Prince Edward has spoken about the 'weight of expectation' he felt when he took over the title from his father, Prince Philip.
The Duke of Edinburgh has shared how he felt a big "weight of expectation" when he got his title from his dad.
"It was a huge privilege, but also quite a lot of weight of expectation as well," Edward said, celebrating his 60th birthday. 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?'
"People always talked about my father's sense of humour, and that's what he was just doing," he added. "He was just an extraordinary man. He was the Prince Albert of our age. He had an extraordinary mind. He loved design, he loved innovation, he was brilliant with all sorts of people." "And for heaven's sake don't say: 'What do you feel? ' Because he would never have shared anything like that."
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