About Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester
Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester (born Birgitte Eva van Deurs Henriksen; 20 June 1946) is a Danish-born member of the British royal family. She is married to Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, a grandson of King George V. == Early life and education == Birgitte Eva van Deurs Henriksen was born on 20 June 1946 in Odense, Denmark, the younger daughter of lawyer Asger Preben Wissing Henriksen and his wife, Vivian van Deurs. She was educated in Odense and later attended finishing schools in Lausanne and Cambridge. She took her mother's ancestral name, van Deurs, on 15 January 1966 following her parents' separation. After completing a three-year course in Commercial and Economic Studies in Copenhagen, she moved to the United Kingdom in 1971 to work as a secretary at the Royal Danish Embassy in London. == Marriage and family == Birgitte first met Prince Richard of Gloucester, the younger son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, in the late 1960s in Cambridge, while she was attending finishing school and he was studying architecture. Their engagement was announced in February 1972. They married on 8 July 1972 at St Andrew's Church, Barnwell, Northamptonshire. Her wedding dress, designed by Norman Hartnell, was made of Swiss organdie with a high collar, long sleeves, a simple skirt and a small train. Instead of a tiara, she wore stephanotis flowers securing her veil.
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