The Earl of Wessex is the third son and youngest child of The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh. He was born on 10 March 1964 and christened Edward Antony Richard Louis.

Upon his marriage to Miss Sophie Rhys-Jones in 1999, he was created The Earl of Wessex and Viscount Severn. At the same time it was announced that His Royal Highness will be given the title Duke of Edinburgh in due course, when the present title now held by Prince Philip eventually reverts to the Crown.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex carry out many engagements in support of The Queen, and on behalf of a diverse range of organisations in the fields of young people, the arts, disability and communication.

Their Royal Highnesses have a daughter, Lady Louise, who was born in 2003 and a son, Viscount Severn, who was born on 17 December 2007.