The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester missed Sunday’s Remembrance commemorations at the Cenotaph following on from medical advice.
Royal sources says the decision is entirely precautionary.
Both Richard and Birgitte are in the at risk category when it comes to Covid-19 due to them being in their mid-70s.
Sunday’s commemorations at the Cenotaph majorly scaled back due to the…
Tuesday, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester visited the British Museum to thank staff who contributed to the museum’s safe reopening and to hear how the museum was cared for during lockdown.
The museum reopened in late August to some pandemic-related changes.
Nowadays, he is referred to as ‘The Other Prince William’, but who was Prince William of Gloucester and why was his life cut so tragically short?
On 18 December 1941, Prince William Henry Andrew Frederick was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire to Prince Henry, Duke of…
The Duke of Gloucester found a unique way to mark World Architecture Day this week: he took to the Royal Family Twitter account to share his top three favourite buildings in the United Kingdom.
To mark the special day, on October 5th 2020, Prince Richard’s first pick was Maggie’s Centre in Leeds, which he calls “a ‘special’ building supporting people living with cancer, which…
World Cerebral Palsy Day was honoured by the Duchess of Gloucester when she participated in a video chat Tuesday with two families being helped by one of her patronages, Cerebral Palsy Scotland.
“May I say how very delighted I am to speak to you on World Cerebral…
Kensington Palace's 21-room apartment remains vacant a year after the Gloucesters moved out
21st September 2020
Apartment 1 at Kensington Palace remains vacant a year after the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester moved out of the 21-room residence.
The apartment, which is adjoined to the Cambridge family’s living quarters, was occupied by the Gloucesters from 1972 until September…
The Duke of Gloucester has become patron of the Trimontium Trust as the museum it oversees begins a renovation project to be completed next year.
“It is a great honour for the Trust to have a patron of such high standing,” said John Reid, the chairman of Trimontium Trust.
“Trimontium is one of the most important Roman sites in the UK and His Royal Highness will help us raise awareness…
Musicians entertaining hospital patients enjoy support of Duchess of Gloucester
10th July 2020
The Duchess of Gloucester telephoned one of her musical patronages this week, chatting with them about how they’ve adapted their live performance model during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Duchess of Gloucester spoke on the phone with representatives at Music in Hospitals…
The Duchess of Gloucester’s ongoing work has been highlighted by the Royal Family on her birthday. The Duchess turns 74 on June 20th 2020.
A range of photos of the duchess were shared on the official Twitter and Instagram accounts of the Royal Family along with…
She would go on to live a life of royal duties which led her to be called one of the unsung heroes of the Royal Family, but today we take a look at the life of the Duchess of Gloucester before she married The Queen’s cousin: Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester.
Born Birgitte Eva Henriksen on 20 June 1946 in Odense, Denmark, she is the youngest daughter of Asger Preben Wissing Henriksen, a…
