Express and Cats." I think that says it all. Seminumerical 14:15, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

Rather worrying and subjective comment open to libel actions. Aussiebrisguy 16:11, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

I think the rumours about his potential closet homosexuality are far more prevalent than this article would suggest. It's referenced quite regularly in British satirical comedy shows like Mock the Week and Have I Got News for You. Happily the mention of the rumours in this article is much less leading now, but I don't think it's adequate to be NPOV. How did the rumours start, for example? leevclarke (talk) 01:07, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

Let's remember that the criterion for something getting mentioned on Mock the Week and Have I Got News for You is not "is it true" but "is it funny". I think WP:BLP cuts in here. DJ Clayworth (talk) 01:09, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

Edinburgh Dukedom

This is fascinating. I doubt if the courtiers ever thought of this! Well done to the author.

Why is his daughter mentioned as "heiress presumptive" of his earldom? Will she once inherit it?! 24.5.07 Msvj

No, there is no remainder for females in the creation of the earldom. ^† DBD 14:19, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Prince Edward

Why does Prince Edward redirect here? There are plenty of other Prince Edwards, including, but not limited to, the Eal of Wessex's great-uncle, Edward VIII and his great-great grandfather, Edward VII, as well as lots of other Prince Edwards of England, and Prince Edwards of other countries. 156.63.85.15 19:03, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

It would be most likly that some would type Prince Edward to find him. Today when someone talk of Prince Edwards it is 99% the Earl of Wessex

Education

I refer to the following passage in the Education section of the entry on Prince Edward: “...Prince Edward enrolled at Jesus College, University of Cambridge reading history. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1986. This makes Prince Edward only the third member of the Royal Family in history to have obtained a university degree (the others being Charles, Prince of Wales and his nephew Prince William of Wales).”

Wikipedia sources imply that there is in fact a fourth, unlisted member of the Royal Family to have obtained a university degree.

His Royal Highness Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (first-cousin of Queen Elizabeth II through their grandfather, King George V), is described in Wikipedia thus: “In 1963, he went to Magdalene College, Cambridge to read architecture. He received the degree of Bachelor of Arts in June 1966.”

The Wikipedia entry on the British Royal Family confirms that Prince Richard is a member of it, since he is styled “His Royal Highness”.

In summary, Prince Richard (1) is a member of the British Royal Family, and (2) obtained a university degree. Incidentally, because Prince Charles left Gordonstoun boarding school with A levels in 1967, Prince Richard must have been chronologically the first to graduate university (in 1966, as shown above).

Therefore, I suggest the following amendment to the Education section on the Wikipedia entry for Prince Edward: “This makes Prince Edward only the third of four members of the Royal Family in history to have obtained a university degree--the others being Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II through their grandfather, King George V), his nephew, Charles, Prince of Wales, and Prince Edward's own nephew, Prince William of Wales.”

69.158.130.52 05:30, 27 September 2005 (UTC)Peter Johnson <REMOVEdr_data25@hotmail.com>

Sitcom

This clip mentions a sitcom he was involved it called "Annie's Bar" - care to mention it?--Crestville 19:12, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

User:Aussiebrisguy's edit

I would kindly ask that Aussiebrisguy would leave the page how it is. Everytime he reverts it, he breaks some links (ie to Really Useful Group), insers his POV (with regard to It's A Royal Knockout; its was "widely-ridiculed", although a source would be nice) and the phrase "unfounded media rumours" about his sexuality is also POV. He also reinserts the sentence "As part of the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme the prince visited Richard Huish College in Taunton, Somerset. There he met with several representatives and participants of the scheme."; this is totally uneeded. I would ask for others users to help me make sure that Aussiebrisguy does not keep to vandalise this page. --UpDown 11:47, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Royals with University Degree

The article mentions that Prince Edward is one of only five members of the Royal Family in history to have obtained a university degree.

If another Wikipedia article is accurate, there are at least six. Lady Gabriella Windsor graduated from Brown University in 2004.

See Lady Gabriella Windsor

She is not titled "HRH" but she is still a member of the Royal Family.

Fatladysang 01:12, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

She's not HRH therefore she's not Royal Family – although she may be described as "royal family" or "extended royal family", she's not "Royal Family" ^† DBD 09:01, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

She's not a member of the royal family per se but she is in the "extended" family. J8149ZZ (talk) 11:13, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Similarly Lord Frederick Windsor is a graduate of the University of Oxford, having been placed in class II division 1 in the Final Honour School of Literae Humaniores.--Oxonian2006 (talk) 23:33, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Dress at the senataph.

This is the only "Royal" not to have competed an honourable period of service in the armed forces. Would it not have been appropriate for him to have attended as the civilian that he is? Brian Thompson. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.158.102.148 (talk) 15:03, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

Military status

I don't think it's accurate to say he resigned his commission. He started the basic training that all Marine recruits must complete before being assessed for a commission, but he did not complete the course. As he never joined a unit, he is only notionally an ex-Marine at all. 86.145.155.99 (talk) 15:34, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

References to the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg are being added to multiple articles related to the Royal Family of the Commonwealth realms, and yet, not one reliable source has been provided. I yesterday began a discussion about this at Talk:House of Windsor#House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. Input there by interested parties would be appreciated. --Ħ MIESIANIACAL 13:26, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

The use of "The Prince Edward" in article opening

I am arguing that the short form of a British royal prince or princess in the opening of the article should include the "The" where applicable, as in "The Prince Edward." I argue that this is distinctive and meaningful as indicated on the British Monarchy's website. I would not, however, include HRH in the opening as this would be like using "Mr" which is not consistent with Wikipedia style as that is purely an honorific. The use of "The" indicates that the prince is a child of the monarch.

The use of "The" is not simply an honorific.

It is unwise to split discussions across multiple pages. Please direct all discussion to Talk:Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh#The use of "The Prince Philip" in article opening. DrKiernan (talk) 20:04, 15 December 2011 (UTC)

I agree, I'll move all my discussion points to the Prince Phillip article.

Seventh in line

The article states that the Earl of Wessex is seventh in line to the position of Head of the Commonwealth. However, as the article on that subject itself states that "there is no agreement concerning whether the office will pass to her heir along with her other offices" then this implies that there is no order of succession to that position. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ephemerides (talk • contribs) 23:28, 20 January 2012 (UTC)