Prince Edward Duke of Kent Royalty
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent KG GCMG GCVO ADC(P) (Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick; born 9 October 1935), is a grandchild of King George V and Queen Mary. He has held the title of Duke of Kent since 1942.The Duke of Kent carries out royal duties on behalf of his first cousin, Queen Elizabeth II. He is perhaps best known as President of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, presenting the trophies to the Wimbledon champion and runner-up. He also served as the United Kingdom's Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, retiring in 2001. He is also the President of the Scout Association, the Royal United Services Institute, and the Royal Institution of Great Britain, and since 1967 Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England.At the time of his birth, Prince Edward was seventh in the line of succession to the throne of his grandfather King George V, behind the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, his cousins Elizabeth and Margaret, and his father. As of the birth of Zara Phillips's first child, the Queen's fourth great-grandchild, on 17 January 2014, the Duke of Kent was is 33rd in line. As of the death of the 7th Earl of Harewood in 2011, he became the Queen's eldest living paternal cousin, although he is nine years younger than the Queen herself.The Duke had a mild stroke on the morning of 18 March 2013.
