On This Day In Royal History . 10 March 1964 . Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex was born . . ◼ Prince Edward Antony Richard Louis was born at Buckingham Palace, on 10 March 1964, the third son & fourth child of Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. . ◼ As a child of the Sovereign, Edward was styled from birth as His Royal Highness The Prince Edward . ◼ At the time of his birth, he was third in line to succeed his mother; as of 2015, he is currently 11th in line. . ◼ The Earl is a full-time working member of the British royal family & supports the Queen in her official duties – often alongside his wife, the Countess of Wessex – as well as undertaking public engagements for many of his own charities. . ◼ In particular he has assumed many duties from his father, the Duke of Edinburgh, who retired from public life in 2017. . ◼ Prince Edward succeeded Prince Philip as president of the Commonwealth Games Federation (vice-patron since 2006) & opened the 1990 Commonwealth Games in New Zealand & the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia. He has also taken over the Duke’s role in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. . 😯 Fun fact - his initials read ‘EARL’ (Edward Antony Richard louis) . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1964 #PrinceEdward #EarlofWessex #TheEarlofWessex #PrinceEdwardEarlofWessex #HouseofWindsor #RoyalFamily #BritishMonarchy #GodSaveTheQueen #QueenElizabethII #ElizabethII #PrinceAndrew #DukeofYork #d10mar #Royals #Britishroyals #HerMajesty #Royalty #Monarchy #buckinghampalace #PrinceCharles #PrincessAnne #PrincePhilip #Onthisday #Royalbaby #Royalhistory #Wessex #Happybirthday (at Buckingham Palace) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9kYo70nTx9/?igshid=12e0q2esse55o