The Order of the Thistle is Scotland's highest royal honour
Only the king can bestow the Order of the Thistle, Scotland's highest honour. King Charles previously gave his wife Queen Camilla the honour last year. Prince Edward's appointment comes as he celebrates his 60th birthday today .
The Duke of Edinburgh has shared how he felt a big "weight of expectation" when he got his title from his dad.He talked about the big shoes he had to fill with the title, saying, "I mean, there's an awful lot of legacy that came with that title and everything that my father had done, especially when you're not inheriting it – this is a choice."
He still gets confused at events, saying, "You walk into a room and, particularly still today, there are name places on a card and I still look around going: 'Yes, but where am I sitting?' "People always talked about my father's sense of humour, and that's what he was just doing," he added. "He was just an extraordinary man. He was the Prince Albert of our age. He had an extraordinary mind. He loved design, he loved innovation, he was brilliant with all sorts of people."
"And for heaven's sake don't say: 'What do you feel? ' Because he would never have shared anything like that."
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