Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester

This article is about the current Duke of Gloucester. For the king previously known as Richard, Duke of Gloucester, see Richard III of England.

Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, KG, GCVO, GCStJ, SSI, FRIBA (Richard Alexander Walter George; born 26 August 1944) is a member of the British royal family.

Prince Richard
Duke of Gloucester (more)
The Duke of Gloucester in 2015
Born	Prince Richard of Gloucester (1944-08-26) 26 August 1944 (age 80) St Matthew's Nursing Home, Northampton, England
Spouse	Birgitte van Deurs Henriksen ​ ​ (m. 1972)​
Issue	Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster Lady Davina Windsor Lady Rose Gilman
Full name Richard Alexander Walter George[1]
House	Windsor
Father	Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
Mother	Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott
Religion	Church of England
Alma mater	Magdalene College, Cambridge

He is the second son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, as well as the youngest of the nine grandchildren of George V and Queen Mary. He is currently 30th in line of succession to the British throne, and the highest person on the list who is not a descendant of George VI, who was his uncle. At the time of his birth, he was 5th in line to the throne, behind his first cousins Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret, his father, and his elder brother Prince William of Gloucester.

Marriage and family

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester

On 8 July 1972, Richard married Birgitte van Deurs Henriksen in St Andrew's Church at Barnwell, Northamptonshire; they have three children:

• Alexander Patrick Gregers Richard Windsor, Earl of Ulster (born 24 October 1974 at St Mary's Hospital, London); he married Claire Booth in 2002. The couple have two children.
• Lady Davina Elizabeth Alice Benedikte Windsor (born 19 November 1977 at St Mary's Hospital, London); she married Gary Lewis in 2004, and they divorced in 2018. They have two children.
• Lady Rose Victoria Birgitte Louise Gilman (born 1 March 1980 at St Mary's Hospital, London); she married George Gilman in 2008. The couple have two children.

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester's official residence is at Kensington Palace in London.^[2]

Titles and styles

• 26 August 1944 – 10 June 1974: His Royal Highness Prince Richard of Gloucester
• 10 June 1974 – present: His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester
  • In Scotland: His Royal Highness The Earl of Ulster
  • In Northern Ireland: Baron Culloden