Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Lady Louise Windsor, James Viscount Severn and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.
ANDREW MATTHEWS/POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesLady Louise Windsor And James, Earl of Wessex could get a bigger role in the royal family – at least according to speculation from a royal expert Richard Eden.
In a current issue for the Daily Mail‘s Palace Confidential Newsletter, Eden – who serves as editor of the Daily Mail‘s Social Diary – speculates that Louise, 20, and James, 16, will “play a crucial role” in the family’s future.
Her support will be crucial for her “cousin Prince William when he eventually ascends to the throne,” Eden added.
Louise and James are the only children of Prince Edward And Princess Sophiethe Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.
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Eden went on to say that encouraging her children to become “working royals” would be a “great service” to her country.
“Hopefully William will realize that a ‘stripped down’ monarchy would not protect the institution, as some claim, but would lead to its irrelevance and eventual death,” Eden claimed. “What better way to build on your strengths than with the injection of energy from young people who have been taught from birth the values of public service and duty?”
Eden’s statement comes days after Edward, 60, and Sophie, 59, were first asked to undertake royal duties on her behalf King Charles III while undergoing cancer treatment. (Princess Kate Middleton is also subjected to “preventive chemotherapy” after a cancer diagnosis.)
Royal Historian Gareth Russell recently commented on the future of the “stripped down” monarchy in an exclusive interview Us weekly. Russell explained that it wasn’t entirely a “mistake” on the part of the royal family, but that it was “not intentional.”
Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, James, Earl of Wessex and Lady Louise Windsor on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the coronation of King Charles III.
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“If you want to use the metaphor, the monarchy is currently underweight, it was never intended to reach the level it has reached,” Russell further explained Us. “It was always expected that you would [King] Charles III with three working siblings and two working children and their wives, and that this would be a sustainable basis for the future monarchy.”
Working members of the royal family lost Prince Harry And Meghan Markle after leaving the family in 2020 and Prince AndrewHis titles were revoked in 2022 due to sexual assault allegations (which he has denied). So it seems that the palace has been slimmed down a bit.
Similar to what Eden said, Russell recounted Us that the monarchy would be “untenable” if Lady Louise did not at least assume a senior royal role. He also suggested Princess Beatrice And Princess Eugenie as well as.
“Yes, the slimmed-down monarchy sounded like a very good idea when there were still so many working royals back then [the early 2000s]but due to a variety of factors it is now something that needs to be reconsidered,” he added.