Prince Edward might be 14th in line for the British throne but he was once approached to become the King of Estonia.
The offer was made, reports the Mirror, to the Queen's youngest child, who turned 58 today, in 1994 after the new country's first elections following the dissolution of the Soviet Union saw the Independent Royalist Party of Estonia win eight seats in parliament. Wanting Estonia to become a monarchy, the party wasted no time in contacting the Queen to see if she would offer her blessing for their surprise plan, according to the Sunday Telegraph at the time.
But Buckingham Palace politely declined the advance, replying that it was "a charming idea but a rather unlikely one". While he might have missed out on becoming Estonia's monarch, however, the current Earl of Wessex is expected to eventually assume a new title.
When Prince Charles succeeds his mother - Queen Elizabeth II - on the throne, Edward is in line to inherit his late father Prince Phillip's old title of Duke of Edinburgh with both of his parents having given their blessing for that succession.
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