Meet the Children of Prince Richard, the Duke of Gloucester
Meet the Children of Prince Richard, the Duke of Gloucester
Prince Richard, the Duke of Gloucester, and Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester, married in 1972. Prince Richard never expected to take on the Duke of Gloucester title. However, after the tragic early death of his older brother, Prince William of Gloucester, he resigned from his job as an architect and took on royal duties, and inherited his father's dukedom two years later.
Richard is the grandson of King George V and Queen Mary, and therefore, his children use the last name Windsor. (Unlike the children and grandchildren of Queen Elizabeth, who, if they need a surname, use Mountbatten-Windsor.) The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester have three children: Alexander Windsor, the Earl of Ulster, Lady Davina Windsor, and Lady Rose Windsor. Here, get to know the Duke of Gloucester's children.
1) Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster
Full name: Alexander Patrick Gregers Richard Windsor
Born: 1974 (age: 47)
Spouse: Dr. Claire Booth (pictured); they married in 2002. Booth, a pediatric doctor, now goes by Claire, Countess of Ulster.
Children: Xan Windsor (b. 2007) and Cosima Windsor (b. 2010)
Current place in the line of succession: 31st
2) Lady Davina Lewis (née Windsor)
Full name: Lady Davina Elizabeth Alice Benedikte Windsor
Born: 1977 (age: 44)
Spouse: she married Gary Lewis, a Māori New Zealander, in 2004; they divorced in 2018.
Children: Senna Kowhai Lewis (b. 2010) and Tāne Mahuta Lewis (b. 2012)
Current place in the line of succession: 34th
3) Lady Rose Gilman (née Windsor)
Fully name: Lady Rose Victoria Birgitte Louise Gilman
Born: 1980 (age: 42)
Spouse: George Gilman; they married in 2008.
Children: Lyla Gilman (b. 2010) and Rufus Gilman (b. 2013)
Current place in the line of succession: 37th
The Duke of Gloucester's children were born with the last name "Windsor."