British Royal Family

Prince George, Duke of Kent, KG, KT, GCMG, GCVO (George Edward Alexander Edmund; 20 December 1902 – 25 August 1942) was the fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary. He was the younger brother of Edward VIII and George VI. He served in the Royal Navy in the 1920s and then briefly served as a civil servant. He became Duke of Kent in 1934. In the late 1930s he served as an RAF officer, initially as a staff officer at RAF Training Command and then, from July 1941, as a staff officer in the Welfare Section of the RAF Inspector General's Staff. He was killed in a military air-crash on 25 August 1942.

Marina Duchess of Kent, nee Princess of Greece 1906-1968

George and Marina, Duke and Duchess of Kent

Sophie, The Countess of Wessex

The Earl and Countess of Wessex at Trooping the Colour in June 2013

Lady Kitty Spencer

Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank
Prince Harry's cousin Princess Eugenie married at the same venue some five months later, in a very modern royal wedding. The Princess kept her wedding celebrations going over two days, starting with a romantic wedding ceremony at St George's Chapel. Doing what no other royal bride has done before, she transformed her family home into a fairground complete with traditional rides, games and international food stalls, with guests including Robbie Williams and Ellie Goulding, who both performed.

THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE WELCOME PRINCE LOUIS
Prince William and Kate welcomed their third child, a baby boy, on 23 April. Little Prince Louis was born at the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital, and his happy parents greeted the crowds to show off their newborn before taking him home. Four days later, the pair announced his official royal moniker to be Prince Louis Arthur Charles.

MEGHAN'S FIRST TROOPING THE COLOUR
Trooping the Colour is always a fun royal tradition, and this time Meghan joined the royal family on the balcony to watch the flyover, while joined by the Queen, Prince Charles, Prince William and Kate and the adorable youngsters, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Savannah and Isla Phillips. An adorable moment where Princess Charlotte copied the Queen's wave was also caught on camera, much to the amusement of the Duchess of Cambridge.

PRINCE LOUIS' CHRISTENING
The lovely Cambridge family were out in style for Prince Louis' christening in July! The royal family attended the afternoon ceremony at the Chapel Royal at St James' Palace, while Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall attended as guests along with Kate's family, Carole and Michael Middleton, Pippa and James Middleton, with Nicholas van Cutsem, Guy Pelly, Harry Aubrey-Fletcher, Lady Laura Meade, Mrs Robert Carter (nee Hannah Gillingham) and Lucy Middleton as godparents to baby Louis.

Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank were married in a stunning ceremony at St. George's Chapel. With a star-studded guest list and with Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Robbie Williams' daughter, Teddy, in the bridal party, royal watchers gathered in Windsor to wish the happy couple well. Eugenie was also praised for wearing a dress which displayed her scar from back surgery when she was a child. Speaking about her decision to show the scar, she told This Morning: "I think you can change the way beauty is, and you can show people your scars."

PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN MARKLE CONFIRM THEY ARE EXPECTING THEIR FIRST CHILD
Six months after their beautiful wedding in May, Prince Harry and Meghan announced that they were expecting their first child together! Kensington Palace confirmed the happy news, writing: "Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Sussex is expecting a baby in the Spring of 2019. Their Royal Highnesses have appreciated all of the support they have received from people around the world since their wedding in May and are delighted to be able to share this happy news with the public."

Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank just made their first Christmas walk as a married couple!

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