Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
HRH Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, KG, GCVO ( Richard Alexander Walter George, born August 26, 1944 in Barnwell Manor, Northamptonshire ) is a member of the British Royal Family, grandson of King George V.
Life
His father was Henry, 1st Duke of Gloucester, Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, the third son of King George V. His mother was Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, daughter of John Montagu -Douglas -Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch and 9. the Duke of Queensbury. He leads the title His Royal Highness and since 1974 also Duke of Gloucester.
At the time of his birth he was fifth in the British throne. When he was four months old, he moved with his family to Australia because his father was governor-general there. In 1947, she returned to a change of government.
After attending Eton College, he studied architecture at Magdalene College at the University of Cambridge. When he wanted to start to work as an architect, was killed in 1972, his older brother William. In 1974 he inherited after the death of his father the title of Duke of Gloucester.
Family
On June 6, 1972 Richard married Birgitte van Deurs, daughter of Asger Henriksen and Vivian van Deurs. The couple has his official residence at Kensington Palace next to it, it had leased from 1994 to 1995 Barnwell Manor. They have three children. Your children do not perform royal title and assume no representation tasks. The eldest son bears the courtesy title Earl of Ulster, the posthumous title daughters lead the Lady as children of a peer.
Offspring:
Tasks
HM The Queen HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
- HRH The Prince of Wales HRH The Duchess of Cornwall HRH The Duke of Cambridge HRH The Duchess of Cambridge HRH Prince George of Cambridge
- HRH Princess Beatrice of York
- HRH Princess Eugenie of York
- HRH The Duke of Gloucester HRH The Duchess of Gloucester
- HRH The Duke of Kent HRH The Duchess of Kent
- HRH Prince Michael of Kent HRH Princess Michael of Kent
- HRH Princess Alexandra
The Duke supports his cousin Elizabeth II in representation tasks. Richard is currently at 23 place in the succession. He is also patron of a number of organizations in the UK. His focus is in the areas of architecture and historic preservation. He is one of the Commissioners of English Heritage.
Like almost all members of the royal family is also the Duke of Gloucester Honorary Colonel of a larger number of units of all forces in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries.
Title
- His Royal Highness Prince Richard of Gloucester (August 26, 1944 - June 10, 1974 )
- His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester ( since 10 June 1974)