Son of Andrew Elizabeth 2 Queen of England. The story of Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew
Many modern people Those living in cities have no idea where ticks live, believing that forests, parks and simply areas with tall grass do not pose a danger. However, as practice shows, ignorance of the dangers of a particular area can have an extremely negative impact on health, because some types of ticks are carriers dangerous diseases, which can not only cause disability, but also lead to death.
Natural habitat
Ixodid ticks go through several stages of development throughout their life. Adult females typically measure around 3-4 mm, while males rarely exceed 2.5 mm. It is worth noting that during their feeding, females can reach about 10 mm. Ticks on the way to adult life They go through several stages of maturation. After hatching from the egg, the larva begins to wait for its prey, which is usually a small rodent or other arthropod.
After feeding, a well-fed larva falls to the ground and transforms into a nymph. Subsequently, the nymph undergoes several molts and becomes an adult. Typically, ticks feed only once per developmental stage, but this process can continue long time. In the vast majority of cases, the female ixodid tick immediately after feeding begins to search for a suitable partner and then lays about 17 thousand eggs in the ground, which later become larvae. Reproduction of ticks is possible only with an abundance of food, that is, when the female accumulates a sufficient supply nutrients for egg production.
Distribution area of insects
Despite the popular belief that ticks live only where there are trees, in reality this is not entirely true. The distribution area of tick species capable of attacking humans extends across almost the entire territory of Russia and the CIS countries, and in addition, these dangerous insects are common in the north of China and in some European countries, including in the Baltic states, Scandinavia, France, and Austria , Poland and the Czech Republic.
Where do pests hide?
The larvae usually take a position on blades of grass located approximately 10-15 cm above the ground, where they wait for passing rodents.
Nymphs can climb onto large blades of grass. Adult ticks occupy not only tall grass, but also shrubs no more than 1.5 m high. At each stage of its life, the tick feeds only once. Typically, ticks reach their prey only when an animal or person snags a blade of grass or branch on which the tick is sitting. At this moment, the tick begins to cling to its victim with claws and suction cups, and then continues to travel through the body of the animal or person to identify a suitable place for the bite.
If the fall on the prey was unsuccessful, the tick again climbs onto a nearby blade of grass or bush and continues to patiently wait for a new victim, which will be nearby and accidentally knock it onto its clothing or fur. Ticks are fastidious weather conditions. These creatures wake up during the period when the air temperature at night warms up from +5 to +7°C. Peak activity of ticks in different climatic zones falls on April-June. At this time, ticks try to find their victim and bite. However, with the onset of summer heat, ticks hide. The second surge in tick activity usually occurs at the end of August - beginning of September, when the first warm autumn rains create a favorable humid environment.
How dangerous is infection for humans?
- tick-borne encephalitis;
- Lyme disease;
- relapsing fever;
- spotted fever;
- Crimean hemorrhagic fever;
- babesiosis
This is far from full list diseases that can develop after a tick bite. You can get vaccinated against some diseases that develop as a result of tick bites, for example, against tick-borne encephalitis. If after a tick bite there are signs of a general deterioration in health, you should immediately consult a doctor. Only timely assistance after a tick bite can reduce the risk of developing diseases that can cause serious complications.
Preventive measures
Despite the fact that ticks are small in size and it is very difficult to notice them sitting on the grass, certain precautions can help you avoid being bitten. If you plan to visit places where ticks may be infested, you must use special means protection from them. The most convenient are sprays. Such sprays need to be sprayed not only on open areas of the body, but also on clothes and shoes.
In addition, it is very important to wear clothes when walking in the forest that would prevent ticks from gaining access to your body. If the trousers you plan to wear do not have elastic bands, the legs must be tucked into socks. It is advisable to cover your head with a hat. In addition, it is advisable to wear a trowel with elastic bands on the sleeves and a turtleneck underneath, since the neckline will protect the body from ticks.
Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward, Duke of York middle son Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, who is divorced from the much-hated royal family Sarah Fergusson (pictured right), found herself in the crosshairs of the world press due to the scandal associated with the sale of her Sunninghill Park estate, built of red brick in the famous racecourse town of Ascot in Berkshire, bought for him as a wedding gift in 1986.
"Energy tycoon Kenes Rakishev, 29, has reportedly purchased the Sunninghill Park estate from the prince, paying £3 million over its estimated value of £12 million," RIA Novosti notes.
Also in lately British press I have already drawn attention more than once to Prince Andrew’s friendship with shown in the photo a prominent and wealthy representative of the Kazakh business community, holding the post of executive director of the Munaigas Engineering company, Gogoi Ashkenazi (Gauhar Berkalieva, Ruspres news agency: mistress of Timur Kulibayev, husband of the daughter of the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev Dinara).
The Duke of York introduced Goga Ashkenazi to Queen Elizabeth last year, they spoke together at a trade conference in Qatar and were seen dining together at Ascot last December.
Of course, this is not the first time the prince has been mentioned in scandalous relationships. Before this, there were many articles about his love affairs.
Then the youngest daughter (pictured left) of the Queen's middle son Prince York Andrew and, accordingly, the granddaughter of Elizabeth II presented it to her grandmother on her official birthday unpleasant surprise- One of the school teachers discovered 18-year-old Princess Eugenia frolicking in the college yard in the nude, reports the British tabloid The Sun.
According to the newspaper, the teacher woke up in the middle of the night from an unexpected noise - under his windows about ten girls were dancing in an Eva costume, including the princess. Fortunately, there were no young people nearby. It later turned out that the girls did not take drugs, but were under the influence of alcohol.
Princess Eugenie's name appears from time to time in gossip column, however, not as often as the name of her sister, Princess Beatrice, a lover of nightclubs and wild entertainment.
Goga Ashkenazi (Berkalieva)
Born in Dzhambul region. Kazakh. Mother - Saule Aralbaeva.
She was educated in England, where she has lived since the early 1990s. Studied recent history and economics at Oxford.
The international media called her " ex-wife Aidar Akayev, son of ex-President of Kyrgyzstan Askar Akayev" (in 1998-99), "wife of American millionaire Stefan Ashkenazy", "mistress of Prince Andrew of York", "girlfriend of international playboy and Formula 1 organizer Flavio Briatore (with 2002)".
Since 2007 - chief executive manager in the London office of the Kazakh oil and gas company MunaiGas Engineering Ltd and, according to the tabloid News of the World, owner of 5% of the shares of the Altyn Almas corporation, 5% of the shares of the Kazturboremont plant, the MunaiGas Engineering company, which is building the fourth workshop of the Opornaya compressor station and oil and gas pipelines in the Mangystau region... she is credited with friendship with T .A. Kulibayev" ("Megapolis", No. 43 (408) dated 12/01/2008).
Lives with mother and son in country house in Surrey, then in a $56 million mansion in Holland Park in London.
Currently time (12.2008) - divorced. Son - Adam Berkaliev (born December 27, 2007, London, father, according to the newspaper "Events and People", No. 5, April 7 - 14, 2008 - Timur Kulibaev).
Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, former wife of Prince Andrew, at the memorial event with members royal family, July 2017Toxic marriages are not uncommon in the royal family, but Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson's union is unlike any of them. It's no joke: they divorced more than twenty years ago, but they still can't break up. They call themselves "the happiest divorced couple in the world," and indeed, it seems that these two life is better outside of marriage and the notorious royal protocol. You don't have to go far for proof: ex-spouses they still appear together at the Royal Ascot races, sometimes have dinner, and the press does not get tired of predicting their re-engagement year after year.
But it seems that Sarah herself, even on pain of death, will not return to the palace chambers. The Duchess of York has always been one of the most smiling royalty in the Windsor family, but she began to smile truly sincerely only after the divorce. Like Princess Diana, she too liked to feel life in its absolute - to love, laugh, rejoice and not look at the opinion of society.
And, unexpectedly, this story from the dark Windsor saga has a very good ending. Sarah herself decided so.
Sarah Ferguson at a meeting of one of the UN committees, February 2010Karmic girlfriends
Young Sarah Margaret Ferguson and her close friend Diana Spencer had a lot in common. Both, for example, came from British aristocracy. True, if Lady Spencer could boast of her father being an earl, then her friend formally did not have any titles. All she could do was casually mention that her ancestry stretches back to Charles II, who ruled back in the 17th century. But the girl almost never did that: compared to Lady Diana, whose family lived in an old family estate, this comment seemed like a pathetic attempt to pretend to be someone she never was.
The Ferguson family: Sarah, her father Ronald and sister Jane, 1968However, both were included in the royal court. Diana - as a potential bride first to Prince Andrew, and then to the Prince of Wales, Sarah - as the daughter of a major Royal troops and part-time former coach still little Charles. As a child, Sarah often played with Elizabeth’s children, including Andrew, but then, of course, no one could have imagined that this red-haired, always laughing girl without a single hint of royal manners will be able to in some way become related to the monarch's family.
Diana and Sarah spent a lot of time together. They had been friends since they were 14 years old. While Father Spencer persistently cast nets into the royal family, trying to arrange an alliance for his eldest daughter with Charles, and a marriage for his youngest, Diana, with Andrew, the friends attended parties, shared secrets and talked a lot. There was a lot to talk about: early childhood both faced the fact that their mothers ran away from the family. Diana’s mother, Frances, ran away from John Spencer after 13 years of marriage (read: “The Spencer family: who is really behind the tragedy of Princess Diana”). Sarah's mother, Susan Marie Wright, left the family when her daughter was only 15. And she didn't just leave, but fled to Argentina with a young polo player.
Close friends Diana Spencer and Sarah Ferguson......at a polo match at Cowdray Park, 12 July 1981“I couldn’t understand: how could you leave your children? It’s better to die than to leave your child,” the Princess of Wales later admits to reporters. “In fact, I have a hard time understanding how my mother could leave my sister and me and just disappear,” the Duchess of York will echo her friend.
Both parents, by the way, were also once friends with each other, studying at the same school in Douham, and, perhaps, this is what determined the future karmic character warm relations between two Windsor brides.
Red-haired beast with a ruby ring
All her life, Diana Spencer prepared herself for her marriage to Andrew and for the title of Duchess. The girl loved to imagine herself as a heroine from a medieval fairy tale, which, by the way, had all the necessary attributes: difficult childhood, an evil stepmother (so, at least, it seemed to Diana) and somewhere looming on the horizon, Prince Andrew, who sooner or later would take her to his palace. fairy tale own composition had to be urgently rewritten in 1977, when it older sister Sarah Spencer with one careless comment turned the Prince of Wales away from her candidacy forever. The conveyor belt of Spencer's daughters had shifted one place: now Diana had to get Charles. Which, as we know, happened in 1981, when the heir, desperate to build his happiness with Camilla, proposed marriage to 19-year-old Lady Spencer.
From the very first months after the wedding, Diana realized: fairy tales do not exist (read: “Princess Diana: “I cut my wrists already during my honeymoon””). Now the newly minted Princess of Wales imagined herself nothing less than a prisoner of a monstrous protocol, where the prince’s wife was obliged to feign happiness while he secretly dreamed of another. The old family left her completely alone, the new one was only annoyed by the frightened behavior of the new daughter-in-law, at some point considering that she was mentally ill. Sarah Ferguson, with whom Diana periodically crossed paths at official events, remained her only outlet.
Diana and Sarah at a polo match, June 1, 1982Diana's friend - for her own good or bad - never prepared herself for any marriages with princes. Therefore, her youth, like every second London girl’s, was stormy, drunken and romantic. Later, in 1986, when Sarah was already a duchess in five minutes, the newspaper The Times he will even dig up her photo from the boarding school graduation, where she - without a single hint of a swimsuit - throws herself into the school pool. This was all Sarah: always smiling, attracting men, shameless, a real red-haired beast.
Perhaps no one will ever know whether the Princess of Wales was truly motivated by selfish motives when she decided to introduce her close friend to Prince Andrew in 1985, but twenty years after the death of the “queen of people’s hearts”, it is difficult to shake off the idea that Diana wanted, so that “her” person would be next to her on the other side of the royal gate.
The Princess of Wales with her friend Sarah at Guard's Polo Club, June 1983In any case, Sarah herself was fascinated by the matured Andrew, and although she herself, at 26, understood perfectly well that there was no smell of a wedding here (unless she was an aristocrat and, more importantly, not a virgin), she had no twinge of conscience, with her characteristic adventurism dived into an unusual relationship. And she lost her head. Just like her Andrew, in fact.
The Queen's middle son posed the question of an engagement to Sarah bluntly: either he would marry his beloved, or take as his wife the first prostitute who came into his bed. It was easy to believe: Andrew, a handsome captain of the Royal Navy, moored to foreign shores, of course, was not just sightseeing. In addition, the prince had a precedent - the marriage of his sister Anna, who tied the knot for love. And the Queen, assessing that the Crown had already given birth to a second generation of heirs (meaning William and Harry), gave the go-ahead for the dubious marriage.
Andrew was inspired: seeing Sarah glancing at her friend's famous sapphire ring, he rushed to Garrard in full sail for something similar. And I found it. In 1986, the prince, beaming with happiness, went out to the press, leading his beloved by the arm, on ring finger which sported a magnificent ring with a Burmese ruby surrounded by ten small diamonds. When choosing a fire stone, Elizabeth's son was inspired by his bride's hair. Alas, if Andrew had thought about the curse that ruby engagement rings carry in the Windsor dynasty, perhaps his choice would have fallen on a different stone. But what has been done cannot be undone: Sarah, with a charming smile and thoughts of a wonderful future, signed up for the most hectic few years of her life.
Prince Andrew's official engagement photos...... and Sarah Ferguson, March 19, 1986Sarah's engagement ringFire and air
Diana's close friend finally triumphantly entered the royal family. Like many brides of princes “from the people,” Sarah was perceived as a sip fresh air. Andrew and his beloved had a magnificent wedding (by the way, like Diana and Charles - in July) - grandiose, with a magnificent wedding in Westminster Abbey and with the solemn conferment of the titles of Duke and Duchess of York. Two years later, the couple will have their first daughter, Princess Beatrice, and a couple of years later, baby Eugenie.
Wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, July 23, 1986Diana rejoiced for her friend’s happiness - as much as a woman who had lost faith in her own marriage could. Was it sincere? Later, the Princess of Wales admits that she seriously expected that Sarah would soon withdraw into herself, unable to withstand the oppression of the palace rules and the temper of the royal family. This was the case with herself, and only this scenario was considered by Diana to be the only possible and universal for any Windsor daughter-in-law. But it was not in Sarah's character to despair. Possessing a natural charm and easy disposition, Sarah overnight became a family favorite. During almost every meal, the newly-crowned Duchess of York sparkled with humor, making every member of the family fall in love with her.
Diana and Sarah at the Epsom Downs race, circa 1987Diana later recalled that Sarah and Andrew were not yet engaged, and the Windsor family charmedly said that she should be like her friend. “Why can’t you just be as cheerful as Sarah?” Charles asked her then. And Diana, who took every little thing to heart, looked at her friend with different eyes. It was envy.
Driven by the opinion of the royal family, the Princess of Wales deliberately tried to awaken in herself something that was almost gone in her, but Sarah had in abundance - natural spontaneity and love for extreme sports, which in Diana’s performance sometimes resulted in outright recklessness. She ran to concerts, pulling on leather pants, in front of everyone during the races at Ascot, together with Sarah, she poked an umbrella in the butts to harm the walking ladies. These were blatant violations of etiquette, but Sarah looked so natural and harmless that she always got away with such antics. Diana was less fortunate.
Princess Diana and the Duchess of York jokingly pointed umbrellas at their pal Lulu Blacker's rear. For this prank, Diana got it from the press. June 1987, Royal AscotDiana and Sarah accompany Prince Charles......on the frigate HMS Brazen, February 5, 1986“I envied her very much,” recalled the Princess of Wales, “I didn’t understand how she managed to take everything so easily. While I was struggling to simply survive, she seemed to be enjoying her situation.”
Unlike Diana, who was thrown into the royal family as a naive 20-year-old girl, 27-year-old Sarah had an easier time accepting the prickly rules of palace protocol. But this did not mean that she perceived her new responsibilities with enthusiasm. After the birth of her first daughter, the woman began to rapidly gain weight - both her natural predisposition and the stress she experienced had an effect. Compared to Diana, she began to look worse and worse. Newspapers vied with each other to compare graceful style the Princess of Wales with the slightly provincial manner of Sarah, her modest smile with the loud laugh of the Duchess of York, her thin waist with the plump figure of Andrew’s wife. After the youngest Eugenia was born, the duchess already weighed more than 100 kilograms, for which she received the nickname “Duchess of Pork” (pork - pork). “I believed everything that was written. It seemed to me that this was true. I was so unhappy and ate all the time. Then I was almost crushed by criticism for the fact that I had gained a lot of weight. It was a vicious circle, and I didn’t know how to break it,” Sarah would later say, even admitting that she would like to suffer from bulimia like Diana, so that her problems would not affect her figure. It is symbolic that eating disorders will also become common in the destinies of the two friends.
Sarah with her eldest daughter (2 months after her second birth), May, 1989Sarah with her eldest daughter (2 months after her second birth) and Prince Andrew, May, 1989Something else will also unite them: mutual infidelity to their husbands. Moreover, all four will have very different motives. Charles will cheat on Diana out of love for Camilla, Diana will cheat on Charles out of revenge, Andrew will cheat on Sarah out of an old port habit, and she will cheat on him out of boredom. The Duke of York will often disappear on voyages due to duty, so his wife will have to seek solace in the arms of other men. Sarah didn't know how to be faithful. This was clear before. She loved male attention too much, and perhaps this was what united her with Andrew’s aunt, Princess Margaret.
Duchess of York, 1990She began to be noticed more and more often in the company different men, the list of which included, among others, millionaire Steve White, financier Johnny Brian and even actor Sylvester Stallone. Rumors about her frivolity were deliberately cultivated by the press. People stopped respecting her; now they called her simply and unpretentiously - Fergie.
Their marriage to Andrew lasted six years - they separated in 1992, and four years later they officially announced their divorce. So the loud separation of Charles and Diana was followed by no less loud breakup Duke and Duchess of York. In a year close friend Sarah will die in Paris, tragically ending the story of the Prince and Princess of Wales. Perhaps with her death the karmic connection between the two friends will be interrupted - Sarah will finally take the path of happiness. But already outside the royal family.
The Duke and Duchess of York at a World Wildlife Fund event, 19 September 1987Instead of an epilogue
“They stand together as if they were picked by a computer,” the Queen Mother once joked about Sarah and Andrew. And her words did not fly into the air, because the Duke and Duchess of York (after the divorce, the woman retained her title) did not burn bridges even after parting. Sarah lived with her ex-husband for several more years, raising children with him. The former mother-in-law, however, hastened to instantly remove the red-haired harlot from her circle: the Duchess would not even receive an invitation to the wedding of William and Catherine.
The already separated but not yet divorced Duke and Duchess at their daughter Beatrice's sports day at Upton House School, 23 June 1993The ex-spouses take Evgenia to her new school, September 6, 2001Of course, after the divorce, Sarah's life did not immediately return to normal. There was everything: depression, drunkenness, and waste. “I am aware of the fact that I drank quite heavily. You see, at that time I was not myself. When this whole story lasted, I was at the very bottom. I left the royal family in order to find freedom, and with freedom came need. Now I’m in a completely desperate situation,” Sarah told reporters. It was cunning: of course, no one left her without compensation. She just squandered all her funds on endless parties and business adventures.
With Donald and Melania Trump at the Michael Kors show, February 7, 2007There were also scandals: for example, when an undercover reporter from the News of the World tabloid, pretending to be a businessman, asked Sarah to arrange a meeting with Andrew, and she asked for half a million pounds sterling for the service. The video went viral. Sarah sank deeper and deeper to the bottom.
But, perhaps, this is exactly what she needed - and from the very bottom, Sarah, having pulled herself together, very soon reached for the stars. She got back into shape, wrote several books about it, made a film about Queen Victoria and gradually regained her good name. Appreciated the efforts ex-daughter-in-law even Elizabeth II, who over the past few years has even invited the Duchess to her own events and vacations at Balmoral.
Sarah Ferguson at the Fashion For Relief charity show, February 19, 2015At the 68th Cannes Film Festival, May 21, 2015Sarah, Duchess of York, is once again enjoying life as she did in her roaring 20s. She dresses beautifully, has affairs with men, communicates warmly with Andrew, spends time with her daughters (whom, unlike her mother, she never abandoned) and attends social events. events. And three days before the birthday, she and Andrew got married youngest daughter, Princess Eugenie. And this one royal wedding was in no way inferior to the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. And, of course, Sarah was the main star of this wedding after the bride.
Sarah Ferguson with her eldest daughter, Princess Beatrice, at Eugenie's wedding, October 12, 2018This year Sarah turns 59 years old - and, it seems, in her case it is obvious: life begins not after 40, but after a divorce from the Windsors.
With Evgenia at a gala dinner in support of the Children In Crisis organization, June 10, 2014With daughter Beatrice at the Northwood African Education Foundation benefit dinner, November 4, 2014The head of the British royal family is Queen Elizabeth II (Queen Elizabeth II, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor) along with her husband, the Duke Edinburgh Philip(Philip Mountbatten). The queen's husband, by law, does not bear the title "king" and cannot be a co-regent of the monarchy.
Four children were born into their family.
Eldest son - Charles Philip Arthur George, Prince of Wales(Charles Philip Arthur George, Prince of Wales), heir to the throne, born November 14, 1948. He is married for the second time. The first marriage took place on July 29, 1981 with Diana, Princess of Wales, née Lady Diana Francis Spencer (1961-1997); divorced August 28, 1996. The second marriage took place on April 9, 2005 with Camilla Parker Bowles, née Camilla Shand (b. 1947). She bears the title of Duchess of Cornwall (except in Scotland, where she uses the title Duchess of Rothesay).
Charles has two sons with the late Princess Diana - William, Duke of Cambridge ( Prince William, Duke of Cambridge), full name William Arthur Philip Louis (born 1982), and Prince Henry (Harry) of Wales, full name Henry Charles Albert David (born 1984). r.).
April 29, 2011 ( Kate Middleton), full name Catherine Elizabeth Middleton. After the wedding, Catherine received the title of Duchess of Cambridge.
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Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise(The Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise), only daughter Queen Elizabeth II. Born August 15, 1950. She is rightly called one of the most active and popular members of the British royal family. In 1973, Princess Anne married Lieutenant Mark Anthony Peter Phillips of the Royal Dragoons. Having given birth to two children, Peter Phillips (born 1977) and Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips (born 1981), the princess separated from Phillips in 1992 and then married Navy Captain Timothy Lawrence (Timothy James Hamilton Laurence), who later became vice admiral.
Peter Phillips, the Queen's eldest grandson, alumnus private school Gordonstown and Exeter University.
In the summer of 2007, the royal family announced his engagement to a simple woman, not known to anyone. famous girl, Canadian native Autumn Kelly. The Queen personally agreed to the wedding of Peter and Autumn, which took place on May 17, 2008.
December 29, 2010. On this day, Peter and Autumn had a daughter, Savannah Phillips. On March 29, 2012, the couple had a second daughter, Isla Phillips.
Zara Phillips, daughter of Princess Anne and granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, is a European champion in equestrian competition, bringing Britain a gold medal at the World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany in 2006. In 2012, she won a silver medal at equestrian competitions at summer Olympics in London.
Zara Phillips takes part in many charity events.
On July 30, 2011, Zara Phillips married her boyfriend, rugby player Mike Tindall, whom she met in 2003.
Prince Andrew, Duke of York(Prince Andrew, Duke of York), full name Andrew Albert Christian Edward, third child and second son of Elizabeth II, was born on February 19, 1960. He has held the title Duke of York since 1986, after his marriage to Sarah Margaret Ferguson. The Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York, from whom he has been divorced since 1996, have two children: Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary of York, born in 1988, and Princess Eugenie Victoria Helen of York. Victoria Helena of York), born in 1990.
Prince Edward Anthony Richard Louis, Earl of Wessex (The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, Edward Antony Richard Louis), youngest child and third son of Queen Elizabeth II, born 10 March 1964. In 1999, he married Sophie Helen Rhys Jones, born in 1965. On their wedding day, Prince Edward received the title HRH Earl of Wessex (Sophie became HRH Countess of Wessex). In 2003, Edward and Sophie had a daughter, Lady Louise Mountbatten Windsor. It was announced that all children of the Earl and Countess would not be called princes and princesses and Royal Highnesses. Girls born from this marriage will be called ladies. The first son will bear the title of Viscount Severn, subsequent sons - the prefix "Honourable".
On December 17, 2007, Earl of Wessex Edward and his wife Sophie gave birth to their second child - son James Alexander Philip Theo Mountbatten Windsor, who became Elizabeth II and her husband Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
The boy bears the title of Viscount Severn.
The material was prepared based on information from RIA Novosti and open sources