Overlooked royal carries out extra official visits than Princess of Wales

A lesser-known member of the Royal Family has carried out extra official visits than Kate Middleton.

Richard, The Duke of Gloucester – who is commonly neglected – accomplished 172 visits final yr, tying with Prince William for sixth place and surpassing Kate, who got here in seventh, BristolLive studies.

According to The Mirror, the general public often focuses on the variety of Royal duties carried out by Prince William and Princess Kate annually. However, as they’re dad and mom to 3 younger youngsters, they can not at all times take advantage of public appearances within the Royal Family.

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Princess Anne has topped the record for the previous three years, finishing a powerful 457 engagements final yr. King Charles was second with 425, and Prince Edward made it into the highest three with 297.

Queen Camilla is fourth with 233, adopted by Edward’s spouse Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, with 219. The Duke of Gloucester, 79, who’s the late Queen Elizabeth’s cousin, isn’t talked about by Buckingham Palace, however he accomplished extra engagements than Kate’s 128. The earlier yr, Richard was seventh, simply behind William and Camilla, however nonetheless forward of Kate.

Other members of the Royal Family might want to step up their appearances, because it has been revealed that King Charles is present process most cancers remedy and Kate is recovering from belly surgical procedure. However, it’s reported that William has dominated out any chance of his brother Prince Harry returning briefly.

The Royal Family’s web site has bigged up Richard, saying he is a prime bloke for the Royals. It says: “The Duke of Gloucester supports The King in his role as Head of State by representing His Majesty at events in the UK and abroad, as well as attending state and ceremonial occasions alongside other members of the Royal Family.”

But who is that this Duke of Gloucester chap?

Well, Richard Alexander Walter George was born in Northampton and he is the youthful son of the outdated Duke of Gloucester and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester. She was the third daughter of the seventh Duke of Buccleuch.

He’s the grandson of George V and cousin to Queen Elizabeth II. After his large brother Prince William of Gloucester had a tragic accident in a airplane in 1972, Richard turned the following in line for his dad’s title and bought it in 1974.

Little Richard moved to Australia when he was only a child as a result of his dad had a job there as Governor-General. He lived there till he was two years outdated, which was in 1947.

Prince William wasn’t the one Royal child to go to Eton College. Before him, Prince Richard, Prince Edward, and Prince Michael of Kent all went there too. Prince Richard then studied structure at Magdalene College, Cambridge, beginning in 1963 and bought his diploma in 1966.

He spent a yr working for the Offices Developments Group of the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works earlier than heading again to Cambridge in 1967. After getting his Diploma in Architecture and finishing his coaching, he joined a London structure agency as a associate. However, when his brother handed away, he needed to step up and tackle extra Royal tasks for the household property at Barnwell in Northamptonshire.

In February 1972, Richard popped the query to Birgitte van Deurs and so they tied the knot in July of that very same yr. They are dad and mom to 3 youngsters – The Earl of Ulster (born in 1974), The Lady Davina Windsor (now The Lady Davina Lewis, born in 1977) and The Lady Rose Windsor (now The Lady Rose Gilman, born in 1980).

Last yr, Birgitte, the Duchess of Gloucester, accomplished 69 Royal engagements, which positioned her in eighth place.

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