HM Queen Catherine
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No. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh will retain his ducal title until he takes his last breath. He is also a Prince of the United Kingdom (created in 1957), and will remain a prince as long as he lives.
If the Queen dies before he does, he will not lose any of the titles he now holds.. but Charles will become king upon the death of his mother.
If events unfold this way, then as soon as Prince Philip dies the ducal title of Edinburgh will merge with the crown (because Charles is his eldest son and heir and will have already ascended the throne).
At that point, it is the intention and wish of the Queen and Prince Philip, that Charles (as King) will regrant the title to his brother, Prince Edward.. making him the new Duke of Edinburgh.
If however, Prince Philip dies before the Queen, then Charles (still as Prince of Wales) will inherit the dukedom of Edinburgh, the earldom of Merioneth and the barony of Greenwich. In this case, he will be the 2nd Duke of Edinburgh (of the 4th Creation), following his father.
Again, upon the death of the Queen, all of Charles' titles will merge with the crown when he succeeds to the throne.
When that happens, the title will be available again for regrant to Prince Edward.. and he will be the 1st Duke of Edinburgh (of the 5th Creation). I am assuming here that Edward would retain his title Earl of Wessex, and that the earldom of Merioneth and the barony of Greenwich may not be included in his ducal creation.. but one never knows - he may get those titles in addition to Wessex and Severn - or give up his current titles entirely.. for that we will have to wait and see.
I believe the intention has always been that Prince Philip's title is left as a lasting legacy within the family. Charles would not be able to hold the title for very long, as it will merge with the crown when he is king (William is now Duke of Cambridge and his situation will be the same as Charles' and Harry presumably will receive a royal dukedom in due course).. Andrew has no sons to carry on the title.. and so it will fall to Edward, who has a son to inherit after him..
Though Edward's children are entitled to HRH, his grandchildren will not be.. so his family is actually best suited to found a lasting ducal line.
If the Queen dies before he does, he will not lose any of the titles he now holds.. but Charles will become king upon the death of his mother.
If events unfold this way, then as soon as Prince Philip dies the ducal title of Edinburgh will merge with the crown (because Charles is his eldest son and heir and will have already ascended the throne).
At that point, it is the intention and wish of the Queen and Prince Philip, that Charles (as King) will regrant the title to his brother, Prince Edward.. making him the new Duke of Edinburgh.
If however, Prince Philip dies before the Queen, then Charles (still as Prince of Wales) will inherit the dukedom of Edinburgh, the earldom of Merioneth and the barony of Greenwich. In this case, he will be the 2nd Duke of Edinburgh (of the 4th Creation), following his father.
Again, upon the death of the Queen, all of Charles' titles will merge with the crown when he succeeds to the throne.
When that happens, the title will be available again for regrant to Prince Edward.. and he will be the 1st Duke of Edinburgh (of the 5th Creation). I am assuming here that Edward would retain his title Earl of Wessex, and that the earldom of Merioneth and the barony of Greenwich may not be included in his ducal creation.. but one never knows - he may get those titles in addition to Wessex and Severn - or give up his current titles entirely.. for that we will have to wait and see.
I believe the intention has always been that Prince Philip's title is left as a lasting legacy within the family. Charles would not be able to hold the title for very long, as it will merge with the crown when he is king (William is now Duke of Cambridge and his situation will be the same as Charles' and Harry presumably will receive a royal dukedom in due course).. Andrew has no sons to carry on the title.. and so it will fall to Edward, who has a son to inherit after him..
Though Edward's children are entitled to HRH, his grandchildren will not be.. so his family is actually best suited to found a lasting ducal line.
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