Who is the Duke of Kent, next to the queen on balcony at Trooping the Colour?
nypost.comPlatinum Jubilee. But during one of the main events — the Trooping the Colour parade — one special, less-recognized person made an appearance alongside her: Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent.So, who is this lesser-known royal?The duke, 86, is the 96-year-old queen’s first cousin and he emerged on the Buckingham Palace balcony to receive the official salute to celebrate the monarch’s momentous 70-year reign.The duke took the place of the sovereign’s late husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who died last year at 99.
Prince Edward donned his red military uniform for the event and later joined other members of the royal family to wave to the crowds standing below the palace.
The Duke of Kent is the son of Prince George, who died in an aircraft crash in 1942 and inherited the dukedom at 6. Prince George was the fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary, as well the younger brother of King George VI.
King George VI was the queen’s father; he died in February 1952.Prince Edward’s mother, Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, was also a first cousin of Prince Philip.
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