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Prince William of Gloucester (1941-1972) at Barnwell Manor, 17 December 1962.
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grandmaster-anne · 8 months
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30 January 1945 The Gloucesters in Sydney, Australia © Grinberg, Paramount
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collarsncrowns · 10 months
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Grandchildren of TM King George V & Queen Mary:
George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood (1923-2011)
The Hon Gerald Lascelles (1924-1998)
HM Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022)
HRH Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930-2002)
HRH Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (1935 -)
HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent (1936 -)
HRH Prince William of Gloucester (1941-1972)
HRH Prince Michael of Kent (1942 -)
HRH Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (1944 -)
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royal-confessions · 3 months
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“Prince William of Gloucester looked exactly like his aunt Lady Mary Theresa Montagu Douglas Scott. scarily alike, almost the same exact person.” - Submitted by Anonymous
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20 November 1947 | Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten
At seven o'clock on the morning of the wedding, John Dean (Prince Philip's valet) had tapped on the Duke of Edinburgh's bedroom door at Kensington Palace where he was staying and entered with his tea. ‘He woke at once and was plainly in great form, extremely cheerful and in no way nervous,' Dean recalled.
Back at Buckingham Palace, the princess's maid Margaret 'Bobo' MacDonald had for once not had to wake 'her little lady' as she always called her. The princess was already up and sitting in her dressing gown by the window looking at the crowds. 'I can't believe it's really happening, Crawfie,' she said to Marion Drawford, her old governess, who joined her by the window, 'I have to keep pinching myself.'
By 11.25, Prince Philip and David Milford Haven had taken their places inside the abbey to await the arrival of the bride and the King. Six kings and seven queens were among the 2500-strong congregation, the largest gathering of royalty, regnant and exiled, anyone could remember. As the sound of cheering outside the abbey rose from a rumble to a mighty roar, the rousing hymn, 'Praise My Soul, The King Of Heaven' provided the vocal backdrop to the entrance of the princess and the King. The young bride in her ivory satin Norman Hartnell gown held onto the arm of her father, who was dressed in the uniform of the Admiral of the Fleet.
The princess's father wrote a letter to his daughter, full of love and pride about how he contemplated his life without her: ‘I was so proud of you and thrilled at having you so close to me on our long walk in Westminster Abbey, but when I handed your hand to the Archbishop I felt that I had lost something very precious. You were very calm and composed during the Service and said your words with such conviction that I knew everything was all right.’
My Husband and I by Ingrid Seward
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heavyarethecrowns · 3 months
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davbertieloml · 3 months
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OTD in 1901, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester was born in Montagu House, London ✨️
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Alice Christabel Montagu Douglas Scott was born on Christmas Day 1901 as the third daughter and fifth child of John Montagu Douglas Scott, Earl of Dalkeith and his wife, the former Lady Margaret Alice "Molly" Bridgeman, daughter of the 4th Earl of Bradford.
Lady Alice married Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, on 6 February 1935 in the Private Chapel at Buckingham Palace. A much more elaborate wedding was originally planned at Westminster Abbey but after the bride-to-be's father died of cancer on 19 October 1935, and due to the King's failing health, it was decided that the wedding should be reduced to a more private one. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester later had two children, Prince William and Prince Richard of Gloucester.
The new Duchess of Gloucester had many activities, one of which was the launch of HMS Gloucester on 19 October 1937. From 1945 to 1947, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester lived in Canberra, where the Duke served as Governor General of Australia.
In 1972, she lost her eldest son, Prince William, who died at the age of 30 in a plane crash while participating in an amateur air show competition. Her husband, the Duke of Gloucester, died on 10 June 1974 at the age of 74.
On 21 August 2003, Princess Alice surpassed the Queen Mother's record as the oldest person in the history of the British royal family by reaching the age of 101 years 238 days. On 20 September 2003, at the age of 101 years and 269 days, she was certified by Guinness World Records as the longest-lived royal of all time, surpassing Leonilla, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn.
Princess Alice died on 29 October 2004 in her sleep at Kensington Palace, aged 102 years and 309 days. She was buried next to her husband, Prince Henry, and eldest son, Prince William, at the Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore.
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don-dake · 8 months
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Prince William of Gloucester (1941—1972)
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wardrobewrinkled · 19 days
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If you had to pick 1, which is the most handsome?
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*Prince William of Gloucester* *Prince Michael of Kent*
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royal-things · 2 years
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The Royal Family together. Left to right (back row) – the Duke of Gloucester, Princess Marina, Queen Mary & the Duchess of Gloucester. Middle row – Princess Alexandra, the Duke of Kent & Prince Richard of Gloucester. Front row – Princess Margaret of Hesse, Prince William of Gloucester & Prince Michael of Kent
The Duke of Kent opens up his private royal family photo album
https://www.telegraph.co.uk | 30 April 2022
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arctictide · 2 years
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Prince William of Gloucester
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TRH The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester with their sons HRH Prince William and HRH Prince Richard, at Barnwell Manor, 1958.
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grandmaster-anne · 8 months
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30 January 1945 The Gloucesters in Sydney, Australia © Grinberg, Paramount
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collarsncrowns · 1 year
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Princes William, Michael, and Richard ebulliently test out a folding bed at the Festival of Britain South Bank Site while their grandmother, Queen Mary, keeps a close eye on them. 4 May 1951.
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royal-confessions · 7 months
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“Why no one hasn’t done a movie on prince William of Gloucester still is beyond me!” - Submitted by britishroyalfamilyvideos
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heavyarethecrowns · 6 months
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