Viscount Severn is the son of which member of the royal family?
James, Viscount Severn James, Viscount Severn James, Viscount Severn (James Alexander Philip Theo Mountbatten-Windsor; born 17 December 2007), is the younger child and only son of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and the youngest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He is eleventh in line of succession to the British throne. James was born by caesarean section at 16:20 UTC on 17 December 2007, at Frimley Park Hospital. Prince Edward, who was present for the birth of his second child, remarked that the birth was "a lot calmer than last time" (a reference
James, Viscount Severn styled as "His Royal Highness Prince James of Wessex". However, when his parents married, the Queen, via a Buckingham Palace press release, announced that their children would be styled as the children of an earl, rather than as princes or princesses. Thus, as is customary for the eldest son of an earl, court communications refer to him as "Lord Severn", which is one of his father's subsidiary titles. The title Viscount Severn is derived from the Welsh roots of the Countess's family, the River Severn rising in Wales. In June 2008, to recognise a visit by his father to the