The Duke and Duchess of Kent News and Events 2: Sep 2022 -

[Stefan]

Nice that we also go to see the Duchess. But sadly she doesn't look well

 

[An Ard Ri]

That's lovely but sad to see the Duchess in a wheelchair and Princess Alexandra not there at all. Wren house is pretty big, bigger that I had thought it was.

Was just thinking the same regarding Princess Alexandra.
It was still a nice birthday photo with Prince Michael ,Lord Nicholas and the Duchess of Kent all at Wren House.
Duke of Kent shares incredible photos outside his Kensington Palace home with rarely-seen wife

 

[Hans-Rickard]

What lovely photos we got to see of The Duke and Duchess of Kent with their youngest son, and brother Prince Michael.

Happy Birthday Sir

What a wonderful occasion! Many happy returns to Steady Eddie.

Great to see the Duchess too. Her first public appearance since Wimbledon 2018?

She is indeed a rare sight nowdays but she attended a concert at St James’ Palace last year with her charity ”Future Talent”

https://twitter.com/x/status/1667402834608902144

 

[iceflower]

The Duke of Kent as President of the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund visited the Royal Air Force Museum London on October 17:

The Fund’s President, HRH The Duke of Kent meets RAF Benevolent Fund beneficiaries and supporters

On Thursday 17 October, The Duke of Kent met with beneficiaries, staff and supporters of the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund hosted by the RAF Museum in Hendon.

www.rafbf.org

 

[iceflower]

On January 25 the Duke of Kent as Patron of the ball attended the Annual Polish Ball at the Hotel InterContinental London Park Lane:

Ach, co to był za bal… Nasza relacja z 53. Balu Polskiego w Londynie - British Poles

Na tegoroczny, już 53. Bal Polski, goście i organizatorzy czekali jak zwykle z wielkim utęsknieniem. Ponad pół wieku nieprzerwanej tradycji na Wyspach naprawdę zobowiązuje. Goście, którzy bawili się wczoraj w niezwykle eleganckich wnętrzach hotelu Intercontinental na Park Lane w Londynie, nie...

www.britishpoles.uk

 

[Adda]

Steady Edie visits the Frauenkirche in Dresden, Germany, to mark the 80th anniversary of the destruction of Dresden.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1890073217680961963

 

[iceflower]

Great - and very impressive! - to still see him traveling abroad for work!

Here are some additional photos:

Herzog von Kent eröffnet Lernweg zur Geschichte Dresdens

www.sueddeutsche.de

https://twitter.com/x/status/1890095775935525312

https://twitter.com/x/status/1890414963367215132

 

[tihkon2]

I wish there was video of the Duke's speech in German. I was unaware,but not surprised that he speaks it.

 

[royalwatcher96]

It's lovely and moving that the Duke was able to visit Dresden. It's a matter close to his heart and it's good to see he is still well enough to travel abroad.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

I wish there was video of the Duke's speech in German. I was unaware,but not surprised that he speaks it.

Duke of Kent delivers moving speech as he represents King Charles in Germany
The article stated: "In a speech in German, The Duke said"

 

[tihkon2]

Duke of Kent delivers moving speech as he represents King Charles in Germany
The article stated: "In a speech in German, The Duke said"

Yes, I KNOW. I want to see a VIDEO of this speech. You seem to have misunderstood my post.

 

[iceflower]

On March 6 the Duke of Kent as Patron of the Polish Hearth Club attended a book launch in London:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1898021934023008554

 

[iceflower]

Yesterday, March 26, the Duke of Kent as Patron of the British-German Association (BGA) presented the BGA Medals of Honour 2025 to German Ambassador to the UK Miguel Berger and the British Ambassador to Germany Jill Gallard:


** Pic **

https://twitter.com/x/status/1904976751715061764

 

[iceflower]

On April 8 the Duke of Kent as President of the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund held a lunch at St. James's Palace:

HRH Duke of Kent hosts lunch for Fund at St. James’s Palace

On Tuesday 8 April, the RAF Benevolent Fund attended a luncheon at St. James’s Palace held by its President, His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent.

www.rafbf.org

 

[Mbruno]

Well, to be fair, there haven't been a lot of opportunities for them to do so. Which is a good thing. Prince Harry flew Apache helicopters in Afghanistan and his uncle Andrew served in the Falklands, both of which were potentially disastrous for the BRF because in Andrew's case, Prince William hadn't been born yet, and I don't think Prince George had been born yet, either. Which means they were the heirs to the heir, at least for a short while.

King Frederik of Denmark has had extensive military training and is a Frogman in the Royal Navy, but if Denmark ever goes to war, do you think he'll be aboard ship somewhere? The days of royalty/monarchs serving in battle are long, long gone.

In 1970, the Duke of Kent commanded a squadron of his regiment in Cyprus as part of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus. During the early 1970s, the Duke also served briefly in Northern Ireland with his regiment. Although those were not combat situations such as in the Falklands or Afghanistan, they were certainly operational deployments with a considerable associated risk.