Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
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When Prince Carl Philip was born after Princess Victoria, he became heir apparent, but the Swedish Legislature, the Riksdag, changed the Constitution on January 1, 1980 to equal primogeniture and stripped Carl Philip of the title. His father King Carl XVI Gustaf often publicly complained about the change stating that he wished his son Carl Philip was still Crown Prince instead of his daughter Princess Victoria being a Crown Princess.
Re: Sweden, besides Carl Gustav's sh*tty behaviour I've always thought that was a kind of harsh move. Like, think about that before a son is actually born after a daughter so you don't have to "strip" an actual person.
It happens automatically, no big announcement needed.
I find it interesting who else has been a Duke of Edinburgh, once upon a time:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_...der is Charles,marriage to Queen Elizabeth II.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_...der is Charles,marriage to Queen Elizabeth II.
I was just thinking the same thing, the act should have passed before Carl Philip was born, OR just delay the act so CP inherits next but CP's oldest child - boy or girl, will inherit the throne after.
The way this was done ran a much higher risk of really breaking up the siblings, especially if he saw it as his sister taken his "rightful" place since he WAS the Crown Prince.
My understanding is that Charles will not currently make use of the title, but when the Queen passes and he ascends to the Crown at that point the title will go to Edward. I think when Phillip retired Edward took on the duties as the Royal Patron of the Duke of Edinburgh awards.
So I think the triggering event that will move this process forward is The passing on of The Queen. The thought of that brings tears to my eyes; she has been The Queen since before I was born and it was a biography I bought of her in a California secondhand shop of her and Margaret's early years that lead me to learn on my own all I could about British history and turned me into the anglophile I am today.
Speaking of inheriting titles and such, when our local count died - who happend to be one of Germany's richest men not necessarily in cash but in land and castles - his youngest son took over instead of the oldest, which I thought was odd because it was news to me that German nobility lets you pick and chose who's your favourite kid.
So that guy, by all accounts super likeable, super educated and young (as in, mid 30s...we actually went to the same school) publicly said in an interview he hasn't decided yet which of his kids will inherit the title (I mean, the oldest is around George's age and the youngest a toddler) but it won't be one of the daughters because - wait for it - that would be oh so unfair to all the women before them who never got the chance. Which I feel is a really, really lame excuse for "I'm just another traditionalist" (all but one of his siblings married nobility too, his wife is actually a born princess).
So that guy, by all accounts super likeable, super educated and young (as in, mid 30s...we actually went to the same school) publicly said in an interview he hasn't decided yet which of his kids will inherit the title (I mean, the oldest is around George's age and the youngest a toddler) but it won't be one of the daughters because - wait for it - that would be oh so unfair to all the women before them who never got the chance. Which I feel is a really, really lame excuse for "I'm just another traditionalist" (all but one of his siblings married nobility too, his wife is actually a born princess).
Honestly, I am not prepared for any more bad news this year, so she'll have to hold on for our sake. There's still her platinum jubilee to be held next year!
Awww how lovely that you think so much of our royals I stood next to the Queen and Margaret once at royal ascot in the royal enclosure they were relaxed and giggling it’s such a lovely memory
The one tiara the Royals never use
It is kind of a stupid title (because the BRF doesn't even own it) but that thing, the Hesse Strawberry Leaf tiara, seems to be pretty murderous. It might all be a coincidence, but several families who owned it have been left completely decimated.
Originally a wedding gift of Prince Albert to one of his daughters (spoiler: he died, she died, three of her children died), there is a horrible connection to Philip: it was inherited by his sister Cecilie's husband. It was on board of that plane, and survived both the crash and the fire. It's believed to have gone to their new SIL (or rather, Cecilie's BIL) whose wedding they had wanted to attend, but at that point the family had learned the lesson and it has not been seen since.
It is kind of a stupid title (because the BRF doesn't even own it) but that thing, the Hesse Strawberry Leaf tiara, seems to be pretty murderous. It might all be a coincidence, but several families who owned it have been left completely decimated.
Originally a wedding gift of Prince Albert to one of his daughters (spoiler: he died, she died, three of her children died), there is a horrible connection to Philip: it was inherited by his sister Cecilie's husband. It was on board of that plane, and survived both the crash and the fire. It's believed to have gone to their new SIL (or rather, Cecilie's BIL) whose wedding they had wanted to attend, but at that point the family had learned the lesson and it has not been seen since.
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