Arms: The Royal Arms differenced by a label of five points argent, the points charged with an anchor azure and a cross gules alternately. Crest: On a coronet of four crosses-patées alternated with four strawberry leaves a lion statant guardant or, crowned with the like coronet and differenced with a label as in the Arms. Supporters: The Royal Supporters differenced with the like coronet and label.

THE 2ND DUKE OF KENT, EARL OF ST ANDREWS and BARON DOWNPATRICK (EDWARD GEORGE NICHOLAS PAUL PATRICK WINDSOR, KG (1985), GCMG (1967), GCVO (1960)) [His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent KG GCMG GCVO, Wren House, Palace Green, London W8 4PY]; born 3 Belgrave Sq, London SW1, 9 Oct 1935; s f 1942; educ Eton, Switzerland and RMA Sandhurst; Col-in-Ch: Roy Regt Fus, Devonshire and Dorset Regt, Lorne Scots Regt (Canada); Col Scots Gds; Personal ADC to HM THE QUEEN 1966–, GSO(2) E Cmd RMA Sandhurst 1968–70; commissioned C Sqdn RSG 1970–71; ret as Lt-Col 1976 (Dep Col-in-Chief 1993–); Maj-Gen 1983, FM 1993; Hon Air Cdre RAF Leuchars 1993, Hon AVM; Grand Master Utd Grand Lodge Freemasons England, Grand Master Order St Michael and St George 1967–; Pres: AA, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Edexcel Fndn, Wellington Coll 1969–, Cavalry and Gds Club, Chest Heart and Stroke Assoc, Cwlth War Graves Commn 1970–, Engrg Cncl, FA, Henley Soc 1994–, Imp War Museum, RAF Benevolent Fund, RNLI, Roy Armouries Devpt Tst, Roy Masonic Benevolent Inst, Roy Choral Soc, Roy Institution of Gr Britain, RUSI, Scout Assoc 1975–, Wimbledon All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club; Pres in Ch: Br Racing Drivers' Club, Hon Liveryman Clothworkers' Co, Hon Pres: RGS, V-Chm Br Overseas Trade Bd 1976–; Chm Duke of Edinburgh's Cwlth Study Conf (UK Fund); Patron: Anglo-German Assoc 1994–, Assoc of Men of Kent and Kentish Men, Combined Cavalry Old Comrades Assoc, Hanover Band, Help Poland Fund (Northern) 1994–, Leukaemia Research Fund, Stoke Mandeville Hosp Aylesbury, Trin Coll Music, Tree Cncl, Chllr Surrey U 1977–; Hon DCL Durham 1961, Hon FRAerS 1993, Hon Freeman Clothworkers' Co, Freeman Mercers' Co, Hon Liveryman: Salters' Co, Engrs' Co; Hon Freedom City Georgetown Guyana 1966; Orders St George, St Constantine Greece 1st Cl, Tri Shakti Patta Nepal 1st Cl, Grand Band Star Africa Liberia, Grand Cross Al-Nahda Jordan; married York Minster 8 June 1961 •Katharine Lucy Mary, GCVO, Dep Col-in-Ch: Adj Gen's Corps 1992–, Roy Dragoon Gds, Roy Logistic Corps, Pres Action Research 1993–, Pres Age Concern England 1993–, Patron: ENABLE and SCOPE, Br Arts Festival Year 1995 1993–, Dyson Perrins Museum Appeal 1993–, Nat Fedn Music Socs 1993–, Ripon Coll Cuddesdon 1993–, Hon Memb: Roy Philharmonic Soc 1992, Musicians' Co 1993, only daughter of Sir William Arthington Worsley, 4th Bt (qv), and has:

1a •GEORGE PHILIP NICHOLAS, Earl of St Andrews; born Coppins, Iver, Bucks, 26 June 1962; educ Eton and Downing Coll Cambridge; attd FCO 1987–88, Christie's Books and MSS Dept 1996–, Tstee GB-Sasakawa Fndn 1995–, Patron: Assoc for Internat Cancer Research 1995– and Princess Margarita of Romania Tst 1997–; married Leith 9 Jan 1988 •Sylvana Palma, dau of Maximilian Karl Tomaselli and formerly w of John Paul Jones, and has:

1b +Edward Edmund Maximilian George, Lord Downpatrick; born St Mary's Hosp Paddington 2 Dec 1988

1b +Marina-Charlotte Alexandra Katharine Helen; born Cambridge 30 Sept 1992

2b +Amelia Sophia Theodora Mary Margaret; born Cambridge 24 Aug 1995

2a +Nicholas Charles Edward Jonathan; born King's Coll Hosp London 25 July 1970

1a +Helen Marina Lucy; born Coppins 28 April 1964; married St George's Chapel Windsor Castle 18 July 1992 •Timothy Verner Taylor, est s of Cdr Michael Verner Taylor, RN, and has:

1b +Columbus George Donald; born 6 Aug 1994

2b +Cassius Edward; born 26 Dec 1996

Kent, previous creations:
Odo Bishop of Bayeux, the celebrated half-brother of WILLIAM I (THE CONQUEROR) through Herleve/Harlotte, was made Earl of Kent shortly after Hastings. He was deprived of the dignity many years later after rebelling against WILLIAM II and on his death the Earldom expired in any case. It was revived in February 1226/7 for Hubert de Burgh (for whom see against Gloucester, previous creations above). Although Hugh had sons living at his death the Earldom expired with him. It was again revived, this time for EDMUND of Woodstock, EDWARD I's youngest son, in 1321. For the subsequent history of this creation see WAKE, Bt. For the Earldom of Kent of the 1461 creation see ABERGAVENNY, M. For the Earldom of Kent of the 1465 creation see GREY, B. For the Marquessate and Dukedom of Kent created in 1706 and 1710 respectively, see LUCAS OF CRUDWELL, B. The first royal Dukedom of Kent was conferred on PRINCE EDWARD, GEORGE III's fourth son and the father of QUEEN VICTORIA. It expired with his death in 1820. VICTORIA's second son the DUKE OF EDINBURGH, so created in 1866, was given as one of his subsidiary titles an Earldom of Kent.

St Andrews, previous creations:
WILLIAM IV before ascending the throne was made DUKE OF CLARENCE and ST ANDREWS, though usually known by the first half of the title only. On his succeeding his elder brother GEORGE IV, the Dukedom merged with the Crown. For other titles incorporating the place name St Andrews see STRATHEDEN and CAMPBELL, B, and 1939 edn PLAYFAIR, B.