Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, KG, GCVO, GCStJ (Richard Alexander Walter George; born 26 August 1944) is the youngest grandchild of King George V and Queen Mary. He practised as an architect until the death of his elder brother placed him in direct line to inherit his father's dukedom of Gloucester, which he inherited, as the second duke, in 1974. He is a paternal cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, at birth he was 5th in the line of succession to the British throne, currently he is 27th in the line of succession as well as the first in line not descended from King George VI. He is also the senior-most male-line descendant of Queen Victoria and her husband Albert, Prince Consort.
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Richard Alexander Walter George Windsor 26 August 1944 (age 80) Barnwell Manor, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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