Overview
- The Princess of Wales and James, Earl of Wessex, shared a brief, friendly chat before Easter Matins at St George’s Chapel in Windsor on Sunday in a moment captured on video.
- James, 18, arrived with his father, Prince Edward, walking just behind the Wales family before speaking with Catherine outside the chapel.
- His mother, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, did not attend because she was described as under the weather, and his sister, Lady Louise, remained at St Andrews University to focus on her studies.
- The Earl of Wessex is the late Queen’s youngest grandchild, sits 16th in the line of succession, and is finishing A-levels at Radley College after a largely private upbringing without using an HRH title.
- Fans on social media praised Catherine for putting the teenager at ease, and the coverage has prompted renewed, speculative talk about whether Edward and Sophie’s children could take on more visible roles in public life.