Talk:Earl of Wessex

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Surely the title of Duke of Cornwall would not have been available in this case, being reserved for the eldest son of the monarch and in any case already held by the Prince of Wales. rossb 16:55, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)

In line with the above, what's this about the dukedom of Devonshire? That's not a royal title. Mackensen (talk) 6 July 2005 00:45 (UTC)

It would be pretty harsh to take the Dukedom off the present Duke of Devonshire, Peregrine Andrew Mornay Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire to give it to someone else! Dunc|☺ 6 July 2005 09:42 (UTC)

[edit] Second creation

This section isnt clear on when the second creation came into effect, as it is implied from this:

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In 1999, Queen Elizabeth II's youngest son, Prince Edward, married Sophie Rhys-Jones.

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Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex states

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He has held the title of Earl of Wessex since 1999

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Jayvdb 03:28, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] prior to..

Office of the Earl of Wessex implies that the earldom dates back as far as 1983, and Sean O'Dwyer also phrases it to appear as if the earldom predates 1999:

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... and Private Secretary and Equerry to the Earl of Wessex 1987-2001.

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To be accurate, I think that should be rephrased to:

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.. was Private Secretary and Equerry to Prince Andrew and Prince Edward from 1987 to 2001.

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Jayvdb 03:28, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "theatrical links"?

Why would Edward's links to the world of theater make the tile of Earl of Wessex suitable, as the article implies? --Jfruh (talk) 18:41, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

I don't know, but the reasons the title was created are pure speculation, which we don't indulge in. All we can really say is that it was unexpected, given what people had been predicting. (The "slimming down" reason also seems rather spurious, given that it was announced he would become a Duke eventually.) Also, it's not really relevant that Wessex isn't an administrative area: members of the Royal Family have been created Duke of Albany for centuries, and Albany's no more a legally defined area than Wessex. People have also been created Duke of Clarence, and Clarence isn't even a place. I've therefore removed some of the odd comments from the article. Hopefully it's now a lot less questionable. Proteus (Talk) 18:56, 13 September 2007 (UTC)