Prince Edward, Duke of Kent

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Prince Edward, Duke of Kent is a senior member of the British royal family, a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, and long-serving working royal known for his military career and extensive patronage of charitable organizations.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Duke of Kent 4
Prince Michael of Kent 1
The Duke of Kent 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British royal
duke
human
awardReceived Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
The Royal Victorian Order
surface form: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

Knight of the Order of the Garter
birthDate 1935-10-09
birthPlace Belgrave Square, London, England
child George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews
Lady Helen Taylor
Lord Nicholas Windsor
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
cousin Elizabeth II
surface form: Queen Elizabeth II
education Eton College
Royal Military College, Sandhurst
surface form: Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
endTime 2021
father Prince George, Duke of Kent
fullName Prince Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick
givenName Edward
heldPosition Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England
President of The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
languageSpoken English
marriageDate 1961-06-08
marriagePlace York Minster
surface form: York Minster, York, England
memberOfHouse House of Windsor
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank Major-General
militaryUnit Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
surface form: Royal Scots Greys
mother Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark
nobleTitle Baron Downpatrick
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent self-linksurface differs
surface form: Duke of Kent

Earl of St Andrews
notableFor extensive charitable and public service engagements
long-serving working member of the British royal family
patronOf Imperial War Graves Commission
surface form: Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Leukemia and Lymphoma Research
Royal Institution
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Royal United Services Institute
Stroke Association
religion Church of England
residence Kensington Palace, London
serviceEnd 1976
serviceStart 1955
sibling Prince Michael of Kent
Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy
spouse Duchess of Kent
surface form: Katharine, Duchess of Kent
startTime 1967
1969
style His Royal Highness

Referenced by (14)

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Prince George Edward Alexander Edmund child Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
Prince George, Duke of Kent child Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
Prince George, Duke of Kent child Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
this entity surface form: Prince Michael of Kent
Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark child Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
Baron Downpatrick father Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
subject surface form: George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews
Earl of St Andrews father Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
subject surface form: George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews
George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews father Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
University of Surrey hasChancellor Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
this entity surface form: The Duke of Kent
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers hasColonelInChief Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent nobleTitle Prince Edward, Duke of Kent self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Duke of Kent
Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy sibling Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
Baron Downpatrick subordinateTitleOf Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
this entity surface form: Duke of Kent
Earl of St Andrews subsidiaryTitleOf Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
this entity surface form: Duke of Kent
Baron Downpatrick title Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
subject surface form: Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
this entity surface form: Duke of Kent