60 Facts About Prince Edward

1. Prince Edward is bound to cringe at clips of his disastrous It's a Royal Knockout.

2. Prince Edward met Prince Edward in 1987 while working at Capital Radio, though he was dating her friend at the time.

3. Prince Edward was born on March 10, 1964, and is the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.

4. The Prince Edward is currently involved with over 79 organisations often championing charities that provide opportunities for young people.

5. Prince Edward refused to give up Mrs Simpson and instead chose to relinquish the throne.

6. Prince Andrew and Prince Edward were sent there by their parents.

7. Prince Edward is the 10th, and longest-serving Grand Master of UGLE, the governing body of Freemasonry in England and Wales.

8. Prince Edward has served as Royal Patron of The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn since 2001, a position previously occupied by his father.

9. Prince Edward serves as the president of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, a position in which he succeeded his late mother, Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent.

10. Prince Edward was the vice chairman of the British Overseas Trade Board.

11. Prince Edward has acted as Counsellor of State during periods of the Queen's absence abroad.

12. Prince Edward was promoted to Major-General on 11 June 1983 and to Field Marshal on 11 June 1993.

13. Prince Edward was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel on 30 June 1973.

14. Prince Edward was promoted to Major on 31 December 1967.

15. Prince Edward was promoted to captain on 29 July 1961.

16. Prince Edward was baptised in the Private Chapel of Buckingham Palace on 20 November 1935 by the Archbishop of Canterbury Cosmo Lang.

17. Prince Edward is patron of the Institute of Advanced Motorists, an independent road safety charity which specialises in training and advice for post-licence drivers and riders.

18. Prince Edward is president of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, presenting the trophies to the Wimbledon champion and runner-up, and served as the United Kingdom's Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, retiring in 2001.

19. In 1982, Prince Edward left Gordonstoun with several A-levels and registered for two terms at the Collegiate School in Wanganui, New Zealand.

20. Prince Edward was a bookish child, who preferred to spend time alone.

21. Prince Edward became ruler of the newly created English principality of Aquitaine in 1363 and, with his wife Joan of Kent, maintained a brilliant court at Bordeaux.

22. Prince Edward was active in the reform plans as set forth in the "Good Parliament" of 1376, but his death caused much of this work to remain undone.

23. Prince Edward continued to play an active role in the government and in military matters.

24. Prince Edward walked to the chapel for the late afternoon ceremony with his two supporters, Prince Charles and Prince Andrew.

25. Prince Edward lost one of his good friends during the siege upon Romorantin in 1356.

26. Prince Edward was his parents' oldest child and the first of their 13 children.

27. Prince Edward is the first titled Prince of Wales who did not become King of England.

28. Prince Edward achieved the first victory in his military career—the Battle of Crecy—when he was only 16 years old.

29. At the tender age of eight years old, Prince Edward was appointed guardian of the kingdom.

30. Prince Edward Island's population is relatively evenly divided between rural and urban communities.

31. In June 2011, Prince Edward visited Baltimore to meet the students and staff of the Living Classrooms Foundation and encourage them to participate in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award's programme.

32. Prince Edward proposed to Sophie with an Asprey and Garrard engagement ring worth an estimated £105,000: a two-carat oval diamond flanked by two heart-shaped gemstones set in 18-carat white gold.

33. Prince Edward met Sophie Rhys-Jones, then a public relations executive with her own firm, in 1994.

34. In 1993, Prince Edward formed the television production company Ardent Productions.

35. In 1986, on leaving university, Prince Edward joined the Royal Marines, who had paid £12,000 towards his tuition at Cambridge University on condition of future service.

36. Upon his return to Britain, Prince Edward matriculated at Jesus College, Cambridge, where he read history.

37. Prince Edward succeeded Prince Philip as president of the Commonwealth Games Federation and opened the 1990 Commonwealth Games in New Zealand and the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia.

38. Prince Edward gave Sophie an engagement ring featuring an oval diamond between two heart shaped diamonds.

39. In 1990 Prince Edward reacted angrily to persistent rumours he had more than a friendship with the singer Michael Ball.

40. On June 15, 1987, Prince Edward produced the charity fundraiser It's a Royal Knockout.

41. Prince Edward is 6ft tall, 2 inches taller than brother Charles.

42. Prince Edward Island's documented music history begins in the 19th century with religious music, some written by the local pump and block maker and organ-importer, Watson Duchemin.

43. In recent decades, Prince Edward Island's population has shown statistically significant and abnormally high rates of diagnosed rare cancers, particularly in rural areas.

44. Prince Edward Island's population is largely white; there are few visible minorities.

45. Prince Edward has been called "Father of the Canadian Crown".

46. Prince Edward lives with his family at the historic Bagshot Park in Surrey.

47. Prince Edward holds 4 degrees: his BA in History from Cambridge, and 2 honorary degrees.

48. Prince Edward continues to play today when he has the time.

49. Prince Edward started training as an Officer Cadet in the Royal Marines in 1986.

50. Prince Edward excelled at drama and completed his A-levels in History, English Literature and Economic and Political Studies.

51. Prince Edward asked his brothers to be his Supporters, and guests wore evening attire, without hats, as requested.

52. Prince Edward shares his birthday with a number of celebrities, including: Emeli Sande, Sepp Blatter and Tudor aristocrat and uncle to Anne Boleyn, Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk.

53. Prince Edward met his future wife, Sophie Rhys-Jones at a tennis event in 1993.

54. Prince Edward was born on 10 March 1964 at Buckingham Palace, as the third son and youngest child of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh.

55. Prince Edward paid a visit to pupils at Neston High School on Monday.

56. Prince Edward was on the Windsor Grounds while his mom was there.

57. Prince Edward speaks fluent French, having been raised in a house where, according to the words of his younger brother Prince Michael of Kent, his mother and aunts spoke French as a matter of preference.

58. Prince Edward began his schooling at Ludgrove, a preparatory school in Berkshire, before going on to Eton College and then Le Rosey in Switzerland.

59. Prince Edward was born on 9 October 1935, at No 3 Belgrave Square, London.

60. Prince Edward was born in Hartford on Jan 1, 1957, and was a son of the late Louis and Maude Galli.