1942
HRH Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester is elected Master of Trinity House
HRH Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester KG KT KP GMB GCMG GCVO is elected Master of Trinity House, on the death of the Duke of Kent.He sat as Master from 1942 to 1969.
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (31 March 1900 – 10 June 1974) was a soldier and member of the British Royal Family, the third son of King George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary. The Duke served as a soldier for most of his life. At his death, he was the last surviving knight of the Order of St. Patrick. Also at the time of his death in 1974, he was the last surviving child of King George V and Queen Mary.
Portrait of HRH Henry Duke of Gloucester by Aubrey Claud Davidson-Houston, 1963
