James, Earl Of Wessex

James Alexander Philip Theo Mountbatten-Windsor, Earl of Wessex (born 17 December 2007), is the younger child and son of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh .

He is the youngest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the youngest nephew of King Charles III. At the time of his birth, he was 8th in line to the British throne. He is now 15th in line.

James, Earl of Wessex
James, Earl Of Wessex
Born
James Alexander Philip Theo Mountbatten-Windsor, Viscount Severn

(2007-12-17) 17 December 2007 (age 16)
Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey, England
EducationEagle House School
Parents
RelativesLady Louise Windsor (sister)
FamilyHouse of Windsor

Infancy

James was born on 17 December 2007 at Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey by caesarean section. His full name, James Alexander Philip Theo, was announced on 21 December.

James was baptised on 19 April 2008, in the private chapel of Windsor Castle by David Conner, Dean of Windsor, witnessed by his godparents, Alastair Bruce, Duncan Bullivant, Thomas Hill, Denise Poulton and Jeanye Irwin, and his grandparents, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Education

From 2011 to 2019, James attended St George's School, Windsor Castle.[citation needed] Between 2019 and 2021, James attended Eagle House School, a coeducational preparatory school near Sandhurst, Berkshire. He has also trained with St John Ambulance cadets.

James is currently a year 11 pupil at a private school.

Official appearances

James's first formal royal engagement was, aged four, at the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant.[citation needed] In April 2015, James (then styled Viscount Severn) and his elder sister, Lady Louise, participated in their first overseas engagement by accompanying their parents on a trip to South Africa. He made his first appearance in the carriage procession at Trooping the Colour in 2016. In September 2020, he joined his parents to help the Great British Beach Clean at Southsea Beach in Hampshire, in support of the Marine Conservation Society.

Following the memorial service for his grandfather Prince Philip on 29 March 2022, Viscount Severn attended the Platinum Jubilee National Service of Thanksgiving and the Platinum Party at the Palace in June 2022.

On 17 September 2022, during the period of official mourning for his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, James joined his sister and six cousins to mount a 15-minute vigil around the coffin of the late Queen, as it lay in state at Westminster Hall. On 19 September, Lord Severn joined other family members at the state funeral.

On 6 May 2023, James (now Earl of Wessex) attended his uncle Charles III's coronation at Westminster Abbey, together with the rest of the royal family. During the procession from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace, he travelled in one of the horse-drawn coaches with his parents and sister, following which he appeared with his family on the balcony to watch a flypast. The next day they attended the Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle.

Titles, styles, and honours

Titles and styles

The title Viscount Severn alludes to the Welsh roots of Sophie's family. James was accorded this courtesy title at birth, as heir apparent to his father's earldom.

At birth, James automatically became a Prince of the United Kingdom due to letters patent issued in 1917 which assigned princely status and the style of Royal Highness to all male-line grandchildren of a sovereign. However, when his parents married, Buckingham Palace announced that their children would be styled as the children of an earl, rather than as prince or princess. In 2020, James's mother reaffirmed that James and his sister Louise retained the right to their royal titles and styles and could make a choice on whether to use them from the age of 18.

On his father being elevated as Duke of Edinburgh, James became styled by courtesy as Earl of Wessex, now the family's senior subsidiary title. The Dukedom of Edinburgh, being created as a life peerage, will become extinct upon his father's death, but as heir apparent to his father's hereditary peerages: Earl of Wessex, Earl of Forfar, and Viscount Severn, he is in line to succeed to the substantive title of Earl of Wessex, etc.

Honours and decorations

James is eligible for the following medals:

In June 2008, to recognise Prince Edward's visit to the Canadian province of Manitoba, the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba named a lake in the north of the province after Viscount Severn called Lake James. James's sister, Lady Louise, was similarly honoured by lending her name to Lake Louise in the same province.

See also

References

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