HRH Prince Michael of Kent GCVO
Prince Michael was born on July 4th, 1942 at the family home in Iver, Buckinghamshire.
He was christened Michael George Charles Franklin, with President Franklin D. Roosevelt as one of his godfathers. His father, Prince George, Duke of Kent, was the fourth son of King George V and his mother, Princess Marina, was the daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and of Grand Duchess Helen Vladimirovna of Russia.
Prince Michael was educated at Sunningdale School and then at Eton College. The Prince devotes a high proportion of his time to the support of a large number of non-profit-making charities, institutes, trade associations, societies and health organisations. He is Patron of the Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards, and devotes considerable energy to promoting road safety around the world.