The Duke and Duchess of Kent: Oct 2003-

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Duke of Kent's pride over royal role in British Raj | Mail Online
Normally he is the quiet man of the Royal Family.
When he does make speeches the Duke of Kent’s words are pleasant, polite and usually full of platitudes.
But in a rare public defence of royal history, the Duke has delivered a stern rebuke to the administrators of the British Empire and paid a fulsome tribute to the Royal Family’s progressive stance a century ago.
‘I am proud to say that my family and its relationship with India was the most enlightened in the British establishment of those days,’ the Duke declared.
‘And my grandfather, George V, [was] perhaps most enlightened of all.’
The Queen’s first cousin was opening a photographic exhibition this week to mark the 100th anniversary of arguably the greatest royal pageant of all time, the Delhi Durbar of 1911.

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The Duke of Kent is in Australia!

He watched the women's final match between Maria Sharapova of Russia and Victoria Azarenka of
Belarus during day thirteen of the 2012 Australian Open at Melbourne Park today, January 28, 2012.



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Today, January 29, the Duke of Kent was seen watching Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Rafael Nadal
of Spain in their men's finals match during day fourteen of the 2012 Australian Open at Melbourne
Park, Australia.



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Caterham Preparatory School gets royal visit | This is Surrey

The royal seal of approval has been given to Caterham School's bicentenary celebrations.

The Duke of Kent made a whistle-stop visit to the school in Harestone Valley Road last Wednesday to the delight of pupils, staff and governors.

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http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/...est_at_new_HQ/

The Queen’s cousin met Andy Kemshall, co-founder of SecurEnvoy, to open the authentication company’s new Merlin House headquarters in Theale.

The Duke of Kent unveiled a plaque to mark the occasion for the multi-million pound business, which has its roots in Basingstoke.

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On April 2nd the Duke of Kent officially opened the new Darlington Campus of Teesside University.



** tees.ac.uk gallery: Royal stamp of approval for Teesside University Darlington **


** thenorthernecho.co.uk: Duke praises university after visiting new Darlington campus **

Royal approval for Teesside University Darlington - YouTube

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The Duke of Kent attended a parade at The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in Berkshire on April 13, 2012,
where Officer cadets were given their commissions to mark the end of their year's training. The parade is the
first in a series of events marking 2012 as the 200th anniversary of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.


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