A new portrait to mark the Golden wedding anniversary of The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester

A new photograph of The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester has been released to mark their Golden wedding anniversary today. The photo was taken earlier this week in the garden of their home at Kensington Palace. The Duchess of Gloucester is wearing a brooch that was designed by her husband, and it’s an entwined “R” and “B.”

Prince Richard of Gloucester and Birgitte van Deurs were married on 8 July 1972 at St Andrew’s Church, Barnwell. Just six weeks after their wedding, Prince Richard’s elder brother Prince William was killed in an aeroplane crash. This meant that Prince Richard was now the heir to his father’s dukedom, and he succeeded as Duke of Gloucester in 1974. The couple has three children: Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster, Lady Davina Windsor and Lady Rose Gilman, and six grandchildren.