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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Fans Can't Stop Talking About This Rarely-Seen Royal's New "Confidence"—and Growth Spurt

James Wessex, Sophie Wessex, Princess Beatrice and Jack Brooksbank.

The Royal Family gathered to celebrate Easter at St. George's Chapel in Windsor on Sunday, April 20, and along with the usual suspects like The King, Queen Camilla and Princess Anne, fans were treated to a rare appearance from another royal. Prince Edward and Duchess Sophie are parents to two children, 21-year-old Lady Louise and 17-year-old James, the Earl of Wessex—and one word kept coming up when it came to the teenage earl.

James—who inherited his father's title, the Earl of Wessex, after Edward was granted the title of Duke of Edinburgh—looked even taller than he did during his last royal appearance on Christmas Day. The 17-year-old towered over his roughly six-foot-tall father in photos and videos from Easter, and appears to follow in the footsteps of his cousins Prince Harry and Prince William when it comes to height.

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