Who is Prince Richard’s wife Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester?
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 Queen's funeral on September 19.
Who is Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester?
Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester is married to lowkey royal Prince Richard.
She was born in Odense, Denmark in 1946 as Birgitte Eva Henriksen.
She took her mother's ancestral name van Deurs in 1966 after her parents separated.
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Birgitte was educated in Odense and at finishing schools in Lausanne and Cambridge.
After studying Commercial and Economic Studies in Copenhagen, she moved back to the United Kingdom in 1971.
She worked as a secretary at the Royal Danish Embassy in London.
While Prince Richard and Birgitte keep a low profile they sometimes carry out official duties on behalf of the Crown.
When did she marry Prince Richard?
Birgitte and the Duke tied the knot in July 1972.
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester is the second son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester.
Prince Richard is a paternal first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.
He is the youngest grandchild of King George V and Queen Mary.
At birth, he was 5th in the line of succession to the British throne - he is now the 29th.
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester's official residence is at Kensington Palace in London.
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How many children do they have?
The couple have three children together, Alexander, 47, Davina, 44, and Rose, 41..
Alexander, Earl of Ulster, was born in 1974 and is 30th in line to the throne.
He is married to Claire Alexandra Booth and they have two children -, Xan Richard Anders, Lord Culloden, born in 2007, and Lady Cosima Rose Alexandra.
In 1977 the Duke and Duchess's second child, Lady Davina Elizabeth Alice Benedikte,was born.
She is divorced from Gary Lewis with whom she has two children - Senna Kowhai, born 2010, and Tāne Mahuta, born 2012.
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Birgitte and Richard's youngest daughter, Lady Rose, was born in 1980.
She married George Gilman in married 2008 and has two children, Lyla and Rufus.
