It’s a long-standing tradition for members of the royal family to serve in the military, so it was big news when Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip‘s youngest son quit the marines.

A statement from Buckingham Palace read, “After much consideration, his Royal Highness Prince Edward has decided to resign from the Royal Marines… Prince Edward is leaving the marines with great regret but has concluded that he does not wish to make the service his long-term career.”.

“The first person [Edward] went to when he’d really had enough of the marines was Prince Philip and he was extremely understanding about the whole thing,” Wise said.

The Daily Mail noted that it was Queen Elizabeth II who was “furious” that Edward left the Royal Marines.