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Prince William of Gloucester
Noble person
1941 – 1972
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Who was Prince William of Gloucester?
Prince William of Gloucester was a grandson of King George V of the United Kingdom.
A Cambridge graduate, he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, serving in Lagos and Tokyo, before returning to take over royal duties. At this time, he was diagnosed with porphyria, probably hereditary, but died at thirty in an air-crash, while piloting his plane in a competition.
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, was named in his memory.
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- Born
- Dec 18, 1941
Barnet - Also known as
- William Henry Andrew Frederick
- Parents
- Siblings
- Education
- Magdalene College, Cambridge
- Eton College
- Died
- Aug 28, 1972
Wolverhampton Airport - Resting place
- Frogmore
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on July 23, 2013
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