Duke of Edinburgh admits 'weight of expectation' after taking over Prince Philip's title

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The Duke of Edinburgh has shared how he felt a big "weight of expectation" when he got his title from his dad.After a year as the Duke, Prince Edward said he sometimes doesn't know where to sit because he's still not used to seeing his title on a place card.

He spoke to Alan Titchmarsh on ITV's Love Your Weekend about how it's been taking over from his "extraordinary" dad, Prince Philip, who passed away in 2021 at 99 years old. "It was a huge privilege, but also quite a lot of weight of expectation as well," Edward said, celebrating his 60th birthday.

He talked about the big shoes he had to fill with the title, saying, "I mean, there's an awful lot of legacy that came with that title and everything that my father had done, especially when you're not inheriting it this is a choice." Edward mentioned how odd it feels to have a new title: "It's just the weirdest and strangest feeling." He still gets confused at events, saying, "You walk into a room and, particularly still today, there are name places on a card and I still look around going: 'Yes, but where am I sitting?'In the chat, Edward also said his dad was great with people and always encouraging, even if it didn't always seem that way."He was always, always encouraging everybody," he remembered. "You sort of needed to get to know him.""People always talked about my father's sense of humour, and that's what he was just doing," he added.Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland.No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile,