Prince William of Gloucester (William Henry Andrew Frederick; 18 December 1941 – 28 August 1972) was a grandson of King George V and paternal cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. At birth he was fourth in line to the throne; he was ninth in line at the time of his death.
5 de sept. de 2023 · Prince William of Gloucester died 51 years ago this week, on 28 August 1972. To mark the tragic anniversary, Tatler takes a look back at the heartbreaking life story of the adventurous, athletic, loving prince whose name has earned him the monicker ‘the other Prince William’. Born on 18 December 1941, Prince William was the eldest son of ...
A su nacimiento en 1941 William era el cuarto en la línea de sucesión de la corona. Hijo de los Duques de Gloucester y sobrino del entonces Rey Jorge Vi, William nació con todas las ventajas y ...
16 de abr. de 2021 · In August of 1972, Queen Elizabeth II's cousin, Prince William of Gloucester, also died in an accident at a young age. What's more, the young royal, who craved an adventurous life and, in particular, loved flying airplanes, died in a plane crash. (Nor was this a first; Queen Elizabeth's uncle, Prince George, also died in a plane crash, in 1942.)
Prince William, Duke of Gloucester (24 July 1689 – 30 July 1700 [a] ), was the son of Princess Anne (later Queen of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1702) and her husband, Prince George of Denmark. He was their only child to survive infancy.
- 9 August 1700, Westminster Abbey
- Oldenburg
- Prince George of Denmark
- Anne Stuart (later Anne, Queen of Great Britain)