Prince Edward and his wife Sophie at their first truly important engagement

Can an institutional commitment of the prince Edward of England make all of London and beyond chat? Certainly yes if the agenda includes the celebrations for the 120th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale, i.e. the agreement that England and France signed on 8 April 1904 to recognize their mutual spheres of influence in the colonial context. A ceremony that might appear anachronistic, but of the time laid the foundations of future alliances between the two countries and which today reaffirms their ties.

To mark the anniversary there was a suggestive event changing of the guard. In Paris, outside the Elysée, President Macron greeted the British troops, while in London, accompanied by his wife Sophie, Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh from 2023, reviewed the French ones.

Prince Edward is the new Duke of Edinburgh

The announcement came on the occasion of the 59th birthday of the fourth child of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. News that was in the air: that the title should go to him had always been in his father’s wishes, fully respected by Carlo

A decidedly important occasion Charles III he preferred to delegate to his younger brother. No alarmism regarding the sovereign, who on the occasion of the recent Easter mass appeared in excellent shape and in a serene mood; the king, however, is undergoing a series of treatments due to the cancer that has affected him, so it is obvious that he is inclined to delegate, just as it is obvious that he cannot always be at his best. Despite his understandable fatigue, the sovereign remains very confident, it seems that he can’t wait to leave for Australia, a trip scheduled for the end of 2024. For the moment he is content with his Birkhall estate, where – according to the The Sun – will arrive at the end of this week.

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