Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester was born on the 26 August 1944; the youngest grandchild of King George V and Queen Mary, and the younger of two brothers born to Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and his wife, Princess Alice. Shortly after his birth, he went to Australia for three years whilst his father was Governor-General there before returning to Barnwell Manor in Northamptonshire where he…
The Duke of Gloucester last week paid a visit to the Aldingbourne
Country Centre in Chichester to see how the facilities there support adults living
with learning disabilities or autism to lead independent lives.
“It was an honour to provide a guided tour of our…
The Queen will be accompanied by the Duchess of Gloucester for a joint engagement in Cambridge next week.
Her Majesty and Her Royal Highness will visit the new site of the Royal Papworth Hospital on Tuesday, July 9.
When they visit the site, The Queen and the Duchess will…
Today, let’s take a look at the life of the Duchess of Gloucester.
Birgitte Eva Henriksen was born on 20 June 1946 in Odense, Denmark, the youngest child of Asger Preben Wissing Henriksen and Vivian van Deurs. When her parents separated in 1966, Birgitte took her mother’s maiden name of van Deurs.
She was educated in Odense, and at finishing school in Lausanne, Switzerland, before…
The title Duke of Gloucester has long been one of the royal dukedoms associated with the Royal Family and given to one of the sons of the monarch. The current dukedom was created for Prince Henry, one of the sons of King George V. He was also given the titles Earl of Ulster…
Buckingham Palace have confirmed Lady Davina Windsor, 41, and Gary Lewis, 48, have divorced after 14 years of marriage.
To Hello! magazine, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson remarked, “Lady Davina and Gary Lewis were divorced last year.”
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The Royal Family attend The Queen’s Christmas dinner at Buckingham Palace
19th December 2018
The Queen hosted her traditional pre-Christmas dinner at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday for members of The Royal Family.
Senior royals and extended members of Her Majesty’s family are invited to Her Majesty’s Christmas dinner each year at Buckingham Palace – a rare occasion where everybody gets together.
Among the first guests to arrive was the Duke of Edinburgh who was followed by the…
The Duchess of Gloucester unveiled a new music school at Kings College School, Wimbledon this week.
The new state of the art facility includes a concert hall that can seat 200 people and house an orchestra of sixty on the stage. The Duchess was met by Deputy Lieutenant, Ms Clare Whelan OBE and Councillor Mary Curtin, Mayor of Merton, along with the school’s two headmasters: Mr Halls and Dr…
