Queen Elizabeth marked a very vital milestone on June 2 — her Platinum Jubilee. But throughout one particular of the key situations — the Trooping the Color parade — one distinctive, fewer-identified particular person created an visual appearance alongside her: Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent. So, who is this lesser-acknowledged royal? The duke, 86, is the 96-yr-outdated queen’s initially cousin and he emerged on the Buckingham Palace balcony to get the formal salute to celebrate the monarch’s momentous 70-12 months reign. The duke took the put of the sovereign’s late husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who died final 12 months at 99. Prince Edward donned his red army uniform for the occasion and later on joined other associates of the royal loved ones to wave to the crowds standing down below the palace. The Duke of Kent is the son of Prince George, who died in an plane crash in 1942 and inherited the dukedom at 6. Prince George was the fourth son of King Georg...
Comments
Post a Comment