The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester 2: Jan 2006-

[BeatrixFan]

Are they really needed though? They can't just switch on the Royalty guise, it has to be there from the start to be believable and thats what you've always had with the Gloucesters. It's always been their duty. But a slimmer Royal Family without the hangers on is inevitable and I think that in a country of our size, we don't really need as many RF members as we have. Yes the Gloucesters represent us well but if they didn't, someone else would.

[Mermaid1962]

It goes back to what a Royal Family is for. If a Royal Family is to consist of a Head of State signing documents, meeting with diplomats and the Prime Minister and nothing else, then is possible to have quite a slimmed-down RF. However, if there's a need to have members of that family to visit foreign countries and support helpful organizations on the monarch's behalf, then more working Royals are needed.

Originally Posted by BeatrixFan

Are they really needed though? .

[BeatrixFan]

Sweden seems to manage to do both with under 10 members.

[Elspeth]

Let's get back on topic, please. This thread isn't about Beatrice and Eugenie and whether the monarchy as a whole is worth keeping or not, it's about the Gloucesters. We have other threads where discussion of the future of the monarchy is on topic. Unless such discussion specifically pertains to the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, it isn't on topic here.

Thanks.

[Lady Marmalade]

I love her bangs...she looks so young. They both make great role models.

[PrincessofEurope]

she is such an ambassador for Britsih tennis going out to Argentina to watch the davis cup tennis - amazing royal who deserves so much more credit then she or her husband get (but her hair has got abit too long now)

[CasiraghiTrio]

I tried putting the link here but twice it failed me. Anyway, I see that the only way of success to view it is to go to youtube.com and type in "Duchess of Gloucester" in the search engine. or better still, you can access it without so much trouble on my youtube page.

YouTube - chewstercastle's Channel
It's the first video in the videos section, titled "HRH Birgitte Eva, Duchess of Gloucester."

I think I can't link it directly because I disabled on the settings the embed option.

[iceflower]

The Duke of Gloucester visited an eco-school in Hatfield
last weekon March 18.
Here's a small -----> Pic and the -----> Link to the article.

[CasiraghiTrio]

Thank you, ice.

On a different subject, for some time I have wondered about what the Earl of Ulster has been doing. Is he still in the army? If so, does anyone know what is his rank, or what he does for the army, what is his regiment, etc?

[iceflower]

The Duke of Gloucester visited St Michael's Hospice as part of
its 21st birthday celebrations to launch a fundraising appeal,
29 April, 2008

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And he visited the Pestalozzi International Village Trust as part of
his tour of the Hastings and Battle area that same day.

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[PrincessofEurope]

the GB davis cup tennis world group playoff against Austria is to be at No1 Court Wimbledon between 19-21 Sept 08 so i assume the duchess will attend like she did in february and also last sept at the same venue

[iceflower]

HRH Duchess of Gloucester after Rafael Nadal of Spain won the
Men's Singles Final match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia on
Day 7 of the Artois Championships at Queen's Club on June 15,
2008 in London, England.

She looked very good..

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[pamk]

Doesn't she look terrific? Love the longer hair - still has a great figure! She looks better and better as she gets older -

[HMQueenElizabethII]

The Duke and the Duchess are going to represent the Queen at the Coronation of King George Tupou V of Tonga on Friday 1st August.

[Lemon Lyman]

The Queen's pictures look so pretty - what is the insigniture she is wearing looks a bit odd on a mac

[Warren]

Originally Posted by Lemon Lyman

what is the insigniture she is wearing?

The Duchess of Gloucester is a Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St John of Jerusalem and she is wearing the badge of the Order.
Further information from Wikipedia here.

[LASSE15]

Please,look my collection of photos at: Images of Queen Elisabeth and Princess Margaret

[iceflower]

In honour of those associated with Lloyd's who lost their lives in the
Great War and the Second World War, a new War Memorial is unveiled
at 1 Lime Street on 2 July 2008. Lloyd's Chairman Lord Levene, His Royal
Highness the Duke of Gloucester and the Bishop of London officiate the
unveiling.

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[Warren]

The Duke of Gloucester at the Coronation of Tonga's King George Tupou V, August 1 2008 (Crown Prince Naruhito on the left)

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The Duchess of Gloucester at the Royal Luncheon

Official Kingdom of Tonga Website

[CasiraghiTrio]

^Oh yeah so the Gloucesters were the ones to represent HM at the coronation in Tonga