Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn NPG 647

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Sir William Beechey

Fourth son of George III and father of Queen Victoria. In 1789, he was made colonel of the 7th Royal Fusiliers but abused his position, returning to England from the Continent without leave. His father sent him to Gibraltar where, disgraced, he served as an ordinary officer. In 1802, he was promoted to Governor of Gibraltar to restore discipline but his harsh methods sparked off a mutiny and he was recalled to England. A womaniser, Edward had an illegitimate daughter with one of... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.