She is married to prince richard, duke of gloucester, a grandson of king george v. Today, birgitte, duchess of gloucester will make royal history when she joins the order of the garter. Learn all about birgitte, the duchess of gloucester who attended wimbledon 2024 in kate middleton's absence. Birgitte is a feminine name of scandinavian origin, primarily used in denmark and norway as a variant of bridget The name derives from the celtic name brighid, meaning 'exalted one' or 'high goddess,' associated with the ancient celtic goddess of fire, poetry, and wisdom. The duchess of gloucester was born birgitte eva van deurs henriksen on 20 june 1946 in odense, denmark
She is the younger daughter of the late asger preben wissing henriksen, a lawyer, and his former wife, the late mrs vivian van deurs. Her royal highness the duchess of gloucester is the wife of prince richard, duke of gloucester Birgitte eva henrisksen was born in thomas kingos parish in odense, denmark on june 20, 1946 She is the daughter of asger preben knud wissing henriksen, a lawyer, and vivian van deurs. King charles has acknowledged birgitte, the duchess of gloucester for her latest royal move On friday, the official instagram handle of the royal family shared on the story.
OPEN
