The royal family's Twitter account shared a rare fact about the Duke of Gloucester on Wednesday
September 15, 2021 - 12:41 BST Danielle Stacey Many members of the royal family have hidden talents or previous jobs before taking up duties full-time.
On Wednesday, the Queen's official Twitter account shared details about one of her cousins the Duke of Gloucester's latest outing and shared a rare fact about the royal. Loading the player... var track=function { dataLayer.push; }; var playerInstance=playerInstance || []; playerInstance['yH7dJXul']=jwplayer; playerInstance['yH7dJXul'].
Prince Richard had planned a full-time career in architecture but, on the death of his elder brother, Prince William, in 1972, he became his father Prince Henry's heir. Prince Henry died in June 1974 and Prince Richard inherited his dukedom.MORE: Sophie Wessex pays royal visit to blindness charity for special reasonThe Duke married Danish-born Birgitte Eva van Deurs Henriksen in July 1972.
The Gloucesters moved out of Apartment 1 in Kensington Palace to downsize to a smaller residence, the old Stables, also within the palace grounds, in September 2019.Make sure you never miss a ROYAL story! Sign up to our newsletter to get all of our celebrity, royal and lifestyle news delivered directly to your inbox.
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