The Duke & Duchess of Gloucester (Photo credit: @RoyalFamily via Twitter)
An overseas visit, engagements focused on improving global relations and a focus on interfaith dialogue. All were part of the Duke of Gloucester’s 2020 diary, before the coronavirus pandemic struck, yet the work of this discreet royal and his equally low key wife often go unnoticed. Yet in a year when the Royal Family have faced ongoing challenges, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester have remained a constant in the calendar of regal duty.
The year began with a series of audiences and engagements in support of some of the many organisations with which the couple are involved including the BR Class 8 Steam Locomotive Trust, the Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust, the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution and Lepra. Military matters also played a part with the Duke of Gloucester holding meetings in his role as Honorary Air Marshal of the Royal Air Force and in his capacity as Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Army Medical Corps. The Duchess of Gloucester attended presentations by the Army Families Federation, of which she is patron.