Buckingham Palace has announced Prince Edward will be given his late father’s Duke of Edinburgh title.

Edward will take on the title from his birthday on March 10, which coincides with his 59th birthday.

The Palace says giving the title to Edward honours the wishes of the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn