Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, (Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick; born 9 October 1935) is a member of the British royal family. Queen Elizabeth II and Edward were first cousins through their fathers, King George VI, and

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. Edward's mother

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was also a first cousin of the Queen's husband

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, making him both a second cousin and first cousin once removed to

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. Prince Edward has held the title of

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for more than 80 years, since the age of six, after the death of his father in a plane crash in 1942. Edward carried out engagements on behalf of Elizabeth II and is involved with over 140 charitable organisations. He was president of the

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, presenting the trophies to the Wimbledon champion and runner-up, and served as the United Kingdom's

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, retiring in 2001. He is president of

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, the

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, and the

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, and since 1967 Grand Master of the

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. Much of his charity work revolves around war remembrance, technology, and the growth of British industry. He is also the last surviving descendant of

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born during his lifetime.

Early life and education

Prince Edward was born on 9 October 1935, at No. 3

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, London, to

and Princess Marina.

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was present to verify the birth. His father was the fourth son of

and Queen Mary. His mother was the daughter of

Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark ( el, Νικόλαος; 22 January 1872 – 8 February 1938), of the Glücksburg branch of the House of Oldenburg, was the fourth child and third son of King George I of Greece, and of Queen Olga. He was kn ...

and

Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia (29 January 1882 – 13 March 1957), sometimes known as Helen, Helena, Helene, Ellen, Yelena, Hélène, or Eleni, was the only daughter and youngest child of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia a ...

. He was baptised in the Private Chapel of Buckingham Palace on 20 November 1935 by Archbishop of Canterbury

Cosmo Lang William Cosmo Gordon Lang, 1st Baron Lang of Lambeth, (31 October 1864 – 5 December 1945) was a Scottish Anglican prelate who served as Archbishop of York (1908–1928) and Archbishop of Canterbury (1928–1942). His elevation to Archbishop ...

. His godparents were his grandparents, George V, Queen Mary and Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark; as well as the

Prince of Wales Prince of Wales ( cy, Tywysog Cymru, ; la, Princeps Cambriae/Walliae) is a title traditionally given to the heir apparent to the English and later British throne. Prior to the conquest by Edward I in the 13th century, it was used by the rulers ...

; the

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, the

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(whose son,

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, stood proxy); and the

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. Prince Edward began his education at

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, a preparatory school in Berkshire, before going on to

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and then Le Rosey in Switzerland. After school he entered the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, where he won the Sir James Moncrieff Grierson prize for foreign languages. Edward speaks fluent French, having been raised in a house where, according to the words of his younger brother,

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, his mother and aunts spoke French as a matter of preference. On 25 August 1942, Prince Edward's father, the Duke of Kent, was killed when his plane crashed in bad weather in Caithness. Prince Edward, at six years old, succeeded his father as

, Earl of St Andrews and

Baron Downpatrick Duke of Kent is a title that has been created several times in the peerages of Great Britain and the United Kingdom, most recently as a royal dukedom for the fourth son of King George V. Since 1942, the title has been held by Prince Edwa ...

. As a member of the royal family, Prince Edward began performing engagements at an early age. In 1952, at the age of 16, he walked behind the coffin of his uncle,

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, at his state funeral. In 1953, he attended the coronation of his cousin,

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, and was the third to pay homage at her throne, following the dukes of

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and

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Military service

On 29 July 1955, the Duke of Kent graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst as a second lieutenant in the Royal Scots Greys, the beginning of a military career which lasted over 20 years. He was promoted to captain on 29 July 1961. From 1962 to 1963, the Duke of Kent served in Hong Kong, later serving on the staff in Eastern Command. He was promoted to major on 31 December 1967. In 1970, the Duke commanded a squadron of his regiment serving in the British

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in Cyprus, part of the UN force enforcing peace between the Greek and Turkish parts of the divided island. During the early 1970s, the Duke also served in

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

with his regiment. He was promoted to

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on 30 June 1973. The Duke retired from the army on 15 April 1976. He was subsequently promoted to

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on 11 June 1983 and to field marshal on 11 June 1993. A new book about the Queen has revealed that, in 1971, the monarch intervened to prevent the kidnapping of her cousin, the Duke of Kent. The then 35-year-old Duke, an Army officer with the Royal Scots Greys, was sent to Northern Ireland with his unit but the Queen alerted

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, the prime minister, during her private audience, and he relayed a warning to his ministers. Commanding officers were told the Duke was not to be sent to Belfast without special orders. A few weeks later, he was posted back to the mainland.

Marriage and personal life

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on 8 June 1961 the Duke of Kent married Katharine Worsley, the only daughter of Sir William Arthington Worsley, 4th Baronet by his wife Joyce Morgan Brunner. She converted to Roman Catholicism in 1994, but because the conversion occurred after their marriage, it did not cause the Duke to lose his place in the

line of succession An order of succession or right of succession is the line of individuals necessitated to hold a high office when it becomes vacated such as head of state or an honour such as a title of nobility.Act of Settlement 1701 only applied where the spouse was a Catholic at the time of marriage. The disqualification by marrying a Catholic was removed by the Succession to the Crown Act 2013. They have three living children: * George, Earl of St Andrews, born 26 June 1962 at

Coppins Coppins is a country house north of the village of Iver in Buckinghamshire, England, formerly a home of members of the British royal family, including Princess Victoria, Prince George, Duke of Kent, Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent and Prince ...

; married Sylvana Tomaselli * Lady Helen Taylor, born 28 April 1964 at Coppins; married Timothy Taylor *

Lord Nicholas Windsor Lord Nicholas Charles Edward Jonathan Windsor (born 25 July 1970) is a relative of the British royal family, youngest child of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent. As a Catholic convert, he has forfeited his right of succession to the throne. Lord Ni ...

, born 25 July 1970 at

King's College Hospital King's College Hospital is a major teaching hospital and major trauma centre in Denmark Hill, Camberwell in the London Borough of Lambeth, referred to locally and by staff simply as "King's" or abbreviated internally to "KCH". It is managed b ...

in London; married, 2006, Paola Doimi de Lupis de Frankopan * A son, Patrick, stillborn on 5 October 1977. The Duke and Duchess of Kent reside at Wren House, Kensington Palace, in London. In 2011, close associates of

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, a private investigator connected to the ''News International'' phone hacking scandal, stated that he had penetrated Edward and Katharine's bank accounts. The Duke had a mild stroke on the morning of 18 March 2013. In April 2015, he suffered from a hip injury and was hospitalised at

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for further treatments.

Activities

The Duke of Kent performed engagements on behalf of his cousin, the Queen, for over 50 years. The Duke represented the Queen during independence celebrations in the

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of Sierra Leone, Uganda, Guyana, Gambia Ghana, to commemorate its 50th independence anniversary celebration. He also acted as

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during periods of the Queen's absence abroad. One of the Duke's major public roles for many years was vice-chairman of British Trade International, formerly known as the British Overseas Trade Board, and later as the United Kingdom's

. This position saw the Duke travel abroad to represent the British government in fostering trade relations with foreign countries and organisations. Prince Andrew, Duke of York succeeded him in this position, which is today known as

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(or UKTI), although Prince Andrew resigned from the post in 2011. He was also the vice-chairman of the

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. In that capacity, he became the first member of the royal family to visit China in 1979 with his focus being on the British Energy Exhibition in Beijing. From 1971 to 2000, the Duke of Kent was president of English football's governing body,

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. The Duke has served as the president of

since 1975. Along with Prince William of Wales, the Duke visited the Centenary World Scout Jamboree at

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, Chelmsford in July 2007. He also served as the president of the

between 1969 and 2021, a position in which he succeeded his late mother, Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent. His other roles include president of the

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, the

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, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, the Stroke Association, the

, the Royal Institution, the

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, and patron of the American Air Museum in Britain,

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, Kent County Cricket Club,

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, the Duke of York's Royal Military School Dover and St Mungo's Broadway, benefiting the homeless. He is also on the advisory panel for the

Mountbatten Medal The IET Mountbatten Medal is awarded annually for an outstanding contribution, or contributions over a period, to the promotion of electronics or information technology and their application. The Medal was established by the National Electronics C ...

and presents the medal once the decision has been made. The Duke of Kent is one of the Royal Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering. For almost 29 years, the Duke has been the patron of Endeavour, a national youth organisation. He has also served as Royal Patron of The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn since 2001, a position previously occupied by his father. In 2015, the Duke received the Dresden Peace Prize for "his contribution to British-German reconciliation." On 2 June 2022, the Duke appeared alongside the Queen on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the 2022 Trooping the Colour as part of the

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celebrations.

Freemasonry

The Duke was initiated into Royal Alpha Lodge No. 16 on 16 December 1963, and was elected its Worshipful Master for 1965 and 1966. Having been appointed Senior Grand Warden in 1966, he was elected as Grand Master the following year, and was installed on 14 June 1967 during

's 250th anniversary celebrations at the Royal Albert Hall. He is the 10th, and longest-serving Grand Master of UGLE, the governing body of Freemasonry in England and Wales. In December 2013, he celebrated 50 years as a freemason. In October 2017 he presided over the tercentenary celebrations of UGLE, marking the 300th anniversary of the founding of the original Grand Lodge, one of two which merged to form UGLE in 1813. The main ceremony was held in the Royal Albert Hall, in the year which also marked the Duke's 50th anniversary of installation as Grand Master.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

* 9 October 1935 – 25 August 1942: ''His Royal Highness'' Prince Edward of Kent * 25 August 1942 – present: ''His Royal Highness'' The Duke of Kent

Military ranks

* 29 July 1955: Second lieutenant, Royal Scots Greys * 29 July 1957:

Lieutenant A lieutenant ( , ; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations. The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often ...

, Royal Scots Greys * 29 July 1961: Captain, Royal Scots Greys * 31 December 1967: Major, Royal Scots Greys * 30 June 1973:

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Royal Scots Dragoon Guards The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army, and the senior Scottish regiment. The regiment, through the Royal Scots Greys, is the oldest surviving Cavalry Regiment of the Line in the British ...

. Retired on 15 April 1976 * 11 June 1983:

Major general Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of ...

* 11 June 1993: Field marshal

Honours

UK King George VI Coronation Medal ribbon

12 May 1937:

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2 June 1953: Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal * Royal Victorian Order UK ribbon

1960:

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Canadian monarch, Australian monarch, or ...

(GCVO) *

1961: Sierra Leone Independence Medal * GUY Independence Medal ribbon

1966: Guyana Independence Medal * UK Order St-Michael St-George ribbon

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George IV, Prince of Wales, while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III. It is named in honour ...

(GCMG) ** 1967: Principal Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George * UK Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal ribbon

6 February 1977: Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal * Order of the Garter UK ribbon

1985: Royal Knight of the Order of the Garter (KG) * UK Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon

6 February 2002: Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal * QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon

6 February 2012:

Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (french: Médaille du jubilé de diamant de la reine Elizabeth II) or The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal was a commemorative medal created in 2012 to mark the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's ...

Ribbon - Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Military)

Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal with 3 Bars * CD-ribbon and 3 bars

Canadian Forces' Decoration The Canadian Forces' Decoration (post-nominal letters "CD") is a Canadian award bestowed upon members of the Canadian Armed Forces who have completed twelve years of military service, with certain conditions. By convention, it is also given to t ...

(with three clasps) (CD) * UK Queen EII Platinum Jubilee Medal ribbon

6 February 2022:

Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal The Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (french: Médaille du jubilé de platine de la reine Elizabeth II) or The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Medal is a commemorative medal created to mark the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accessi ...

Foreign

* 1970:

United Nations Medal A United Nations Medal is an international decoration awarded by the United Nations (UN) to the various world countries members for participation in joint international military and police operations such as peacekeeping, humanitarian efforts, an ...

for the UNFICYP mission * 1992:

Golden Pheasant Award The is the highest award for adult leaders in the Scout Association of Japan. It is awarded by the Chief Scout of Japan, awarded for eminent achievement and meritorious service to the Association for a period of at least twenty years. It may be ...

of the

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* 6 November 2000: Knight of the Order of Charles XIII *: Order of Saints George and Constantine First class (civil division) *: Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance (special class) *: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Star of Jordan *: Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Africa *: Order of the Three Divine Powers First Class (Jyotirmaya-Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta) * 1988: Grand Cross of the Order of St Olav *:

Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland The Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland ( pl, Order Zasługi Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) is a Polish order of merit created in 1974, awarded to persons who have rendered great service to Poland. It is granted to foreigners or Poles resident a ...

* 21 May 2015:

Order of Merit of the Free State of Saxony The Order of Merit of the Free State of Saxony (german: Sächsischer Verdienstorden) is a civil order of merit, and the highest award of the German state of Saxony. First presented in 1997, it is awarded by the Minister-President of Saxony. The ...

Civilian appointments

* Personal Aide-de-Camp to the Sovereign (1 August 1966 to date) * University of Surrey, chancellor (June 1976 to date) * Royal Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) (1990 to date)

Military appointments

; Canada * 11 June 1977: Colonel-in-Chief, of

The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment) The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment) is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. It is part of the 4th Canadian Division's 32 Canadian Brigade Group. Organization The sub-units of the Lorne Scots are situated in ...

; United Kingdom *

Colonel Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge o ...

, of the

Scots Guards The Scots Guards (SG) is one of the five Foot Guards regiments of the British Army. Its origins are as the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland. Its lineage can be traced back to 1642, although it was only placed on the E ...

* Colonel-in-Chief, of the

Royal Regiment of Fusiliers The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (often referred to as the Royal Fusiliers or, simply, the Fusiliers) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division. Currently, the regiment has two battalions: the 1st battalion, part o ...

* Royal Colonel, 1st Battalion, of

The Rifles The Rifles is an infantry regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of four Regular battalions and three Reserve battalions, plus a number of companies in other Army Reserve battalions. Each battalion of The Rifles was formerl ...

* Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, of the

* 1993: Honorary Air Commodore, of the RAF Leuchars * 15 June 1985 – 30 June 1996: Honorary Air Vice Marshal RAF * 1 July 1996: Honorary Air Chief Marshal RAF

Arms

Issue

Ancestry

Bibliography

Notes

References

External links

*
The Duke of Kent
at the Royal Family website *
The United Grand Lodge of England – HRH The Duke of Kent, KG, GCMG, GCVO, ADC (Grand Master)
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