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

So, be bold! DavidBrooks

--- "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)

Contents 1 Edinburgh Dukedom 2 Prince Edward 3 Education 4 Sitcom

[edit] Edinburgh Dukedom

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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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>

[edit] 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)