Prince William of Gloucester (William Henry Andrew Frederick; 18 December 1941 - 28 August 1972) was a grandson of King George V and paternal cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. At birth he was fourth in line to the throne; he was ninth in line at the time of his death. Prince William, Duke of Gloucester (24 July 1689 - 30 July 1700 [a] ), was the son of Princess Anne (later Queen of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1702) and her husband, Prince George of Denmark. He was their only child to survive infancy.
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In August of 1972, Queen Elizabeth II's cousin, Prince William of Gloucester, also died in an accident at a young age. What's more, the young royal, who craved an adventurous life and, in particular, loved flying airplanes, died in a plane crash. (Nor was this a first; Queen Elizabeth's uncle, Prince George, also died in a plane crash, in 1942.) Prince William of Gloucester died 51 years ago this week, on 28 August 1972. To mark the tragic anniversary, Tatler takes a look back at the heartbreaking life story of the adventurous, athletic, loving prince whose name has earned him the monicker 'the other Prince William'. The Duke of Gloucester is the late Queen Elizabeth II's cousin and a full-time working member of the Royal Family. He attends national and international events in support of The King and his duties as Head of State, as well as undertaking extensive public duties and engagements every year reflecting his own interests and charities. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, 78 and 76, are understood not to have lived in Barnwell Manor since 1995. Instead, they moved to the splendour of an apartment in Kensington Palace.
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William was the elder brother of Prince Richard (who is now the Duke of Gloucester) - he would have inherited the Dukedom of Gloucester had it not been for his untimely passing. Duke of Gloucester (/ ˈ ɡ l ɒ s t ər / ⓘ GLOST-ər) is a British royal title (after Gloucester), often conferred on one of the sons of the reigning monarch.The first four creations were in the Peerage of England and the last in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; the current creation carries with it the subsidiary titles of Earl of Ulster and Baron Culloden. Prince William of Gloucester was born in 1941 to Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester. As a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, he served as a page boy at her. Kate Middleton has reportedly been left "heartbroken" after an argument with Prince William over the future of their son, George. William, 41, wants Prince George, 10, to attend his alma Eton.
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The Duke of Sussex later used an interview with ITV journalist,. And while William typically gets his wife jewellery for her birthday, the King may give his daughter-in-law a promotion to mark. The third son of King George V and Queen Mary, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester was born on 31 March 1900. He was the first son of a monarch to be educated at school and went onto study at Eton Col…
Prince William of Gloucester. Prince William of Gloucester (William Henry Andrew Frederick; 18 December 1941 - 28 August 1972) was a grandson of King George V and a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. At the time of his birth he was fourth in line to the throne, and ninth in line at the time of his death. The newborn Prince will be named Balthazar Felix Karl," the latest birth announcement states. "He weighs 3,220 kg [7.1 lbs.] and measures 50 cm," or 7 lbs, 1 oz. and 19.7 inches. "Prince.
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At 78, The Duke of Gloucester is well into his 4th decade as a full-time working royal. But like his first cousin, the late Queen Elizabeth, he wasn't born as high in the line of succession as he. Prince William was born at Hadley Common, Hertfordshire. His father was Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, the third son of King George V and Queen Mary. His mother was Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, the third daughter of the 7th Duke of Buccleuch and Lady Margaret Bridgeman. He was baptised in the Private Chapel at Windsor Castle on 22 February.
