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05-09-2015, 06:19 PM
His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent,
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons,
and Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Middlesex.
'Prince Michael of Kent GCVO (Michael George Charles Franklin; born 4 July 1942) is a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II,
being a grandson of King George V and Queen Mary.
His Great Uncle is the King of Norway.
Prince Michael occasionally carries out royal duties representing the Queen
at some functions in Commonwealth realms outside the United Kingdom.
Otherwise, he manages his own consultancy business and undertakes various commercial work around the world.
He has also presented some television documentaries on the royal families of Europe.
He is named after Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia,
the younger brother of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, and first cousin of three of his grandparents.
His father was the Duke of Kent, fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary,
and was killed in a plane crash near Caithness, Scotland, on 25 August 1942.
At the time of his birth Prince Michael was seventh in the line of succession to his uncle, King George VI.
His mother was Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, Duchess of Kent,
a daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark
and of Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia.
(The Duchess of Kent's parents were second cousins to one another,
being that Nicholas' mother Olga Constantinovna of Russia
and Elena's father Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia were first cousins
through the line of Nicholas I of Russia.)
As a grandchild of a British sovereign in the male line,
he is styled as a Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with the prefix His Royal Highness.
Prince Michael speaks fluent Russian and takes a lot of interest in Russia.
Prince Michael is an active Freemason.
He is the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons,
and Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Middlesex.'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Michael_of_Kent
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The Prince and Princess Michael of Kent
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouYGSj_YPK4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnrsh7oq_wc
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons,
and Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Middlesex.
'Prince Michael of Kent GCVO (Michael George Charles Franklin; born 4 July 1942) is a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II,
being a grandson of King George V and Queen Mary.
His Great Uncle is the King of Norway.
Prince Michael occasionally carries out royal duties representing the Queen
at some functions in Commonwealth realms outside the United Kingdom.
Otherwise, he manages his own consultancy business and undertakes various commercial work around the world.
He has also presented some television documentaries on the royal families of Europe.
He is named after Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia,
the younger brother of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, and first cousin of three of his grandparents.
His father was the Duke of Kent, fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary,
and was killed in a plane crash near Caithness, Scotland, on 25 August 1942.
At the time of his birth Prince Michael was seventh in the line of succession to his uncle, King George VI.
His mother was Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, Duchess of Kent,
a daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark
and of Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia.
(The Duchess of Kent's parents were second cousins to one another,
being that Nicholas' mother Olga Constantinovna of Russia
and Elena's father Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia were first cousins
through the line of Nicholas I of Russia.)
As a grandchild of a British sovereign in the male line,
he is styled as a Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with the prefix His Royal Highness.
Prince Michael speaks fluent Russian and takes a lot of interest in Russia.
Prince Michael is an active Freemason.
He is the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons,
and Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Middlesex.'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Michael_of_Kent
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http://i.picasion.com/resize80/f339f6c3a050411821652a126b34e486.jpg
The Prince and Princess Michael of Kent
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouYGSj_YPK4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnrsh7oq_wc