Royal Profile: The Hon. Edward David Lascelles

The Hon. Edward David Lascelles was born 19 November 1982 as the youngest son of David Lascelles, The 8th Earl of Harewood and Margaret Rosalind Messenger {Source}. He has three older siblings, two siblings-in-law, a niece, and four nephews{Source}:

  1. Lady Emily Tsering Lascelles Shard (1975)
    1. Matthew Shard
      1. Isacc Shard (2009)
      2. Ida Shard (2009)
      3. Otis Shard (2011)
  2. The Hon. Benjamin Lascelles (1978)
    1. Carolina Valez Robledo (m. 2009){Source}
      1. Mateo Lascelles (2013)
  3. Alexander Edgar Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles (1980)
    1. Laleh Yeganegy (1980, never married)
      1. Leo Cyrus Anthony Lascelles (2008)
    2. Annika Reed-Lascelles, Viscountess Lascelles (1984, m. 2017)
      1. The Hon. Ivy Lascelles (2018)

His paternal grandmother was The Princess Mary, The Princess Royal, the eldest daughter of King George V and Queen Mary {Source}, thus making him a 1st cousin 1x removed from Queen Elizabeth II via George V. He shares a birthday with his 2nd cousin 1x removed through George V, The Lady Davina Lewis.

He obtained royal consent to marry his long-term girlfriend, Sophie Cartlidge, on 2 August 2014.


Unlike his two eldest siblings, Emily and Benjamin, he is in succession for the British throne, where he is in 60th+ position as their parents were married prior to his birth {Source}.

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