Born fifth in line to the throne but when duty called, the Duke of Gloucester, 80 today, didn’t hesitate… The Prince who knows all about being a ‘Spare’ – but became the Royal Family’s greatest rock
[ad_1] He was the princely spare who married a beautiful foreigner without any aristocratic credentials. Eclipsed by his dashing elder brother, Prince William, he chose to pursue a career outside the constraints of royal life. But when tragedy struck, duty beckoned. And unlike a rather more notorious second sibling of modern times, Prince Richard, later…