The royal family Instagram account is the sole place to find all the recent appearances of King Charles and Queen Camilla. On rare occasions, you might even catch a glimpse of Princess Anne. (And of course, Prince William and Kate Middleton have their own social media handles.) However, the IG account just featured a family member I was *not* expecting to show up: Prince Edward. He recently made an appearance on their feed with a truly striking image in the snow.
Buckingham Palace Releases Striking Photo of Royal Family Member Standing in the Snow—and It's Not Who I Expected
Nice to see a new face
Published Jan 18, 2025
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In the post, you'll find a series of photos with Prince Edward in his military uniform talking to soldiers. The caption reads, "As Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Dragoon Guards, The Duke of Edinburgh has visited troops currently deployed to Estonia and attended a training exercise in Harju County."
It continues, "The cold weather operator course takes place every year in Estonia and involves soldiers spending two nights in a forest, learning how to build camps, make fires and find food and water."
By the end of the caption, it gives a shoutout to King Charles himself, stating, "His Royal Highness also visited Tapa Camp, an army base in Laane Viru County."
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It's nice to see Prince Edward get some love these days. It's very rare for the king's younger brother to make an appearance on Instagram. However, outside of the social site, he's been taking a more active role.
A few months ago, the Duke of Edinburgh, along with his wife Duchess Sophie, attended the 120th anniversary parade of The Entente Cordiale on behalf of the monarch. Due to his continuing medical treatment for his undisclosed form of cancer, King Charles was unable to fulfill this requirement and leaned on his brother for help.
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The 60-year-old royal continued to take his big bro's place and went to the 2024 Anzac Day ceremony, where I'm still loss for words at the chilling photos taken of Prince Edward. It showed him standing alone with his head held high, along with other photos of him placing down the ceremonial wreath.
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Now, Prince Edward is not the only royal who has taken time to meet with servicemen and women. Prince William frequently visits soldiers in full military uniform, too. Back in September 2024, he celebrated the forty-eight RAF Cadets, who completed their Commissioned Warrant Officers Course and Modular Initial Officer Training Course. (It was also an appearance where he started to show off his signature scruff.)
But back to the youngest son of the late Queen Elizabeth—the last time I saw the IG account post Prince Edward (and Duchess Sophie) was in October 2024, in a post filled with never-before-seen photos of the couple. So I'm very happy to see new photos popping up.
Here's to more appearances from Prince Edward in 2025!
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