Prince Michael of Kent

Full name
	Michael George Charles Franklin

Prince Michael
Prince Michael
	Prince Michael of Kent in 2014
Born	4 July 1942 (aged 83); Coppins, Iver, Buckinghamshire, England
Spouse	Baroness Marie Christine von Reibnitz (m. 1978)
Issue	Lord Frederick Windsor; Lady Gabriella Kingston;
Full name
Full name
	Michael George Charles Franklin
House	Windsor
Father	Prince George, Duke of Kent
Mother	Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark
Religion	Church of England
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1961–1981
Rank	Major
Unit	11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) The Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own)
Battles/wars	Cyprus dispute

Prince Michael of Kent, (Michael George Charles Franklin; born 4 July 1942) is a member of the British royal family. He is the first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. He is the grandson of King George V and Queen Mary. He is the 48th in the line of succession to the British throne, but at the time of his birth was seventh in the line of succession.

His godfather was President Franklin D. Roosevelt.^[1]

He announced his retirement from public life in June 2022 as he approached his 80th birthday.^[2]

Titles

chapel of the en:Eton College
Prince Michael of Kent, a member of the British Royal Family.
Prince Michael, photographed by Allan Warren
Prince Michael of Kent after his investiture by President Dmitry Medvedev with the Order of Friendship at the Kremlin in 2009. Michael returned the order in 2022.
Prince Michael at Aalto University in Finland in 2017
Royal Monogram of Prince Michael of Kent
UK Queen EII Coronation Medal ribbon
UK Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal ribbon
Order of St John (UK) ribbon -vector
UK Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon