QuoteToday, let's take a look at the life of the Duchess of Gloucester.
Birgitte Eva Henriksen was born on 20 June 1946 in Odense, Denmark, the youngest child of Asger Preben Wissing Henriksen and Vivian van Deurs. When her parents separated in 1966, Birgitte took her mother's maiden name of van Deurs.
She was educated in Odense, and at finishing school in Lausanne, Switzerland, before arriving in Cambridge. It was in Cambridge that she met her future husband, Prince Richard of Gloucester, who was attending the University of Cambridge and reading architecture.
Read more:
Who is the Duchess of Gloucester? – Royal Central (http://royalcentral.co.uk/uk/otherroyals/who-is-the-duchess-of-gloucester-71944)
She's an overlooked and underappreciated member of the BRF IMHO!
Birgitte attended a Christmas party for the Not Forgotten Association at St. James' Palace.
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester attend a Christmas Party - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQyd7uFRAZ0)