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Earl of Wessex James passes A-levels, to study agriculture
James, the Earl of Wessex and son of the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, has received his A-level results and will study rural land and property management at the Royal Agricultural University…
The Story in Brief
James, the Earl of Wessex and son of the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, has received his A-level results and will study rural land and property management at the Royal Agricultural University this autumn. The 18-year-old royal, who turned 18 in December, chose not to take a gap year and instead heads straight to university. Buckingham Palace has not disclosed his grades, but admission to his course requires at least 104 UCAS points, roughly equivalent to BCC at A-level.
James, often called Britain's most eligible bachelor, spent part of the summer working as a farmhand at King Charles III's Sandringham estate, driving tractors and mucking in. His parents, Prince Edward and Sophie, have deliberately kept him and his sister Lady Louise out of the royal spotlight, not giving them HRH titles at birth. James has gradually appeared at more royal events, including Royal Ascot and the Easter service.
The Indian Opinion
The media's fixation on James as 'Britain's most eligible bachelor' ignores the substance of his choices: opting for a farming degree, working manual summer jobs, and staying largely out of public life. His parents' decision to let him and his sister choose their own titles later in life is a quiet experiment in modern royalty. The real test will come when James turns 21: will he accept the prince title, or continue to carve his own path outside the palace machinery?
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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