Another Queen Elizabeth grandchild set to give up royal titles

P i ce
Edwa d
a d
Sophie’s
so
James
is
set
to
begi
u ive sity
this
autum
afte
eceivi g
his
A-level
esults.

Bucki gham
Palace
has
seemi gly
co fi med
that
James,
Ea l
of
Wessex,
the
you gest
g a dchild
of
the
late
Quee
Elizabeth
II,
will
ot
be
taki g
o
his
oyal
titles
as
a
adult.
The
18-yea -old
so
of
P i ce
Edwa d
a d
Sophie,
the
Duke
a d
Duchess
of
Edi bu gh,
has
ea ed
the
ecessa y
g ades
f om
his
A-level
exams
to
take
the
ext
steps
towa ds
his
futu e
ca ee ,
but
it
appea s
that
wo ’t
be
as
a
wo ki g
se io
oyal.O
Thu sday,
August
13,
the
palace
a ou ced
that
James
is
set
to
atte d
the
Royal
Ag icultu al
U ive sity
i
Ci e ceste ,
Glouceste shi e,
begi i g
this
fall.
A
palace
spokespe so
said,
“The
Ea l
of
Wessex
will
be
goi g
to
the
Royal
Ag icultu al
U ive sity
to
study
Ru al
La d
&
P ope ty
Ma ageme t.
He
will
head
st aight
the e
without
taki g
a
yea
out.”The
palace’s
decisio
to
efe
to
James
as
simply
the
“Ea l
of
Wessex”
i
a
official
a ou ceme t
about
his
futu e
is
telli g.
As
a
g a dso
of
the
late
Quee ,
it
is
his
bi th ight
to
publicly
adopt
a
oyal
title
o
HRH
(His/He
Royal
High ess)
styli g.
But
like
his
olde
siste ,
Lady
Louise,
22,
James
appea s
to
have
chose
a
diffe e t
path,
acco di g
to
PEOPLE.A
family
decisio James
a d
Louise
we e
give
the
optio
by
thei
pa e ts
to
decide
fo
themselves
whe
they
tu ed
18
whethe
to
use
thei
oyal
titles.
Howeve ,
it
seems
eithe
of
them
pla s
to
do
so.

Louise
was
a ou ced
as
“Louise
Mou tbatte -Wi dso ”
athe
tha
usi g
a
oyal
title
whe
she
g aduated
f om
the
U ive sity
of
St.
A d ews
last
mo th,
as
pe
the
epo t.Speaki g
to
The
Su day
Times
i
2020,
Sophie
had
sha ed,
“We
t y
to
b i g
them
up
with
the
u de sta di g
they
a e
ve y
likely
to
have
to
wo k
fo
a
livi g.
He ce,
we
made
the
decisio
ot
to
use
HRH
titles.
They
have
them
a d
ca
decide
to
use
them
f om
18,
but
I
thi k
it’s
highly
u likely.”James
will
be
the
fi st
membe
of
the
oyal
family
to
atte d
the
Royal
Ag icultu al
U ive sity,
but
ot
the
fi st
alum us
with
oyal
co ectio s.
P i cess
A e’s
fi st
husba d,
Captai
Ma k
Phillips,
studied
the e,
as
did
P i ce
Gu daka
of
Liechte stei
a d
E st
August
vo
Ha ove ,
the
husba d
of
Mo aco’s
P i cess
Ca oli e.Ha ds-o
expe ie ceHis
upcomi g
studies
i
Ru al
La d
&
P ope ty
Ma ageme t
will
come
afte
a
summe
of
ha ds-o
wo k
as
a
fa mha d
o
Ki g
Cha les’
Sa d i gham
estate.
I
ece t
mo ths,
James
has
bee
see
d ivi g
t acto s
a d
“mucki g
i ,”
su p isi g
some
of
the
lo gtime
wo ke s
o
the
No folk
p ope ty,
as
pe
the
epo t.“Eve yo e
is
so
used
to
o ly
seei g
James
sma tly
tu ed
out
with
his
family
at
fu ctio s
at
Ch istmas
a d
Easte ,
so
I
had
to
do
a
double
take…
He
might
be
the
Ki g’s
ephew,
but
he
is
mo e
tha
happy
to
get
his
ha ds
di ty
a d
muck
i ,”
o e
employee
ece tly
told
The
Su .A
mode
choiceIf
James
has
officially
decided
to
eschew
his
oyal
titles,
the
mode
choice
alig s
him
with
ot
just
his
siste ,
but
seve al
of
his
cousi s.
Fo
i sta ce,
the
late
Quee
Elizabeth
II’s
daughte ,
P i cess
A e,
opted
ot
to
give
he
child e ,
Pete
Phillips
a d
Za a
Ti dall,
oyal
titles
at
bi th
a d
aised
them
without
the
expectatio
of
oyal
obligatio .“I
thi k
it
was
p obably
easie
fo
them,
a d
I
thi k
most
people
would
a gue
that
the e
a e
dow sides
to
havi g
titles,”
A e
told
Va ity
Fai
i
2020.
“So
I
thi k
that
was
p obably
the
ight
thi g
to
do.”I
fact,
P i ce
William,
who
is
the
cu e t
hei
to
the
th o e,
is
the
o ly
o e
of
Quee
Elizabeth’s
eight
g a dchild e
to
hold
a
full-time
wo ki g
oyal
ole,
afte
his
b othe ,
P i ce
Ha y,
stepped
back
f om
oyal
duties
a d
moved
to
the
U.S.
i
2020.

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P i cess
Cha lotte
of
Wales,
Cathe i e,
P i cess
of
Wales,
P i ce
Geo ge
of
Wales,
P i ce
Louis
of
Wales,
P i ce
William,
P i ce
of
Wales
a d
James,
Ea l
of
Wessex
atte d
the
2026
Easte
Mati s
Se vice
at
St
Geo ge’s
Chapel
o
Ap il
05,
2026
i
Wi dso ,
E gla d.
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by
Be
Mo tgome y/Getty
Images)

Mea while,
the
fo me
P i ce
A d ew
gave
his
daughte s,
P i cess
Beat ice
a d
P i cess
Euge ie,
the
p i cess
titles
a d
HRH
styli g
at
bi th.
Howeve ,
the
siste s
a e
ot
wo ki g
oyals
a d
g ew
up
to
pu sue
p ivate
ca ee s.
While
Beat ice
emai s
o e
of
Ki g
Cha les’
Cou sello s
of
State,
she
a d
Euge ie
have
stepped
eve
fu the
back
f om
the
oyal
spotlight
i
the
mo ths
si ce
the
Ki g
st ipped
A d ew
of
his
oyal
titles
due
to
the
sca dal
of
his
i volveme t
i
the
Epstei
files,
as
pe
the
epo t.What’s
ext
fo
James?James’s
decisio
to
study
Ru al
La d
&
P ope ty
Ma ageme t
suggests
a
ca ee
focused
o
the
cou t yside
a d
la d
stewa dship.
The
u ive sity’s
th ee-yea
full-time
cou se
begi s
o
Septembe
28
a d
teaches
“the
fu dame tals
of
u al
p ofessio al
p actice
as
well
as
pla i g
a d
developme t,
law,
valuatio ,
buildi g
co st uctio
a d
ma ageme t”.The
Royal
Ag icultu al
U ive sity
is
located
i
Ci e ceste ,
just
i e
miles
f om
P i cess
A e’s
home
at
Gatcombe
Pa k
a d
a
few
miles
f om
Ki g
Cha les’
cou t y
eside ce,
Highg ove
House.Fo
James,
the
choice
to
fo go
oyal
titles
a d
pu sue
a
ca ee
i
la d
ma ageme t
is
a
eflectio
of
a
cha gi g
oyal
family,
o e
that
is
i c easi gly
focused
o
p ivate
ca ee s
a d
pe so al
fulfilme t
ove
public
duty.

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