A portrait of Prince Edward with his family has been released to mark his 50th birthday, which is today.
The Earl of Wessex, the youngest child of the Queen and Prince Philip and who is now eighth in line to the Throne, was photographed with his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and their children Lady Louise Windsor, 10 (tenth in line to the Throne), and James, Viscount Severn, six (ninth in line to the Throne), who is the Queen and Prince Philip's youngest grandchild.
The photo was taken in the dining room of their home, Bagshot Park, in Surrey.
The prince and his wife, who were married in 1999, are taking part in two engagements today in support of their charity, Wessex Youth Trust.
The couple are then due to join the Queen and other senior members of the Royal Family at the Commonwealth Observance Service at Westminster Abbey, with it also being Commonwealth Day today.
Prince Edward celebrates 50th birthday
9 March 2014
BBC News
The portrait, showing Prince Edward, the eighth in line to the Throne, with his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and their two children Lady Louise Windsor, 10 (tenth in line to the Throne), and James, Viscount Severn, six (ninth in line to the Throne), was taken in the dining room of their home Bagshot Park. The children are the Queen and Prince Philip's youngest grandchildren and are cousins of Prince William, Prince Harry, Prince George (once removed), Zara Tindall and Mark Phillips
A photograph of the Earl of Wessex with his wife and children has been released to mark his 50th birthday.
Prince Edward, who turns 50 on Monday, was pictured with his wife the Countess of Wessex, and their children Lady Louise Windsor, 10, and James, Viscount Severn, six.
The image was taken in the dining room of Bagshot Park, their home in Surrey.
The earl and countess will take part in two engagements in support of their charity, Wessex Youth Trust, on Monday.
The photograph was taken by Millie Pilkington, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's private wedding photographer.
Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones were married in 1999
The earl and countess were married at St George's Chapel in Windsor on 19 June 1999, after meeting at a real tennis event - from which the modern game is descended - in the early 1990s.
The couple, who set up the Wessex Youth Trust shortly before their wedding, will visit Robert Browning Community School in Walworth, south London, on Monday to see the work of youth charity Kidscape.
The charity received a grant from the trust in support of its bullying intervention programme.
They will later visit London's Air Ambulance to see how another grant from the trust has helped support its work by funding paediatric training mannequins.
The couple are then due to join the Queen and other senior members of the Royal Family at the Commonwealth Observance Service at Westminster Abbey.
BBC News - Prince Edward celebrates 50th birthday
The Earl of Wessex, the youngest child of the Queen and Prince Philip and who is now eighth in line to the Throne, was photographed with his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and their children Lady Louise Windsor, 10 (tenth in line to the Throne), and James, Viscount Severn, six (ninth in line to the Throne), who is the Queen and Prince Philip's youngest grandchild.
The photo was taken in the dining room of their home, Bagshot Park, in Surrey.
The prince and his wife, who were married in 1999, are taking part in two engagements today in support of their charity, Wessex Youth Trust.
The couple are then due to join the Queen and other senior members of the Royal Family at the Commonwealth Observance Service at Westminster Abbey, with it also being Commonwealth Day today.
Prince Edward celebrates 50th birthday
9 March 2014
BBC News
The portrait, showing Prince Edward, the eighth in line to the Throne, with his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and their two children Lady Louise Windsor, 10 (tenth in line to the Throne), and James, Viscount Severn, six (ninth in line to the Throne), was taken in the dining room of their home Bagshot Park. The children are the Queen and Prince Philip's youngest grandchildren and are cousins of Prince William, Prince Harry, Prince George (once removed), Zara Tindall and Mark Phillips
A photograph of the Earl of Wessex with his wife and children has been released to mark his 50th birthday.
Prince Edward, who turns 50 on Monday, was pictured with his wife the Countess of Wessex, and their children Lady Louise Windsor, 10, and James, Viscount Severn, six.
The image was taken in the dining room of Bagshot Park, their home in Surrey.
The earl and countess will take part in two engagements in support of their charity, Wessex Youth Trust, on Monday.
The photograph was taken by Millie Pilkington, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's private wedding photographer.
Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones were married in 1999
The earl and countess were married at St George's Chapel in Windsor on 19 June 1999, after meeting at a real tennis event - from which the modern game is descended - in the early 1990s.
The couple, who set up the Wessex Youth Trust shortly before their wedding, will visit Robert Browning Community School in Walworth, south London, on Monday to see the work of youth charity Kidscape.
The charity received a grant from the trust in support of its bullying intervention programme.
They will later visit London's Air Ambulance to see how another grant from the trust has helped support its work by funding paediatric training mannequins.
The couple are then due to join the Queen and other senior members of the Royal Family at the Commonwealth Observance Service at Westminster Abbey.
BBC News - Prince Edward celebrates 50th birthday
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