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Prince Edward
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Prince Edward, Duke of Kent KG GCMG GCVO, is a member of the British Royal Family, a grandchild of King George V. He has held the title of Duke of Kent since 1942. The Duke of Kent carries out royal duties on behalf of his first cousin, Queen Elizabeth… Read More
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Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
The Prince was baptised in the Private Chapel of Buckingham Palace on 20 November 1935 by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Cosmo Lang and his godparents were: King George V and Queen Mary (his paternal grandparents); the Prince of Wales (his paternal uncle); the Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood (his paternal aunt); the Duke of Connaught (his great-granduncle, whose son, Prince Arthur of Connaught, stood proxy); the Duchess of Argyll (his great-grandaunt); and the Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark (his maternal grandfather).
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1942
6 Years Old
On 25 August 1942 Prince Edward's father, the Duke of Kent, was killed when his plane crashed in bad weather in Caithness.
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TEENAGE
1952
16 Years Old
As a royal duke, he was destined for royal duties at an early age. At the age of 16 he walked behind the coffin of his uncle, George VI, at his state funeral in 1952.
1953
17 Years Old
In 1953, he attended the coronation of his cousin, Elizabeth II, paying homage at her throne after her crowning (following the Dukes of Edinburgh and Gloucester).
1955
19 Years Old
The Duke of Kent graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on 29 July 1955 as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Scots Greys, the beginning of a military career that would last over 20 years.
TWENTIES
The Duke of Kent married Katharine Worsley at York Minster on 8 June 1961. Katharine is the only daughter of Sir William Arthrington Worsley, 4th Bt., and his wife, Joyce Morgan Brunner. After their wedding, she was styled Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent, though in 2002, she abandoned the style of Royal Highness and has expressed a preference to be known as Katharine Kent, or Katharine, Duchess of Kent, the latter the typical style of a divorced or widowed peeress, which she is not.
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1962
26 Years Old
The Duke of Kent saw service in Hong Kong from 1962–63 and later served on the staff in Eastern Command.
THIRTIES
1967
31 Years Old
He was promoted to Major on 31 December 1967.
1970
34 Years Old
Later 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.
1973
37 Years Old
He was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel on 30 June 1973.
FORTIES
1976
40 Years Old
The Duke retired from the Army on 15 April 1976.
1983
47 Years Old
He was subsequently promoted Major-General on 11 June 1983 and Field Marshal on 11 June 1993.
LATE ADULTHOOD
2001
65 Years Old
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He also served as the United Kingdom's Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, retiring in 2001.
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2007
71 Years Old
Edward is President of the Scout Association, and, along with Prince William, visited the Centenary World Scout Jamboree at Hylands Park, Chelmsford in July 2007.
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2011
75 Years Old
As of the death of the 7th Earl of Harewood in 2011, he is the Queen's eldest living paternal cousin, though he is 9 years younger than the Queen herself.
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2012
76 Years Old
As of the birth of Lady Davina Lewis' son in 2012, he is in 30th position.
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