Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, KG, GCVO, GCStJ, SSI, FRIBA (Richard Alexander Walter George; born 26 August 1944) is a member of the British royal family.
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.jpg.webp) The Duke of Gloucester in 2015 | |||||
| Born | Prince Richard of Gloucester 26 August 1944 St Matthew's Nursing Home, Northampton, England | ||||
| Spouse | Birgitte van Deurs Henriksen (m. 1972) | ||||
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| House | Windsor | ||||
| Father | Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester | ||||
| Mother | Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott | ||||
| Alma mater | Magdalene College, Cambridge | ||||
He is the second son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, as well as the youngest of the nine grandchildren of George V and Queen Mary. He is currently 30th in line of succession to the British throne, and the highest person on the list who is not a descendant of George VI, who was his uncle. At the time of his birth, he was 5th in line to the throne, behind his first cousins Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret, his father, and his elder brother Prince William of Gloucester.
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References and notes
- As a titled royal, Richard needs no surname, but, when one is used, it is Windsor.
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