Royal History: The Duchess of Kent and Family Go on Vacation

The Duchess of Kent (second from left) with her three children,
Princess Alexandra, Prince Michael and Prince Edward,
Duke of Kent. Image: Royal Dish

On Aug. 4, 1950 the Duchess of Kent and her three children, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, Princess Alexandra and Princess Michael, left London Airport for Jersey, where they are spending their summer holiday this year. The Duke of Kent, who will be fifteen on Oct. 9, is at Eton, where the summer half ended on August 2.

Daughter for Duke and DUchess of Kent

Dec 26, 1936 The Glasgow Herald reports that the Duchess of Kent had given birth to a daughter at her home, 8 Belgrave Square, London, yesterday morning.

The following bulletin was issued from No. 3 Belgrave Square:

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent was safely, delivered of a daughter at 11.20 o'clock this morning.
Her Royal Highness and the infant Princess are doing excellently.
(Signed)
W. GILLIATT, M.D., F.C.O.G
A. E. GOW, M.D., F.R.C.P.
H.A. RICHARDS, D.A., M.R.C.S.

This is the first birth of a Prince or Princess in the British family to occur on Christmas Day for many years. Christmas Day is the birthday of the Duchess of Gloucester.

The Home Secretaru (Sir John Simon), who was at Walton Heath, was summoned to No. 3 Belgrave Square shortly before 10 o'clock yesterday morning. Constitutionally, the Home Secretary must be present at a royal birth.

Prince and Princess Nicholas of Greece, the Duchess of Kent's father and mother, were present. The princess had spent the night with her daughter after she and Prince Nicholas had dined with the Duke and Duchess.

The Palm Beach Daily News reports that after the little princess was safely delivered, the duke of kent supervised the dispatch of his Christmas presents to relatives and relatives and friends, a task which had been delayed by the impending addition to his family.

Princess Alexandra of Kent engaged

November 30, 1962 - The engagement of Princess Alexandra of Kent, first cousin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and the Hon. Angus Ogilvy was announced yesterday in a Court Circular from Kensington Palace in London. The Princess will be 26 Christmas Day. Her 34-year old fiance is the second son of the Earl and Countess of Airlie. The Princess is 12th in line of succession to the throne, while Angus is the second son of the Earl of Airlie.

Great Britain: Court Circular September 30, 2011

BALMORAL CASTLE: 

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy, represents HM The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at the Service of Thanksgiving in honor of the The Earl of Harewood held in All Saints Church, Harewood, West Yorkshire.  Lord Crathrone represented The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall; Mr. Alastair Watson, the Duke of York; Prince Michael of Kent, The Earl and Countess of Wessex; Hon. Mrs. Louloudis, The Princess Royal was represented; and the Earl of St. Andrews, The Duke and Duchess of Kent. Likewise, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were present in the event.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE: 

The Duke of York today attended engagements in Singapore.

He visited the Nanyang Technological University Main Campus and attended the signing ceremony for the Joint Masters Programme in Project Management between the University of Manchester and Nanyang Technological University.  He received a briefing on the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine at Nanyang Technological University and attended a British Chamber of Commerce Luncheon for British entrepreneurs given by the British High Commissioner to the Republic of Singapore at Eden Hall. 

In the afternoon, he met former Singapore President Sellapan Ramanathan at the Four Seasons Hotel. Later, he received received by The President of the Republic of Singapore at the Istana and the Emeritus Senior Minister at the Istana. He also met the Group President of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation at Capital Tower. 

BUCKINGHAM PALACE: 

The Earl and Countess of Wessex, Founders, Wessex Youth Trust, held a Luncheon at Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire.