"William Of Gloucester: Pioneer Prince" 1977 ST AUBYN, Giles
$500
ST AUBYN, Giles
[190] pp.
Frederick Muller Limited London
1977
10" x 7 3/4"
VG/ VG
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Prince William of Gloucester (William Henry Andrew Frederick; 18 December 1941 – 28 August 1972) was a member of the British royal family. The elder son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, he was a grandson of George V, nephew of Edward VIII and George VI, and first cousin of Elizabeth II. At birth, he was fourth in line to the throne; at the time of his death, he was ninth.
A graduate of Cambridge and Stanford, he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office serving in Lagos and Tokyo, before returning to undertake royal duties. He led an active life, flying Piper aircraft, trekking through the Sahara, and hot air ballooning.
He was the most recent descendant of George III to be diagnosed with porphyria, which in his case was most probably hereditary, and which is thought to be the illness that caused George III's mental breakdown.
William died in 1972, aged 30, in an air crash while piloting his plane during a competition.