Octopus of Odstock 2,215 Posted December 9, 2020 In the fifteen years I've been here, I've started only eight topics about individuals. All eight - Ian Smith, Ray Bradbury, Bulent Ecevit, Patrick Allen, Phil Hill, Floyd Patterson, Alfredo Stroessner and Juan Antonio Samaranch are dead. Yay me! So, it's high time for number nine. The Duke of Kent. He looks like shite. Evidence provided. Link from Daily Express (sorry) shows how gaunt he is. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1359308/Duke-of-Kent-title-prince-edward-son-George-Windsor-line-of-succession-EVG/amp I am sure this thread will reverberate with all your Duke of Kent stories and anecdotes! I think he should be picked for DL 2021. That is all. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,536 Posted December 9, 2020 Good idea. Here's a picture from Remembrance Sunday which will get 2 replies forecasting doom from Sean! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,704 Posted December 10, 2020 Man, I never even knew we like HAD a duke, I ain’t never seen him in Canterbury or Ashford or nothing. I thought we was an autonomous collective to be honest. And so I heard he even lives in London, right, but he’s our boss? That is some shit, the lazy old fucker. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,639 Posted December 10, 2020 I think he will have a race to the finish with his Old Lady who hasn't really been seen out much so it is harder to judge. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,176 Posted December 10, 2020 In three weeks time you will need to change the title to The grand old Duke of a lorry park 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,639 Posted December 10, 2020 This image of The Duchess is from Aug 2019 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,626 Posted December 10, 2020 Reminiscent of Henry Cecil in his final days.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,061 Posted December 10, 2020 I guess this is a good spot to mention that video again: I gave him about 2-3 years in the "Royal Family" thread. Might have to reduce that to 1-2 years. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,215 Posted April 15, 2021 Attending Prince P's funeral so we can do form watching. If I've read the guest list correctly, Duchess of Kent is NOT going. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,889 Posted April 15, 2021 15 minutes ago, Octopus of Odstock said: Attending Prince P's funeral so we can do form watching. If I've read the guest list correctly, Duchess of Kent is NOT going. Wouldn't necessarily read too much into that. Duke of Gloucester is going as well but his wife isn't. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Watcher 320 Posted April 16, 2021 15 hours ago, DCI Frank Burnside said: Wouldn't necessarily read too much into that. Duke of Gloucester is going as well but his wife isn't. Neither is Prince Michael of Kent which is far more surprising than his wife not going. Once the Queen remarked that Proncess Michael was "more royal than us". 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,865 Posted April 16, 2021 He'll reach 80 years as Duke of Kent in August 2022 if he's still alive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,073 Posted April 16, 2021 While I'm here, do any of you know who are the young man behind the Duke of Kent in this photo ? asking for a friend 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,639 Posted April 16, 2021 8 minutes ago, Lafaucheuse said: While I'm here, do any of you know who are the young man behind the Duke of Kent in this photo ? asking for a friend He operates him with a system of pulleys and wires. That his why he is looking so worried the wire keeping the head upright has snapped 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,232 Posted April 16, 2021 I may be wrong but I think it's Alexander Ogilvy, grandson of Princess Alexandra. The older chap is Lord Nicholas Windsor, younger son of the Duke of Kent. (I think) 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,073 Posted April 16, 2021 15 minutes ago, Toast said: I may be wrong but I think it's Alexander Ogilvy, grandson of Princess Alexandra. The older chap is Lord Nicholas Windsor, younger son of the Duke of Kent. (I think) He does look like him, thanks a lot ! He’s quite... beautiful (especially compared to the Grand old Duke in front of him !) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,232 Posted April 16, 2021 19 minutes ago, Lafaucheuse said: He does look like him, thanks a lot ! He’s quite... beautiful (especially compared to the Grand old Duke in front of him !) Yes, it's a pity the Duke didn't inherit the good looks of his parents. Princess Alexandra is beautiful. I don't really know what Prince Michael looks like as he hides behind that bushy beard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,865 Posted April 17, 2021 Didn't see him at DoE's funeral, or he wasn't shown on television. He did attend it though? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,215 Posted April 17, 2021 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9481793/amp/Queens-cousins-arrive-mourn-loss-Prince-Philip.html Pic of him Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,232 Posted April 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, arghton said: Didn't see him at DoE's funeral, or he wasn't shown on television. He did attend it though? With the caveat that I didn't watch from the start of the coverage, I didn't see the Duke of Kent, the Duke of Gloucester, Princess Alexandra, Penny, the Germans, or Lady Sarah & Daniel Chatto. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,451 Posted April 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, Octopus of Odstock said: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9481793/amp/Queens-cousins-arrive-mourn-loss-Prince-Philip.html Pic of him Looks...unremarkable. Just a standard old bloke with his trousers up to his tits. Probably still has a few years left in him Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,365 Posted April 17, 2021 These bloody masks make Deadpool form studying a fair bit harder. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,361 Posted April 17, 2021 On 16/04/2021 at 13:16, Toast said: Yes, it's a pity the Duke didn't inherit the good looks of his parents. Princess Alexandra is beautiful. I don't really know what Prince Michael looks like as he hides behind that bushy beard The Dukes father the previous Duke of Kent was absolutely beautiful and smouldering sexy. Lots of rumours about his sexual appetite back in the day before he married Princess Marina! Movie star good looks he had. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,365 Posted April 17, 2021 The Dukes Granddaughter Lady Amelia Windsor is the most beautiful of the family in my opinion. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,361 Posted April 17, 2021 On 16/04/2021 at 11:14, Lafaucheuse said: While I'm here, do any of you know who are the young man behind the Duke of Kent in this photo ? asking for a friend https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/meet-the-hottest-royal-youve-never-heard-of-045859319.html Lots of better more flattering photos of Alexander Ogilvy, son of James Ogilvy and grandson of Princess Alexandra on this link for you to enjoy! A few years back he dated one of the grandaughters of Ethel Kennedy and daughter of New York State Governor Cuomo. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites