Prince William of Gloucester, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetPrince William of Gloucester
British prince
Date of Birth: 18-Dec-1941
Place of Birth: Barnet, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 28-Aug-1972
Profession: diplomat, aircraft pilot
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Prince William of Gloucester
- Prince William of Gloucester (William Henry Andrew Frederick; 18 December 1941 – 28 August 1972) was a grandson of King George V and paternal cousin of Elizabeth II.
- At the time of his birth he was the fourth in line to the throne. A Cambridge and Stanford graduate, he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, serving in Lagos and Tokyo, before returning to take over royal duties.
- He led an active life, flying Piper aircraft, trekking through the Sahara, and even ballooning.He remains the most recent descendant of George III to be diagnosed with porphyria, probably hereditary, which is widely believed to be the illness that most likely caused George III's mental breakdown.Prince William died in 1972, aged 30, in an air crash while piloting his plane in a competition.
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| Date of birth/death | 28 January 1909 | March 2002 | |
| Location of birth | Brymbo | ||
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