Prince William of Gloucester
British Royal
Died when: 30 years 254 days (368 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
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Prince William of Gloucester (William Henry Andrew Frederick; 18 December 1941 – 28 August 1972) was a grandson of King George V and paternal cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.
At the time of his birth he was fourth in line to the throne, and ninth in line at the time of his death.
A Cambridge and Stanford graduate, he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office serving in Lagos and Tokyo, before returning to take over 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, probably hereditary, which is conjectured to be the illness that caused George III's mental breakdown.
Prince William died in 1972, aged 30, in an air crash while piloting his plane in a competition.
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