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Asger Henriksen. Mother. Vivian van Deurs. Royal family of. the United Kingdom and the. other Commonwealth realms. Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester (born Birgitte Eva van Deurs Henriksen; 20 June 1946) is a Danish-born member of the British royal family. She is married to Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, a grandson of George V .
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Jun 17, 2023 · Queen Elizabeth gave the Duke permission to marry Birgitte (now the Duchess of Gloucester) in 1972, prompting the New York Times to run the headline "Queen's Cousin Will Wed a Secretary." The ...
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Sep 15, 2022 · THE QUEEN'S cousin Prince Richard is married to the Duchess of Gloucester. Prince Richard and his wife Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester are expected to be among Royal Family members invited to the ...
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- King George V, 1865-1936. The grandson of Queen Victoria—and great-grandfather to King Charles III—George V was born third in the line of succession and did not expect to become king.
- Queen Mary, 1867-1953. King Charles's great-grandmother Queen Mary was royal by birth (her great-grandfather was King George III). Despite technically being a princess of the German Duchy of Teck, she was born and raised in England.
- King Edward VIII, 1894-1972. The eldest son of George V and Queen Mary, Edward became king after his father’s death in 1936, but threw the country into crisis months later when he proposed to Wallis Simpson, an American divorcée.
- Princess Mary, 1897-1965. The only daughter of George V and Queen Mary. During World War I, Mary devoted herself to charity work, visiting hospitals and launching fundraising campaigns to support British soldiers and sailors.
Jul 8, 2022 · Richard, Queen Elizabeth’s first cousin, and Birgitte are both working royals who support the monarchy with patronages and appearances across the country.The duke is the president of Scottish ...
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The Duchess of Gloucester was born Birgitte Eva van Deurs Henriksen on 20 June 1946 in Odense, Denmark. She is the younger daughter of the late Asger Preben Wissing Henriksen, a lawyer, and his former wife, the late Mrs Vivian van Deurs. Birgitte van Deurs was educated at schools in Odense and later at finishing schools in Lausanne and Cambridge.
Jun 20, 2019 · Birgitte Eva Henriksen was born on 20 June 1946 in Odense, Denmark, the youngest child of Asger Preben Wissing Henriksen and Vivian van Deurs. ... It was such a quiet affair that the Queen didn ...
