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His Royal Highness Field Marshal The Prince Henry William Fredrick Albert, Duke of Gloucester, Earl of Ulster, Baron Culloden, KG, KT, KP, GCStJ, GCMGThe Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales (later George IV) whilst he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III. The Order includes three, GCVOThe Royal Victorian Order is an order of chivalry that was established by Victoria on 21 April 1896. The Order includes five classes, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross (G. Knight or Dame Commander (K. Commander (C. Lieutenant (L. Member (M, PCThis article concerns the British Sovereign's Privy Council. See also Privy Council (disambiguation). Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. Formerly, the Council was a powerful institution, but is now was born in 1900 in York Cottage , the residence on the SandringhamSandringham can refer to: The village near Norfolk, United Kingdom Sandringham House in the aforementioned village The Sandringham Time system The suburb of Melbourne, Australia The railway line in Melbourne The railway station in Melbourne at the end of estate of the then Duke and Duchess of York, in the last full year in the life of his great-grandmother, Queen VictoriaVictoria (Alexandrina Victoria) ( 24 May 1819 22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. Her reign lasted more than sixty-three years—longer than any other British monarch. As well as being Queen of the. In 1928Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 See also 1928 in aviation 1928 in film 1928 in literature 1928 in mu, his father, by now king, created him as Duke of GloucesterThe title Duke of Gloucester is a British royal title, often conferred on one of the sons of the reigning monarch. The first four creations were in the Peerage of England, the next in the Peerage of Great Britain, and the last in the Peerage of the United, Earl of Ulster, and Baron Culloden , three titles that linked him with the three parts of the United Kingdom, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. In 1934, with the agreement of the Irish President of the Executive Council, Eamon de Valera, King George as King of Ireland made him a Knight of St Patrick (KP), Ireland's chivalric order. It was the last time this order was awarded.
In 1935 Gloucester married Lady Alice Christabel Montagu-Douglas-Scott, a daughter of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, and they had two sons, Prince William of Gloucester ( 1941- 1972), and Prince Richard of Gloucester (born 1944), now the Duke of Gloucester.
In late 1944 Gloucester was unexpectedly appointed Governor-General of Australia. The Labor Party of the Prime Minister, John Curtin, had a policy of appointing Australians to the vice-regal post. But in the circumstances of wartime Curtin decided that appointing a member of the Royal Family would have two advantages. It would improve the likelihood that Britain would maintain its commitment to the defence of Australia, and make the point that Australia had not become a dependency of the United States. Curtin also thought that appointing an Australian would cause unnecessary partisan division.
Although Gloucester formed a close friendship with Curtin, the appointment was not an enormous success. The Duke was a man of limited outlook and rigid views. He was very stiff and formal, and did not get on well with Australians, although the Duchess softened his image somewhat. When Curtin died in 1945 and the war ended, the justification for his appointment lost its relevance, and the new Prime Minister, Ben Chifley, was a less congenial character than Curtin had been. Gloucester left Australia in March 1947, after only two years in the job.
Back in Britain, Gloucester resumed the round of royal duties. His last years were saddened by the death of his eldest son in a 1972 plane crash. He died in Northamptonshire in 1974.
| Preceded by: The Lord Gowrie | Governors-General of Australia | Succeeded by: Sir William McKell |
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