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词条 Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Marriage

  3. Activities

  4. Titles, styles, honours and arms

     Titles and styles  Honours  Commonwealth  Honorary military appointments  Arms 

  5. Issue

  6. Ancestry

  7. References

  8. External links

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| birth_name =Birgitte Eva Henriksen
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| birth_place =Odense, Denmark
| spouse ={{marriage|Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester|8 July 1972}}
| issue ={{plain list|
  • Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster
  • Lady Davina Lewis
  • Lady Rose Gilman}}

| house =Windsor (by marriage)
| father =Asger Henriksen
| mother =Vivian van Deurs
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Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester, {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCVOf}} (born Birgitte Eva Henriksen, later van Deurs; 20 June 1946), is the wife of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.

Early life

Birgitte was born Birgitte Eva Henriksen, in Odense, Denmark, the younger daughter of Asger Preben Wissing Henriksen, a lawyer, and his wife, Vivian van Deurs. She was educated in Odense and at finishing schools in Lausanne and Cambridge.[1]

She took her mother's ancestral name van Deurs on 15 January 1966, when her parents separated.[2] After studying for three years in Copenhagen, she moved back to England in 1971 to work at the Danish Embassy in London.[1]

Marriage

Birgitte first met Prince Richard of Gloucester, the younger son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, in the late 1960s in Cambridge. In February 1972, they became engaged.[1] The groom designed her coral and silver engagement ring.[3]

They married on 8 July 1972 at St Andrew's Church, Barnwell, Northamptonshire.[1] The bride's wedding dress was designed by Norman Hartnell.[4] It had a "high collar, simple skirt and small train, and long sleeves all done in white Swiss organdie with a floral embossing."[4] Instead of wearing a tiara, the bride wore stephanotis flowers on her hair which secured the veil.[5]

Six weeks after their wedding, Prince Richard's elder brother, Prince William, was killed in a flying accident. Prince Richard unexpectedly became heir apparent to the dukedom and upon his father's death in 1974, the couple became the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.[1]

The couple have three children: Alexander (born 1974), Davina (born 1977), and Rose (born 1980).[1]

Activities

The Duchess of Gloucester has accompanied the Duke of Gloucester on his official visits overseas: her first visit was in 1973, when they represented the Queen at the 70th birthday celebrations of King Olav V of Norway.[12] Other joint visits have included Australia, Belgium, China, Denmark, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Luxembourg, Nepal, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Tonga, Tunisia and the United States.[6]

Birgitte has also travelled overseas in support of her own patronages and military units, including a visit to Iraq in December 2008.[6]

She and her husband represented the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at the state funeral of King Tāufa{{okina}}āhau Tupou IV of Tonga on 19 September 2006.[7] They also represented the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at the coronation of King George Tupou V of Tonga on 1 August 2008 in Nuku{{okina}}alofa.[8]

Birgitte is sponsor of two Royal Navy ships: {{HMS|Gloucester|D96|6}} and {{HMS|Sandown|M101|6}}. She is also the Royal Patron of the Bermuda Regiment. She is patron of SeeAbility, a charity for people with learning disabilities and sight loss; Bliss, the special care baby charity; and Music in Hospitals & Care.[9] She regularly attends functions at schools of which she is president or patron: St Paul's Cathedral School; the Friends of St Paul's Cathedral;[10] St John's School, Leatherhead;[11] Bridewell Royal Hospital (King Edward's School, Witley); the Royal Alexandra and Albert School;[12] the Children's Society;[13] Parkinson's UK;[14] Hope for Youth Northern Ireland;[15] Scottish Opera;[16] and Lawn Tennis Association.[17]

After the death of Diana, Princess of Wales,[18] Birgitte became President of the Royal Academy of Music.[19] She is also the patron of Prostate Cancer UK,[20] and in March 2006, she opened the Prostate Centre.[21]

The Duke and Duchess live in London at Kensington Palace, their official royal residence.[22]

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 20 June 1946 – 15 January 1966:[2] Miss Birgitte Eva Henriksen
  • 15 January 1966 – 8 June 1972: Miss Birgitte Eva van Deurs
  • 8 June 1972 – 10 June 1974: Her Royal Highness Princess Richard of Gloucester
  • 10 June 1974 – present: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester

Honours

{{see also|List of honours of the British Royal Family by country}}
  • 1973: Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II[23]
  • 1974: Dame of Justice of the Order of St. John[23]
  • 23 June 1989: Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)[23]
  • 1975: Service Medal of the Order of St John[24]
  • 6 February 1977: Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal[24]
  • 6 February 2002: Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal[24]
  • 6 February 2012: Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

Commonwealth

  • {{Flagicon|NEP}} 24 February 1975: Nepalese Coronation Medal
  • 1978: Solomon Islands Independence Medal[24]
  • 1 August 2008: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Tonga[25]

Honorary military appointments

{{Flagicon|AUS}} Australia
  • {{Flagicon|AUS|army}} Colonel-in-Chief, of the Royal Australian Army Educational Corps[1]
{{Flagicon|BER}} Bermuda
  • {{Flagicon|BER|army}} Colonel-in-Chief, of the Royal Bermuda Regiment[1]
{{Flagicon|CAN}} Canada
  • {{Flagicon|CAN|army}} Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Dental Corps (January 2006 – present)[26]
{{Flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand
  • {{Flagicon|NZL|army}} Colonel-in-Chief, of the Royal New Zealand Army Educational Corps[1]
{{Flagicon|UK}} United Kingdom
  • {{Flagicon|UK|army}} Colonel-in-Chief, of the Royal Army Dental Corps[1]
  • {{Flagicon|UK|army}} Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, of the Adjutant General's Corps[1]
  • {{Flagicon|UK|army}} Royal Colonel, of the 7th (V) Battalion The Rifles[1]

Arms

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|notes = Coat of arms of Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester, depicting her husband's armorial bearings surmounted by an escutcheon of pretence granted to her by Royal Warrant[27]
|year_adopted = 18 July 1973
|coronet = Coronet of a Grandchild of the Sovereign.
|escutcheon = The Duke of Gloucester's arms and in the centre an escutcheon of pretence Azure a lapwing proper, on a chief Or two pairs of ostrich feathers in saltire Sable[27]
|supporters = The Royal Supporters differenced with the like coronet and label.
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VICTORIA
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Issue

Name BirthMarriage Issue
Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster 24 October 1974 22 June 2002 Claire Booth Xan Windsor, Lord Culloden
Lady Cosima Windsor
Lady Davina Lewis 19 November 1977 31 July 2004
Divorced 2018 		Gary Lewis Senna Lewis
Tāne Lewis
Lady Rose Gilman 1 March 1980 19 July 2008 George Gilman Lyla Gilman
Rufus Gilman

Ancestry

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|2= 2. Asger Preben Knud Wissing Henriksen
|3= 3. Vivian van Deurs
|4= 4. Anders Peder Henriksen
|5= 5. Sorine Caroline Wissing
|6= 6. Osvald Valdemar van Deurs
|7= 7. Anni Bach
|8= 8. Henrik Pedersen
|9= 9. Maren Rasmussen
|10= 10. Niels Sorensen Wissing
|11= 11. Jette Marie Andreasen Hoppe
|12= 12. Harald Valdemar van Deurs
|13= 13. Marie Elise Bodenhoff
|14=
|15=
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References

1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 {{cite web|title=The Duchess of Gloucester|url=https://www.royal.uk/the-duchess-of-gloucester |publisher=The Royal Family |accessdate=24 October 2017}}
2. ^1 Name change is mentioned in parish register of Th. Kingo, Odense (Regional Archive, Odense)
3. ^{{cite web|title=British Engagement Rings, Part 2|url=http://orderofsplendor.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/flashback-friday-british-engagement_8.html|publisher=The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor|date=8 February 2013|accessdate=24 March 2018}}
4. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://orderofsplendor.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/wedding-wednesday-duchess-of.html|title=The Duchess of Gloucester’s Gown|publisher=The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor|date=11 July 2012|accessdate=24 March 2018}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.harpersbazaar.com.sg/life/celebrities/gorgeous-royal-wedding-tiara-moments-ever/?slide=14|title=The 22 Most Gorgeous Royal Wedding Tiara Moments of All Time (slide 15)|publisher=Harper's Bazaar Singapore|date=28 March 2018|accessdate=15 May 2018}}
6. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ThecurrentRoyalFamily/TheDuchessofGloucester/Publicrole.aspx |title=The Duchess of Gloucester – Public role |publisher=Official website of the Royal Family |accessdate=11 September 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920215216/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ThecurrentRoyalFamily/TheDuchessofGloucester/Publicrole.aspx |archivedate=20 September 2012 }}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/tonga-mourns-kings-death/2/|title=Tonga Mourns King's Death|publisher=CBS News|accessdate=25 May 2018}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/royalty-obituaries/9151791/His-Majesty-King-George-Tupou-V-of-Tonga.html|title=His Majesty King George Tupou V of Tonga|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date=18 March 2012|accessdate=25 May 2018}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=https://mihc.org.uk/about/our-people/|title=Meet MiHC Office Staff and Patrons across the UK|publisher=Music in Hospitals & Care|accessdate=5 May 2018}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.stpauls.co.uk/news-press/latest-news/a-royal-celebration-of-st-pauls-friends-and-benefactors|title=A Royal Celebration of St Paul's Friends and Benefactors|publisher=St Paul's Cathedral|date=13 July 2016|accessdate=25 May 2018}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.stjohnsleatherhead.co.uk/View-News-Plustweets.aspx?id=195|title=Royal Visit|publisher=St John's School, Leatherhead|date=5 March 2014|accessdate=25 May 2018}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gattonfoundation.org.uk/royal-heritage.asp|title=Our Royal Heritage|publisher=Royal Alexandra and Albert School|accessdate=25 May 2018}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/news-and-blogs/press-releases/hrh-the-duchess-of-gloucester-gcvo-visits-the-children%E2%80%99s-society-in|title=HRH The Duchess of Gloucester visits The Children’s Society in Manchester|publisher=The Children's Society|date=1 October 2015|accessdate=25 May 2018}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/about-us/duchess-gloucester-patron|title=The Duchess of Gloucester, Patron|publisher=Parkinson's UK|accessdate=25 May 2018}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/hrh-the-duchess-of-gloucester-attends-hope-for-youth-northern-ireland-gala-dinner-at-belfast-city-hall|title=HRH The Duchess of Gloucester attends 'Hope for Youth Northern Ireland' gala dinner at Belfast City Hall|publisher=GOV.UK|date=21 March 2012|accessdate=25 May 2018}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.scottishopera.org.uk/about-us/the-board-of-scottish-opera/|title=The Board of Scottish Opera|accessdate=25 May 2018}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.lta.org.uk/news/general-news/2016/december/lta-pays-tribute-to-her-majesty-the-queen/#|title=Lawn Tennis Association pays tribute to Her Majesty The Queen|publisher=Lawn Tennis Association|date=20 December 2016|accessdate=25 May 2018}}
18. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.time.com/time/daily/special/diana/timeline/augsept97/18.html | title=Special Report: Princess Diana, 1961–1997 | work=Time| author=| date=18 September 1997 | accessdate=30 January 2010}}
19. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.ram.ac.uk/about-us/about-the-academy/history|title=About us - History|publisher=Royal Academy of Music|accessdate=2 January 2016}}
20. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/prostate-research-receives-royal-attention-155545315.html | title=Prostate Research receives royal attention | work=PR Newswire| date=4 March 2003|accessdate=26 May 2015}}
21. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.theprostatecentre.com/about-the-prostate-centre/ | title=About The Prostate Centre | work=The Prostate Centre| accessdate=26 May 2015}}
22. ^{{cite news|last1=Hampson|first1=Laura|title=Meet Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's new neighbours - the royals who live in Kensington Palace|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/who-lives-in-kensington-palace-houses-a3713141.html|accessdate=December 12, 2017|work=London Evening Standard|date=December 8, 2017}}
23. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ThecurrentRoyalFamily/TheDuchessofGloucester/Honours.aspx |title=The Duchess of Gloucester: Honours |publisher=Royal Household |accessdate=1 January 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011021918/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ThecurrentRoyalFamily/TheDuchessofGloucester/Honours.aspx |archivedate=11 October 2013 }}
24. ^1 2 3 [https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/4a/c9/634ac916de4f7767735f8b59b1e58e0b.jpg]
25. ^{{cite web|url=https://matangitonga.to/2008/08/01/royal-orders-presented-palace|title=Royal orders presented at Palace|publisher=Matangi Tonga Online|date=1 August 2008|accessdate=26 May 2018}}
26. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.forces.gc.ca/health-sante/au-sn/bio/cic-ds-sd-eng.asp|title=Colonel-In-Chief of the CFDS|publisher=National Defence and the Canadian Forces|accessdate=25 May 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923053519/http://www.forces.gc.ca/health-sante/au-sn/bio/cic-ds-sd-eng.asp|archivedate=23 September 2012}}
27. ^1 {{cite book|title=Boutell's Heraldry|year=1978|first1=Charles |last1=Boutell|first2=John Philip |last2=Brooke-Little|publisher=Frederick Warne|page=226|edition=8th (revised)|isbn=9780723220961}}

External links

{{Commons category}}
  • [https://www.royal.uk/the-duchess-of-gloucester The Duchess of Gloucester] at the Royal Family website
  • {{imdb name|4452225}}
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