Investiture of the Prince of Wales The tradition of investing the heir apparent of the English, and subsequently the British, monarch with the title of "Prince of Wales" began in 1301, when King Edward I of England, having completed the conquest of Wales, gave the title to his heir apparent, Prince Edward (later King Edward II of England). Investiture is not necessary to be created Prince of Wales. Peers were also invested, but investitures for peers ceased in 1621, at a time when peerages were being created so frequently that the investiture ceremonies became cumbersome. Most investitures for Princes of Wales were held in front of
Prince of Wales (cocktail) Prince of Wales (cocktail) Prince of Wales is a cocktail composed by Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later to be King Edward VII. There are several variations of the cocktail, but what they usually have in common is champagne, angostura bitters on sugar, either rye whiskey or cognac, and a liqueur. Anonymous biography of King Edward, "The Private Life of King Edward VII", credits the drink to Prince himself. The cocktail consisted of "a little rye whisky, crushed ice, a small square of pineapple, a dash of Angostura bitters, a piece of lemon peel, a few drops of Maraschino, a