Prince Edward missed out on a significant milestone of his son, James Wessex, as he departed for an vital royal engagement within the Middle East.
The Duke of Edinburgh, who has been finishing up the work of his late father Prince Philip after inheriting his title, departed for Bahrain on Sunday and is about to go to Kuwait on Tuesday, December seventeenth.
It is unclear what the royal engagement is however it’s anticipated to be surrounding The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award (DofE).
Meanwhile, James shall be marking his seventeenth birthday on Tuesday with out his dad in UK. Though, he’s understood to be together with his mom Duchess Sophie at their household residence in Bagshot Park, Surrey.
Lady Louise, James’ elder sister, is away in Scotland as she is her last yr at University of St Andrews. It is unsure if Louise would be capable of be part of her brother for the special occasion.
However, the household is anticipated to reunite at Sandringham for the annual royal Christmas gathering.
James, then again, can be set to make some huge determination about his future as he shall be pursuing his A-Levels subsequent yr, following the GCSE ends in August.
Following the promotion of his dad and mom’ titles to Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, James was dubbed the Earl of Wessex in 2023.
It stays to be seen if the younger royal shall be following in his dad and mom’ footsteps in terms of a distinguished position within the monarchy.
