Prince Edward stunned commuters as he boarded a busy tube service in central London this week. However royal sources say it is "not uncommon" for the Earl of Wessex to use the London underground to travel around the capital.
Dressed in a suit, The Earl, 58, blended in with fellow passengers after hopping on a Jubilee Line service on Monday.The Prince, who is the Queen's third child and is ninth in line to the throne, had previously spent the day celebrating those who had won the Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Award.The Earl has taken over many of the royal responsibilities for the long-running development programme, started by his late father Prince Philip in 1956 and which is one of his great legacies following his death last year, helping millions of young people around the world.
Following the event Edward was seen boarding a train at Green Park station, close to Buckingham Palace, alighting at Waterloo station just two stops away in a journey that can take as little as three minutes.
During the short journey, the Earl, who was holding an umbrella and a bag, was seen to be in conversation with another man, holding a similar umbrella.
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