Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, KG, GCMG, GCVO, ADC (Edward George Nicholas Patrick Paul) is a member of the British Royal Family, a grandchild of George V. He has held the title of Duke of Kent since 1942. His father, who was Grand Master 1939-42, was the fourth son of King George V, and his mother, Princess Marina, was the daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece.
The Duke of Kent holds the UK's most senior position – Grand Master – in Freemasonry.
He has been the Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England since he was first elected in 1967.
Prince Edward began his schooling at Ludgrove Preparatory School in Berkshire before going on to Eton College and then Le Rosey in Switzerland. After school he entered Royal Military College Sandhurst where he won the Sir James Moncrieff Grierson prize for foreign languages and qualified as an interpreter of French.
The Duke of Kent graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1955 as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Scots Greys, the beginning of a military career that would last over 20 years. The Duke of Kent saw service in Hong Kong from 1962-63 and later served on the staff in Eastern Command. Later in 1970, the Duke commanded a squadron of his regiment serving in the British Sovereign Base Area in Cyprus, part of the United Nations force enforcing peace between the Greek and Turkish halves of the island. The Duke retired from the Army in 1976 with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. He was subsequently promoted Major-General on 11 June 1983 and Field Marshal on 11 June 1993.
The Duke of Kent married Katharine Worsley at York Minster on 8 June 1961. The Duke and Duchess of Kent have three children.
The Duke's current full style is Field Marshal His Royal Highness Prince Edward George Nicholas Patrick, Duke of Kent, Earl of Saint Andrews, Baron Downpatrick, Royal Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Aide-de-Camp to Her Majesty.
(read less)Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, KG, GCMG, GCVO, ADC (Edward George Nicholas Patrick Paul) is a member of the British Royal Family, a grandchild of George V. He has held the title of Duke of Kent since 1942. His father, who was Grand Master 1939-42, was the fourth son of King George V, and his mother, Princess Marina, was the daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece.
The Duke of Kent holds the UK's most senior position – Grand Master – in Freemasonry.
He has been the Grand Master of the United Grand...
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