The Duke of Edinburgh issued a warning as he gave an impassioned speech on education in London last week. Prince Edward attended the Education World Forum in Westminster and told education ministers he had some “really disappointing” news.
He claimed that employers are more interested in someone’s experience and hobbies rather than qualifications and warned about the use of AI. Edward said: “The thing is, a formal qualification may or may not get you an interview but there is one thing I can guarantee you.
“When you get to the interview, they will never ask you about your academic qualifications. What they want to know is what you’ve done.
“What are your experiences? What is it that you have done that shapes you as a person?”
According to The Times, the King’s younger brother said that if people haven’t had that experience as part of their education, to do “all those other activities” and “generate” that kind of experience about themselves, then they’ve got nothing to talk about.
Edward got a C in A-level English, Ds in History and Politics.
He studied at Cambridge University and graduated with a 2:2 bachelor’s degree in history from Jesus College.
His daughter, Lady Louise Windsor, 22, is in her final year of an English degree at the University of St Andrew, and his son, the Earl of Wessex, is due to sit his A-levels this summer.
It comes after Buckingham Palace announced that Edward and his wife, Duchess Sophie, will be going on a trip to Portugal next week.
The couple will mark the 640th anniversary of the Treaty of Windsor and celebrate the bilateral relationship between the two countries.
It will be the first royal visit to Portugal since 2011, when the King and Queen last visited.