Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester

Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Richard Alexander Walter George Windsor) (born 26 August 1944), styled HRH The Duke of Gloucester, is a member of the British Royal Family, a grandson of King George V. He has been Duke of Gloucester since his father's death in 1974. The Duke is currently 18th in the line of succession.

Titles and Honours

Titles

• His Royal Highness Prince Richard of Gloucester
• His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester
• His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester, GCVO
• His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester, KG, GCVO

The Duke's full title is His Royal Highness Prince Richard Alexander Walter George, Duke of Gloucester, Earl of Ulster, Baron Culloden, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Grand Prior of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem.

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Honours

The Duke has received a number of honours, including orders of knighthood and medals. The Duke of Gloucester has the following orders:

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• Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (1997),
• Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (1974),
• Grand Prior of the Order of St. John (1975)
• Grand Cross of the Order of St Olav, from Norway (1973)
• The Royal Order of the Northern Star, from Sweden (1975)

The Duke of Gloucester also has Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation medal (1953), Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee Medal (1977) and Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee Medal (2002), among others.

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Honorary Military Appointments

• Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Army Medical Corps
• Deputy Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Logistic Corps
• Deputy Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment
• The Royal Honorary Colonel of the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia)
• Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Odiham.