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  Birgitte, The Duchess of Gloucester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Duchess of Gloucester (Birgitte Eva Windsor; formerly van Deurs; born Henrikson, 20 June 1946), is a member of the British Royal Family, the wife of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, a grandchild of King George V.
Birgitte was born Birgitte Eva Henriksen -- she took her mother's maiden name, van Deurs, when her parents separated -- in Odense, Denmark.
In February 1972, Birgitte became engaged to Prince Richard of Gloucester, the second eldest son of The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and The Duchess of Gloucester.
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 Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester, born Birgitte Eva Von Deurs, is a member of the British Royal Family through her marriage to His Royal Highness Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester.
Birgitte was born on June 20, 1947 at Odense, Denmark.
She is the younger daughter of the late Asger Preben Wissing Henriksen, a lawyer, and his former wife the late Mrs Vivian van Deurs.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Birgitte was born Birgitte Eva Henriksen -- she took her maternal grandparent's surname, Van Deurs, when her parents separated -- in Odense, Denmark.
In February 1972, Birgitte became engaged to HRH Prince Richard of Gloucester, the second eldest son of HRH The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and HRH The Duchess of Gloucester.
The Duchess of Gloucester (born 20 June 1946), is a member of the British Royal Family, the wife of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, a grandchild of King George V. The Duchess of Gloucester, with her husband, undertakes royal duties on behalf of the Duke's cousin, Queen Elizabeth II.
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 The Royal Family > HRH The Duchess of Gloucester > Background   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The Duchess of Gloucester, formerly Birgitte Eva van Deurs, was born on 20 June 1946, in Odense, Denmark.
Birgitte van Deurs was educated at schools in Odense, and later at finishing schools in Lausanne, Switzerland, and Cambridge.
It was at Cambridge that she met The Duke of Gloucester (then Prince Richard of Gloucester), who was an undergraduate at that time.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
On 8 June 1972, Prince Richard of Gloucester married Birgitte van Deurs, a Danish subject, the daughter of Asger Henriksen and Vivian van Deurs, at St Andrew's Church in Barnwell in Northamptonshire.
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Richard Alexander Walter George Windsor) (born 26 August 1944), styled HRH The Duke of Gloucester, is a member of the British Royal Family, a grandson of King George V. Prince Richard was born on 26 August 1944 at Barnwell Manor in Northamptonshire.
On 8 June 1972, Prince Richard of Gloucester married Birgitte van Deurs, a Danish citizen, the daughter of Asger Henriksen and Vivian van Deurs, at St. Andrew's Church, Barnwell, Northamptonshire.
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 Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester born Birgitte Eva Von Deurs is a member of the British Royal Family through her marriage to His Royal Prince Richard Duke of Gloucester.
She is the younger daughter of late Asger Preben Wissing Henriksen a lawyer and his former wife the late Vivian van Deurs.
Birgitte moved to Cambridge England and also worked at the Danish in London.
www.freeglossary.com /Birgitte_van_Deurs   (188 words)

  
 Lady Davina Lewis
The Lady Davina Elizabeth Alice Benedikte Lewis, née Windsor, is the elder daughter of HRH Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester and HRH The Duchess of Gloucester, nèe Birgitte Eva van Deurs.
Lady Davina's grandmother HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester was not present due to her age and infirmity, but was reportedly visited by the newly married couple shortly afterwards.
March 1, 1980) is the younger daughter of HRH The Duke of Gloucester and his wife HRH The Duchess of Gloucester, formerly Birgitte Eva van Deurs of Denmark.
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 Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Busk, Birgitte Heldbjerg Præsentation af kunstneren og hendes tekstilbilleder.
Ergoterapeut Birgitte Christensen Faglige artikler om ergoterapi, specielt vedrørende hjerneskade.
Günther, Birgitte Keramiker der laver både Raku og stentøj.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Birgitte,_Duchess_of_Gloucester.html   (528 words)

  
 thePeerage.com - Elisabeth Alexandra Louise Alice Prinzessin von Hessen und bei Rhein and others
     Birgitte Eva van Deurs was born on 20 June 1946 in Odensee, Isle of Funen, Denmark.
As a result of her marriage, Birgitte Eva van Deurs was styled as Princess Brigitte of Gloucester on 8 July 1972.
As a result of her marriage, Birgitte Eva van Deurs was styled as Duchess of Gloucester on 10 June 1974.
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 Pattenmakers - Home (The Worshipful Company of Pattenmakers)
The Duke has also produced three books of photographs: On Public View (1970) which illustrated London statues, The Face of London (1973) and Oxford and Cambridge (1980).
In July 1972, Prince Richard married Birgitte van Deurs.
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester live at Kensington Palace and have three children: (Alexander) Earl of Ulster (born 1974), The Lady Davina Windsor (born 1977) and The Lady Rose Windsor (born 1980).
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 boys clothing: British royalty : Richard Duke of Glousester
Figure 1.-- Here is Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester, with her infant daughter Lady Rose Windsor who has just been christened.
He married Birgitte van Deurs, the daughter of Asger Henriksen and Vivian van Deurs of Denmark and the couple hae three children.
Prince Richard married Birgitte van Deurs, the daughter of Asger Henriksen and Vivian van Deurs of Denmark.
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 Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg125 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
He married Brigitte VAN DEURS Duchess on Jul 1972.
Rose Victoria Birgitte WINDSOR Lady was born 1980.
Nicholas of Greece OLDENBURG Prince [Parents] was born 22 Jan 1872.
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 Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
After completing further training, he went into practice as a firm of London architects.
On 8 June 1972, Prince Richard of Gloucester married Birgitte van Deurs, the daughter of Asger Henriksen and Vivian van Deurs of Denmark, at St. Andrew's Church, Barnwell, Northamptonshire.
The event received minor press coverage, the main point of interest being that Prince Richard had to ask the Queen's permission to marry, in accordance with the 1772 Royal Marriages Act.
www.encyclopedia-online.info /Richard%2C_Duke_of_Gloucester   (760 words)

  
 Birgitte Duchess of Gloucester - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Birgitte Duchess of Gloucester - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com
, born ''Birgitte Eva Von Deurs'', is a member of the British_Royal_Family through her marriage to His Royal Highness Prince_Richard,_Duke_of_Gloucester.
Birgitte was born on June_20, 1947 at Odense, Denmark.
www.indexsuche.com /Birgitte,_Duchess_of_Gloucester.html   (211 words)

  
 Royal Biographies
The sponsors were His Majesty King Constantine of Greece, Sir Laurens van der Post, Lord Romsey, Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, the Duchess of Westminster, and Baroness Hussey of North Bradley.
His Royal Highness was confirmed in the Church of England on Sunday 9th March 1997 in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, by the Right Reverend and Right Honourable Richard Chartres, Bishop of London and Dean of Her Majesty's Chapels Royal.
The Duke of Gloucester was married 8th July 1972 at St Andrew's Church, Barnwell, Northamptonshire, to Birgitte Eva van Deurs, daughter of Asger Preben Wissing Henriksen and Vivian van Deurs.
www.geocities.com /cox_nz/factsheet5.htm   (5986 words)

  
 Christie's dgun.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
For example, the former Baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz enjoys the title and style of "HRH Princess Michael of Kent," instead of "HRH Princess Marie-Christine of Kent." Similarly, the former Birgitte Eva van Deurs was titled "HRH Princess Richard of Gloucester" from her wedding until her husband succeeded to his father's dukedom in 1974.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (July 15, 1606 – October 4, 1669) is generally considered one of the greatest painters in European art history and the most important in Dutch history.
This move eventually led, in 1634, to the marriage of Rembrandt and Hendrick's greatniece, Saskia van Uylenburg.
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 News - February 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Later, Dronning Sonja was joined at the Victoria & Albert Museum by the Earl and Countess of Wessex, the Princess Royal and the Duke of Gloucester with his wife, former Danish secretary Birgitte van Deurs.
Kong Harald V av Norge made the statement to the press as he left the Norwegian Film Institute in Oslo, where he had attended a preview of a documentary of his grandfather Konung Haakon V's first 40 years as Norwegian king.
The two younger sons of Prinses Margriet der Nederlanden and Pieter van Vollenhoven, Prins Pieter-Christiaan van Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven and Prins Floris van Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven, have become engaged.
www.royalsportal.de /news/news2005-02.php   (9883 words)

  
 Amazon.fr : The Rise and Fall of the House of Windsor: Livres en anglais: A. N. Wilson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Reviewing the scandals, separations and divorces that have bedeviled the House of Windsor, Wilson concludes that Queen Elizabeth II's children are unsuitable to inherit the throne.
He suggests that the Queen should declare Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who is married to a Dane, Birgitte van Deurs, as heir to inherit the British throne.
A mix of political analysis, gossip, history and shrewd speculation, this acerbically witty tour of the Windsor dynasty's "essentially comic misfortunes" includes withering profiles of Prince Charles, "an extremely odd man" with a "second-rate mind"; of self-mythologizing, "hysterical" Lady Diana; and of the Queen, "always prepared to seem useless and busy at the same time."
www.amazon.fr /exec/obidos/ASIN/0393036073   (481 words)

  
 Royal News 2002, Section I   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Prince Bernhard van Oranje-Nassau, Van Vollenhoven (second son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven) and his wife, née Annette Sekrève, had their first child, a daughter, Isabella Lily Juliana van Vollenhoven, at the Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis in Amsterdam on 14 May.
Prince Claus of the Netherlands, Jonkheer van Amsberg (son of Claus Felix Friedrich Leopold Gabriel Julius August von Amsberg (1890-1953) and of his wife, née Gosta Julie Adelheid Marion Marie Freiin von dem Bussche Haddenhausen), died at Amsterdam on 6 October.
Prince Maurits van Oranje-Nassau, Van Vollenhoven (eldest son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and of of her husband, Pieter van Vollenhoven) and his wife, née Marilène van den Broek, had their second child.
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 Kents and Gloucesters
The Couple have 2 children :Lord Frederick, born in 1979, and Lady Gabriella, born in 1981.
His Royal Highness the Prince Richard of Gloucester to Birgitte Eva van Deurs
The marriage took place on July 8, 1972 at St Andrew's Chruch, Barnwell, Northamptonshire.
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 700000 people connected with European Royalty
Richard Alexander Walter Windsor Prince and Birgitte Eva Van Deurs Of Denmark
Isaac Van Deusen and Bata Or Bathia Van Ysselsteyn
Isaac Van Deusen and Jane Maria Van Valkenburg
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 Camilla, her wedding dress and THAT balcony | the Daily Mail
We put this down to her loyalty to Andrew Parker Bowles (Camilla's ex-husband, who used to go out with Anne and is still close to the Princess Royal).
Then there's the Duchess of Gloucester - Danish-born former secretary Birgitte van Deurs, who married into the Royal Family almost 33 years ago.
Camilla shared a car with the Duchess on Monday on their way to the Garter ceremony at St George's Chapel but left her alone in the car for the return journey to Windsor Castle, instead joining Prince Charles in his carriage.
www.dailymail.co.uk /pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=352752&in_page_id=1770&in_a_source=&ct=5   (2343 words)

  
 News - Preston Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are coming to the Ribble Valley on Thursday to visit tenant farmers of the Duchy of Lancaster as part of the nationwide tour to celebrate her 80th birthday.
The Royal visits begin today with the Duchess of Gloucester Princess Birgitte Eva van Deurs, the wife of the Queen's first cousin, visiting Morecambe Bay.
The Queen will be greeted by Lord Shuttleworth, the Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire, who is based at Leck Hall, near Carnforth, when she arrives at Blackburn train station just before 10am tomorrow.
www.prestontoday.net /ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=73&ArticleID=1521611   (303 words)

  
 The Imperial Order of the Dragon of Annam
William died in a plane crash in 1972 at the age of 30 and Alice's husband died two years later.
Prince Richard, who succeeded his father as the Duke of Gloucester, married Birgitte van Deurs in 1972 and had three children.
Princess Alice had not been seen in public for many years.
www.orderofthedragon.homestead.com /news3.html   (280 words)

  
 HRH The Duke & Duchess of Gloucester - Information, Royal Family
Marriage and family: Married Birgitte Eva van Deurs, whom he had met at Cambridge, at St Andrew's Church, Barnwell, Northamptonshire, on 8 July 1972.
The Duke of Gloucester travels extensively overseas in support of his chosen organisations, and has represented the Queen at official occasions overseas.
Born: June 20 1946, in Odense, Denmark, the younger daughter of the late Asger Preben Wissing Henriksen, a lawyer, and his former wife the late Mrs Vivian van Deurs.
www.virtual-london.co.uk /Information/Royal-Family/HRH-The-Duke-and-Duchess-of-Gloucester.html   (884 words)

  
 Yvonne's Royalty Home Page: Royal Godchildren
Her first cousin once removed, Lady Tamara Grosvenor, is married to Edward van Cutsem, a godchild of HRH The Prince of Wales, see below.
Her cousin, Lady Tamara Grosvenor, is the wife of Edward van Cutsem, a godchild of HRH The Prince of Wales, see above.
Her sister, Lady Tamara Grosvenor, is married to Edward van Cutsem, a godchild of HRH The Prince of Wales, see above.
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 Royal News 2004, Section I
Among items passed by the Privy Council in December, 2003: ""Declaration of Consent to the marriage of Henry Ulick Lascelles and Fiona Margaret Wilmott.
Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (youngest son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands) and his wife, née Petra Laurentien Brinkhorst, had their second child, Claus-Casimir Bernhard Marius Max, Ct van Oranje-Nassau, jonkheer van Amsberg, at The Hague on 21 March.
Prince Bernhard van Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (second son of Pieter van Vollenhoven and of his wife, Princess Margriet of the Netherlands) and his wife, née Annette Sekrève, had their second child, Samuel Bernhard Louis, at Amsterdam on 25 May.
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