Duchess Sophie 'could have been Queen' after Prince Edward was sent odd request
ok.co.ukThe Order of Succession is something that cannot be altered by personal preference. While the British royals understand this, it would seem that one foreign country had not grasped this as they made a rather strange offer to the Duke of Edinburgh in 1994.
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 unusual offer was called "charming" but had to be sensibly declined by Buckingham Palace.
However, had the unique offer been accepted, it would have changed everything that has unfolded since. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1994, several new countries were created in Eastern Europe, one of which was Estonia.
During Estonia's first elections, the Independent Royalist Party wished for the country to be a monarchy. They won eight seats in Parliament and went about trying to find someone to take on the top job.
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