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Below is a select list of birthdays and wedding anniversaries for current monarchies. It does not purport to be a complete list. Please see the Current Monarchies Index in the heading above for more information on current monarchies.
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Seated: Princess Alice of Albany, Countess of Athlone (daughter of Prince Leopold, Queen Victoria’s youngest son); Duchess of Gloucester; Queen Mother; member of Birgitte’s family
Standing: Prince Michael of Kent; Princess Margaret; Prince of Wales; Prince Richard of Gloucester; Birgitte van Deurs; Prince William of Gloucester; members of Birgitte’s family
The groom’s father was still alive but was too ill to attend the wedding.
52nd wedding anniversary of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester and Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester; married at St. Andrew Church in Barnwell, Northampton, England on July 8, 1972
Unofficial Royalty: Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
Unofficial Royalty: Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester
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71st birthday of Princess Takamado, widow of Prince Takamado of Japan; born Hisako Tottori, in Tokyo, Japan on July 10, 1953
Unofficial Royalty: Princess Takamodo of Japan
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65th birthday of King Tupou VI of Tonga; born at the Royal Palace in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga on July 12, 1959
Unofficial Royalty: King Tupou VI of Tonga
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