The Royal Family attended the Easter Day service at St George's Chapel in Windsor on Sunday 31 March. It was a smaller continent than previous years, with just a handful of royals attending amidst the ongoing health battles of both the King and the Princess of Wales. However, among those at the event was Queen Elizabeth's youngest grandchild, James, Earl of Wessex, who was formerly titled Viscount Severn.
Like his sister , James has grown up largely out of the spotlight, although he joins his parents, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh (formerly the Earl and Countess of Wessex) for high profile engagements including the coronation and Troping the Colour. Here, everything you need to know about the Earl of Wessex. Born by caesarean section at Frimley Park Hospital on 17 December 2007, James is the second child and only son of the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.
His full name, James Alexander Philip Theo, included a nod to his grandfather Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Announcing the birth of his son, said he was ‘very cute and very cuddly’. The birth had also been less traumatic than that of Lady Louise, who arrived four weeks premature in 2003.
Prior to conceiving Louise, Sophie had suffered a life-threatening ectopic pregnancy. At the time of James's birth, male-preference primogeniture meant that he replaced his elder sister Lady Louise as eighth in line to the throne, despite being younger. These rules changed with Succession of the Crown Act 2013 (introduced ahead of.
