Earl of Forfar
Earl of Forfar is a title of Scottish nobility, referring to Forfar, the county town of Angus, Scotland. The Earldom of Forfar was first created in 1661 in the Peerage of Scotland and became extinct as a title in 1715. It was a subsidiary title to the Earldom of Ormond. The dignity of Earl of Forfar in the Peerage of the United Kingdom was granted to Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex in 2019 on the occasion of his 55th birthday. The title was given in addition to those received on his wedding day and affords Prince Edward  and his wife Sophie a Scottish title to use when in Scotland. Unlike his brother (Prince Andrew, Earl of Inverness) and nephews (Prince William, Earl of Strathearn and Prince Harry, Earl of Dumbarton), Prince Edward did not receive a Scottish title on the occasion of his marriage. The County of Forfar, renamed Angus in 1928, contains Glamis Castle, the seat of the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne, from whom Prince Edward's grandmother Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother was descended. In July 2019, the Earl and Countess visited Forfar on their first official visit to the town since the Queen  granted the Earl the additional title in March 2019. He was presented with 'Earl of Forfar' tartan, to decorate the Earl and Countess by town firm the Strathmore Woollen Company. The weave is based on the existing Forfar tartan, which it designed in 2004 on the colours on the Forfar coat of arms. The geometry remains virtually the same, but the colours have been strengthened, with Azure blue replaced by the St Andrew's blue of the Scottish flag, and white yarns replaced by a brown to reflect the rich agriculture of the surrounds. The couple visited Forfar again in  summer 2021. Earls of Forfar, first creation (1661). Subsidiary title was "Lord Wandell and Hartside" (Peerage of Scotland, 1661).