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The Duke of Gloucester, in the robes of the Order of St John, in October 2015
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| Born | 26 August 1944 (1944-08-26) (age 74) St. Matthew's Nursing Home, Northampton, England |
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Birgitte van Deurs (m. 1972)
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| House | Windsor | ||||
| Father | Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester | ||||
| Mother | Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott | ||||
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, KG, GCVO, GCStJ, SSI (Richard Alexander Walter George; born 26 August 1944) is the youngest grandchild of King George V and Queen Mary. He practised as an architect until the death of his elder brother placed him in direct line to inherit his father's dukedom of Gloucester, which he inherited, as the second duke, in 1974. He is a paternal cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, and currently 26th in the line of succession to the British throne as well as the first in line not descended from King George VI. He is also the senior male line descendant of three British monarchs: Victoria, Edward VII and George V.
The Duke in 1989, by Allan Warren
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester and his wife, Birgitte
The Duke of Gloucester at Christ Church Cathedral in 2006, robed as Grand Prior of the Order of Saint John.
