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Princess Anne, Sir Tim Laurence and Queen Camilla attending the Thanksgiving Service for King Constantine of Greece at St George's Chapel on 27 February 2024

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The Duke of Kent attends the Scots Guards Annual Black Sunday events, including a Service of Remembrance at Guards Chapel and Parade at Wellington Barracks in London. After 50 years as the Colonel of the Scots Guards, the Duke of Kent will pass his Colonelcy to Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, marking his last day in the position at the regiment's annual day of remembrance | April 14, 2024

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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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The royal family's official coronation portrait

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Senior members of the Royal Family during a lunch held for governors-general of the Commonwealth nations at Buckingham Palace | September 17, 2022

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Princess Anne and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence alongside other members of the Royal Family curtsying/bowing to King Charles III on the day of his coronation at Westminster Abbey, on 06 May 2023.

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22 November 2022 Prince William, Prince of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales, The Duke of Kent and The Duke of Gloucester arrive for a State Banquet at Buckingham Palace for The President of South Africa

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The Working Royals of the British Royal Family: A Series

A working royal is a member of the Royal Family who represents the King at official engagements. At the moment, there are eleven working members of the royal family. Of those, seven are over the age of 70 and two are close to 90.

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Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, held by his cousin Lillibet, the future Queen Elizabeth II. 

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Princess Anne and Sir Tim Laurence attending the Thanksgiving Service for King Constantine of Greece at St George's Chapel on 27 February 2024

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NEWS: The Duke of Kent, in his 50th year as Colonel of the Scots Guards, is handing over the colonelcy of the regiment to the Duke of Edinburgh.

Tomorrow, his last day as colonel, HRH will attend the annual Black Sunday events in London.

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Prince George & Princess Marina, The Duke and Duchess of Kent

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Bertie, Henry, and Georgie <3

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The reward of one duty is the power to fulfil another.

George Eliot

HRH Prince Edward, Duke of Kent is one of the most underrated members of the Royal Family, always stoic he’s always been dependable and never flusters, the world needs more 'Steady Eddies'.

There’s no question that the Duke of Kent’s dedication to serving the crown and the country is beyond reproach. For over 50 years, the Duke of Kent has been performing royal duties and on behalf of the monarchy. HRH Prince Edward at a young age filled a huge role vacated by the untimely death of his father in 1942. Since then, the Duke of Kent has ceaselessly spent much of his time performing ceremonial functions, attending charitable causes and supporting various organisations on behalf of his cousin Queen Elizabeth II and the British Monarchy. He has represented Her Majesty in the independence celebrations in the former British colonies of Sierra Leone, Uganda, Guyana, and Gambia. Most recently he has attended the 50th Independence Anniversary Celebration of Ghana. He has also acted as Counselor of State during periods of the  Queen's absence abroad.

What is often forgotten is that HRH Prince Edward was a fine soldier. Much like the late Duke of Edinburgh’s naval service was subsumed by his royal persona, the Duke of Kent has never let his royal duties interfere with his army career.

Prince Edward attended Ludgrove in Berkshire for his preparatory education. He then proceeded to Eton College and later in Le Rosey in Switzerland. After school, he attended the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst, where he won the Sir James Moncrieff Grierson prize for foreign languages. After graduating from Sandhurst in 1955, the duke joined the Royal Scots Grey as Second Lieutenant. That was the start of a military career that spanned over 20 years, one which took him to various places around the world.

In 1961, he was promoted Captain; Major in 1967; and Lieutenant Colonel in 1973. In 1970 the Duke commanded a squadron of his regiment serving in the British Sovereign Base Area in Cyprus, part of the UN force enforcing peace between the Greek and Turkish halves of the island. The duke also spent time commanding a unit in Northern Ireland shortly after the Troubles in the 1970s broke out, but was recalled early on grounds of security.

The duke now maintains his link with the services mainly through honorary rank, which includes that of Colonel of the Scots Guards. He was personal aide-de-camp to his cousin Queen Elizabeth II who promoted him supernumerary Major General on her official birthday in 1983. He was later made a Field Marshal in 1993.

HRH Prince Edward is the longest-serving royal colonel in history. Not just of the Scots Guards but of any regiment in the British Army.

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19 September 2022 | Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Prince Michael of Kent arrive at Westminster Abbey ahead of The State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London, England. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in Bruton Street, Mayfair, London on 21 April 1926. She married Prince Philip in 1947 and ascended the throne of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth on 6 February 1952 after the death of her Father, King George VI. Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on September 8, 2022, and is succeeded by her eldest son, King Charles III. (c) Anthony Devlin/Getty Images