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Duchess Sophie 'could have been Queen' after odd request made to Prince Edward
The Duke of Edinburgh received a very strange request from a country who wanted him to be their king following a political shift - but Buckingham Palace had to politely decline
Huge socio-political change in the country at the time prompted them to ask the late Queen's youngest son, Prince Edward, to serve as their head of state. The Sunday Telegraph revealed at the time that the leader of the party had written to the Royal Family to ask if Prince Edward would become their king as they thought he was "perfect" for the role. The title bares an extra significance for Sophie as the last Duchess of Edinburgh was the late Queen- with whom she shared an especially close bond - who was styled that way from her wedding in 1947 until her accession in 1952.
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