The 87-year-old Duke of Kent is among the hardest working and most loyal of Royal servants. There was never any doubt he would be at the Coronation - or on the balcony - as one of the most valued Royals.
Besides Charles himself, who was aged just four when he witnessed the crowning of his mother, the Duke of Kent, now 87, is the most senior surviving royal who attended the 1953 ceremony.
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