Buckingham Palace has announced that Prince Edward has been named as the new Duke of Edinburgh.
The King has given the title to his youngest brother on Prince Edward’s 59th birthday.
It is a title strongly associated with their father, Prince Philip, who was Duke of Edinburgh for more than 70 years, up until his death in 2021.
The new Duke and his wife Sophie, who becomes Duchess of Edinburgh, visited the Scottish capital on Friday.
The couple went to a reception in Edinburgh which recognised the efforts of volunteers in supporting Ukrainian refugees over the past year.
Anti-monarchy campaign group Republic criticised the award of the title to Prince Edward, saying the “views of the people of Edinburgh” should have been considered before the title was given as a “birthday present”.
Prince Edward becomes Duke of Edinburgh almost two years after the death of his father, Philip, who was given the title in 1947 when he married the then Princess Elizabeth, who later became Queen Elizabeth II.
It was understood that Philip had wanted Edward, his youngest son, to take on the title, but the decision was left in the hands of King Charles.
It means that Edward, 13th in line of succession to the throne, will attend the coronation in May as a duke, with a title that was synonymous with his late father.