Both Prince Michael of Kent and the Duke of Kent, 90, stay devoted to their public duties regardless of their advancing years. Last month, the brothers have been joined by their cousin, the Duke of Gloucester at the Army & Navy Club on Pall Mall for the Senior Serving and Retired Officers’ Briefing. Both Prince Michael and the Duke of Kent now use a cane and are generally seen utilizing a wheelchair, as at Crufts.
Born in Buckinghamshire on 4 July 1942, Prince Michael of Kent was the third baby of Prince George, Duke of Kent (son of King George V and Queen Mary) and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark and Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia).
At the time of his beginning, Prince Michael, was seventh in line to the throne. Today he’s 53rd. Through his father, Prince Michael was a primary cousin of Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II. Through his mom, he was additionally a primary cousin of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Like many members of the Royal Family, Prince Michael’s record of godparents reads like a who’s who of the world’s most influential figures: King George VI, King Haakon VII of Norway and US President Franklin D. Roosevelt have been amongst these chosen. Just weeks later, the household suffered a devastating blow when Prince Michael’s father, Prince George, Duke of Kent, was killed in a airplane crash close to Dunbeath in Scotland.
