Palace Blunder: Father and Son Switched in Royal Update

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Royals (1 / 1) 23.06.2026 23:07 / Julia

Buckingham Palace made an awkward identity slip in its printed Court Circular — swapping father and son in a short update that caught an editor's eye. Read on to discover the full story!

What happened?

On June 22, Daily Mail editor Richard Eden shared a screenshot on X of a June 20 printed entry from St. James's Palace. The note said the "Earl of Wessex, Colonel Scots Guards, this morning attended the Regimental Gathering and Somme Barracks, Catterick Garrison," and named who he met. Eden pointed out the error: it is Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, not his son James, the Earl of Wessex, who is Colonel of the Scots Guards. The June 20 outing had not yet appeared in the online Court Circular.