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There’s a video “Duke of Gloucester’s Return” that shows his arrival at Portsmouth on HMAS Australia and at Victoria Station in 1935 after a tour of the southern dominions.

Yep. So many of the men either had smoking addictions or problems with stroke, or both.

Tracy Miller smoking can be a cause of strokes.

The Duke of Gloucester's widow was the longest living member of the royal family! The disparity is astounding.

only two of George v 6 children reached 70 .Even the daughter ,Princess Mary died at 66

George V and his siblings all died relatively young too.

He would have been regent had George VI died before Princess Elizabeth turned 18? Or was it 21?

Yep Princess Alice passed away in 2004, 2 years after her friend and sister in law, the Queen Mum. Queen Elizabeth was said to be very saddened by the passing of her last surviving aunt. Her uncle the Duke of Gloucester was the last surviving child of King George V and Queen Mary of Teck and had been a loyal and supportive younger brother to the future queen's father when he was King George VI. The Duke of Gloucester's older son Prince William was tragically killed in 1970 and his young cousin Prince Charles named his own son William in his honor and memory.

@TheRenaissanceman65 I know if you saw I did state Charles named his son Prince William (the current Duke of Cambridge) in honor of his older cousin, William of Gloucester

@TheRenaissanceman65 lol

David Young both women also came from Scottish aristocracy.

@@pbhoulden8212 Yes, but that doesn't change the fact that William died in 1972, not 1970.

Indeed

It was made in 1974. The British people knew what he looked like.

Keeping in mind that KZfaq is a worldwide platform, not everyone is British. @@mcaddicts

@ozzietadziu You want them to edit a video from the 70s? Go look up the Duke yourself.

@@mcaddicts i was only 4 so have no recollection of him.

No, I don't think he has been in the military. He is an architect by profession. He was the youngest grandchild of King George V and is now 76. He has a lovely Danish wife, Birgitte van Deurs (m. 1972-present), Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester. He represented Her Majesty at the burial of King Richard III in Leicester Cathedral Richard, of the House of York was also Duke of Gloucester at one time.

@@mikesmithglos Yes, that part I knew. But usually a member of the BRF has a regiment that he is a member of (required military service, maybe?). Richard was not the original heir-apparent to Gloucester. He had an elder brother (William) who died in 1972.

I think his older brother, William, did have military training. William was expected to get the dukedom, but died before his father. Hence why Richard has it. He’s done well. Both he and his wife carry out their duties quietly and aren’t known for scandal.

@@CatherinePlantagenet British crown was once ornamented with defender of the faith. How good and pleasant if the monarch took on this role as well

@@worried9755 the Queen still holds that title

Yes that's very likely. According to the Regency Act of 1937 (wich is still in force) the closest adult in the line of sucession (The Duke of Gloucester) would have been appointed regent in her name and the closest living relative (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother) would have been appointed her legal guardian... Interestingly in 1953, the government made an additional law that stated if Prince Charles would come to the throne as a minor, The Duke of Edinburgh would become Regent in his name. He would have been appointed Charles' legal guardian anyway , but the government didn't trusted Princess Margaret very much so they made sure Prince Philip would be acting as regent too if he was still alive. That law ceased to have effect when all 4 children of Elizabeth and Philip reached adulthood.

@@rickardnyberg4899 why did the government not trust Margaret?

Um, because if you need a Regent, you're too young to be Queen. You know Princess Margaret is younger than Her Majesty, right?

@@liliannamathers3428 We are speaking of regent for Charles. Margaret was old enough, but with the Peter Townsend scandal, no one wanted her as regent if they could help it.

@@shirtless6934 Margaret was old enough, being 22-23 at the time, but she wasn't as serious as her sister and had even less education (the Queen had at least studied the Constitution and some history). Margaret was not exactly known as a nose-to-the-grindstone kind of person. And it would have been a long regency (in 1953 Charles was 4--5, so at the VERY least we're talking 10 years). I can't see Margaret wanting the job at any rate.

The Dead March from Saul.

Yes, it's "Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary" by Purcell.

No, it's the Dead March from Saul.

Sorry, my mistake.

Yes, the Dead March from G. F. Handel's Oratorio "Saul." It's an interesting example of a funeral march in a major key.

Don't we all

On medical advice. Epilepsy wasn't so well understood those days.

@@mscott3918 Just find that young lad's life so sad, hidden away because he was "defected"

@@mscott3918 😪

@@pdmacguire 😪

Not quite hidden away. I know The Lost Prince was very good, I've got it on DVD, but it isn't the whole story. According to a documentary a few years back Prince John regularly saw his parents and he also saw the families of people who worked in the royal households and had friends amongst them. One person in the documentary, someone who had known Prince John when they were both children, was very upset by the way The Lost Prince misrepresented the situation and was adamant Prince John was not shut away. He was even seen in public with family members many times and the royal archives has photos to prove it. Epilepsy wasn't understood in those days and a seizure in public might have been received badly by the public at that time, but it isn't quite as black and white as saying Prince John was shut away and ignored by his family.

20 june 1974

Prince Philip has said he wants a low key funeral. Not a massive state one.

The Duke of Gloucester's Funeral was not a State Event. Except for the military procession through Windsor and the televised service in St George's Chapel, it was all private. The Queen allowed some parts to be public to aknowledge uncle Henry's long life in public service under 4 monarches. We don't know what type of Funeral Service The Duke of Edinburgh will have. Rumours says he has requested a Private Military Funeral at St George's Chapel (much like this was) but it's all unconfirmed rumours by journalists.

@@rickardnyberg4899 A military funeral would make sense seeing his naval background.

A private funeral and a public procession are not mutually exclusive.

Prince Philip has already made it known that he wants a private funeral: I think he will have something along the lines of Princess Margaret's funeral in 2002. My feeling is that he would want to spare the Queen from having to go through a public ceremony at such a time. He is a down to earth man. I think a private funeral would be appropriate for him.

Sandy Mitchell About as sharp as a slice of wet ham, from what I remember.

@@andrewthornhill7042 Actually, he was quite under rated. He was someone who, if treated as intelligent, was intelligent.

He was the first of King George's sons to be educated at a school, he went to Eton College. He loved farming. There is no way you can call this Duke dumb. He was also Governor General of Australia for a time.

@@mscott3918 Many of us can relate to that scenario!

What a terribly disrespectful comment..the left wing stench literally hangs off every word. I have a suggestion…shut your gob!

So...why are you watching?

At the time of his death, the Duke was still well thought-of for his military career. There was also sympathy due to the death of their elder son William two years prior (rumour was that the Duke was never told of his death). He was, also, the Queen's last surviving uncle on her father's side.

Traditions

good riddance