Person    | Male  Born 4/7/1942 

Prince Michael Duke of Kent

Categories: Commerce, Royalty

Grandson of King George V and son of George, Duke of Kent. Born Michael George Charles Franklin at Coppins, Iver, Buckinghamshire. Married to Princess Michael. He helps out with some royal duties, but otherwise manages his own consultancy business.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Prince Michael Duke of Kent

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Trees for Westminster

To celebrate Westminster City Council's Quatercentenary HRH the Duke of Kent,...

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Dunkirk at Teddington Lock

We've read (Telegraph and This is Local London) that on 9 May 2010 this "worn...

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Hanseatic merchants and 60 years of peace

Let's cover the easy bit first: The German at the end translates as “The old ...

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Peter the Great statue

Statue unveiled by Prince Michael of Kent, as Patron of the Peter the Great T...

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River Tyburn - W1

{Plaque to the left of the window:} Light in the Darkness 2000 by Julian Stoc...

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