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{{short description|British prince (born 1942)}}
{{Other people|Prince Michael|Prince Michael (disambiguation)}}
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| name         = Prince Michael
| image        = HRH Prince Michael of Kent 62 Allan Warren.jpg
| caption      = Portrait by [[Allan Warren]], 2014
| alt          = Photo of Prince Michael of Kent
| spouse       = {{marriage|[[Baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz]]|30 June 1978}}
| issue        = {{plain list|
* [[Lord Frederick Windsor]]
* [[Lady Gabriella Kingston]]}}
| full name    = Michael George Charles Franklin<ref group="notes" name="sur">British princes such as Michael do not normally use a surname, but when one is needed, [[House of Windsor|Windsor]] may be used.</ref>
| house        = [[House of Windsor|Windsor]]
| father       = [[Prince George, Duke of Kent]]
| mother       = [[Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark]]
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1942|7|4|df=yes}}
| birth_place  = [[Coppins]], [[Iver]], [[Buckinghamshire]], England
| signature    = Prince Michael's signature.svg
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* [[Sunningdale School]]
* [[Eton College]]
* [[Mons Officer Cadet School]]
}}
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   |branch= [[British Army]]
   |serviceyears= 1961–1981
   |serviceyears_label = Years of active service
   |rank= [[Major (United Kingdom)|Major]] (active service)
   |unit= [[11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own)]]
          [[The Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own)]]
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{{British Royal Family}}

'''Prince Michael of Kent''' (Michael George Charles Franklin; born 4 July 1942) is a member of the [[British royal family]] who is 53rd in [[line to the British throne]] as of 2025. The younger son of [[Prince George, Duke of Kent]], and [[Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark]], he is a grandson of [[George V]], nephew of [[Edward VIII]] and [[George VI]], and first cousin of [[Queen Elizabeth II]]. Michael's mother was also a first cousin of [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]], consort of Queen Elizabeth II, making him both a second cousin and first cousin once removed to [[Charles III]].

Michael occasionally represented Elizabeth II at some functions in [[Commonwealth realm]]s outside the United Kingdom during her reign. Otherwise, he manages his own consultancy business and undertakes various commercial work around the world. He has also presented some television documentaries on the royal families of Europe.

==Early life==
Michael was born at 7:35 pm on 4 July 1942, at [[Coppins]], [[Iver]], Buckinghamshire.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=35623 |date=7 July 1942 |page=2987 |nolink=yes }}</ref> He was the third child of [[Prince George, Duke of Kent]], who was the fourth son of [[King George V]] and [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]] and a younger brother of kings [[Edward VIII]] and [[George VI]]. At birth, Michael was seventh in line to the British throne. His mother was [[Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark|Princess Marina]], a daughter of [[Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark]] and [[Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia]].

At Michael's baptism on 4 August in the Private Chapel of [[Windsor Castle]], his godparents were his paternal uncle [[George VI|the King]]; [[Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands]] (for whom her son-in-law [[Prince Bernhard]] stood proxy); [[King Haakon VII of Norway]] (his great-uncle); US President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] (for whom the Duke of Kent stood proxy);<ref name="letter">{{cite web|title=Invitation to FDR to become Godfather|url=http://docs.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/psf/box36/a327y02.html|website=Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum|access-date=13 October 2015}}</ref> [[Frederica of Hanover]], Hereditary Princess of Greece (his first cousin once removed, who was absent); [[Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester]] (his paternal uncle, who was absent); the [[Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine|Dowager Marchioness of Milford Haven]] (his paternal first cousin twice removed); and [[Lady Patricia Ramsay]] (his paternal first cousin twice removed). Because of the war, newspaper reports did not identify the location of the baptism and said instead that it took place at "a private chapel in the country".<ref name="times">[[The Times]], 5 August 1942</ref>

Seven weeks after Michael's birth, his father was [[Dunbeath air crash|killed in a plane crash]] near [[Dunbeath]], [[Caithness]], Scotland, on 25 August 1942.<ref>{{cite web |title=Our Records: The Duke of Kent |url=https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php/article/our-records-duke-kent |access-date=19 October 2025 |website=Scotland's People |publisher=National Records of Scotland}}</ref>

At the age of five, Michael was a [[Page boy (wedding attendant)|page boy]] at [[Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten|the wedding]] of his cousins [[Elizabeth II|Princess Elizabeth]] and [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten]].<ref name="60facts">{{cite web|url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page6118.asp |title=Royal.gov.uk – 60 Facts, Fact 9 |access-date=27 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204820/http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page6118.asp |archive-date=3 March 2016 }}</ref>

==Education and military service==
[[File:Etoncollege.JPG|thumb|right|[[Eton College]]]]

Michael was educated at [[Sunningdale School]] and [[Eton College]]<ref name="edu" /> and is fluent in French as well as  having a "working knowledge"<ref name="princemichaelbusiness">{{Cite web|url=http://www.princemichael.org.uk/the-prince/business/|title=Business|website=Prince Michael of Kent|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref> of German and Italian.<ref name="princemichaelbusiness" /> He is the first member of the royal family to learn Russian,<ref name="edu">{{cite web|title=The current Royal Family|url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ThecurrentRoyalFamily/PrinceandPrincessMichaelofKent/Earlylifeandeducation.aspx|website=Official Website of the British Monarchy|access-date=4 February 2018|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501201239/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ThecurrentRoyalFamily/PrinceandPrincessMichaelofKent/Earlylifeandeducation.aspx|archive-date=1 May 2010}}</ref> of which he is a qualified interpreter.<ref name="princemichaelbusiness" />

Michael was commissioned into the [[11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own)]] in 1963. He later served in [[The Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own)]] after the amalgamation between the 11th Hussars and the [[10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own)]] in 1969. He saw service in Germany, [[Hong Kong]], and [[Cyprus]], where his squadron formed part of a United Nations peacekeeping force in 1971. Subsequent tours of duty, during a military career that spanned twenty years, included a number of appointments on the [[Defence Intelligence Staff]]. He retired from the Army with the rank of [[Major (United Kingdom)|Major]] in 1981.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=48589 |date=21 April 1981 |page=5767 |supp=y |nolink=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.debretts.com/people/royal-family/biographies/prince-michael-kent|title=Prince Michael of Kent, Biographies, The Royal Family, People of Influence|publisher=[[Debrett's]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120193701/http://www.debretts.com/people/royal-family/biographies/prince-michael-kent|archive-date=20 November 2014}}</ref>

In 1994, Michael was made Honorary [[Commodore (Royal Navy)|Commodore]] (later Honorary Rear Admiral and then Vice Admiral) of the [[Royal Naval Reserve]], and in 2002, he was made [[Honorary Air Commodore]] of [[RAF Benson]] (promoted to Honorary Air Marshal in 2012). From 2009 to 2012, he was Regimental Colonel of the [[Honourable Artillery Company]] and on 31 January 2012 became its Royal Honorary Colonel.<ref name="LG60084 SUP">{{London Gazette |issue=60084 |date=13 March 2012 |page=4993 |supp=y |nolink=yes }}</ref> He is also [[Colonel-in-Chief]] of the [[Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment]] in Canada.

==Activities and patronages==
[[File:Michael of Kent.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Michael in 2008]]

As the third child of George V's fourth son, it was not expected that Michael, as the only second son in the extended royal family, would undertake many engagements on behalf of the royal family. He has performed official duties in the Commonwealth realms other than the United Kingdom and has represented the Queen abroad.

He has, however, never received a [[Civil List|parliamentary annuity]] or an allowance from the British [[Privy Purse]], unlike both his elder brother, [[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent]], and his sister, [[Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy|Princess Alexandra]], who both carry out official royal duties. He was given the use of a [[grace and favour]] apartment at [[Kensington Palace]] upon his marriage in 1978.<ref>{{cite web|title=Royal residences: Kensington Palace |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/TheRoyalResidences/KensingtonPalace/Today.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726232558/http://www.royal.gov.uk/TheRoyalResidences/KensingtonPalace/Today.aspx |publisher=Official website of the British monarchy|archive-date=26 July 2013 }}</ref>

Michael represented the Queen at state funerals in India, Cyprus and [[Swaziland]] and, with his wife, [[Princess Michael of Kent]], represented the Queen at the independence celebrations in [[Belize]], and at the coronation of King [[Mswati III of Swaziland]].

Michael supports a large number of charities and organisations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.princemichael.org.uk/charities-and-organisations/|title=Charities & Organisations|publisher=Prince Michael's official website|access-date=24 March 2018}}</ref> Some of his patronages and presidencies include: [[the Kennel Club]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/our-resources/about-the-kennel-club/who-are-we/|title=Who are we?|publisher=The Kennel Club|access-date=28 May 2018|archive-date=28 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528134618/https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/our-resources/about-the-kennel-club/who-are-we/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Children's Burns Trust,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/about-us/news/news-archive/2010/hrh-prince-michael-of-kent-visits-hospital|title=HRH Prince Michael of Kent visits hospital|publisher=Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust|date=29 September 2010|access-date=28 May 2018}}</ref> [[Maritime Volunteer Service]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mvs.org.uk/about-us/our-patron/|title=Our Patron|publisher=Maritime Volunteer Service|access-date=28 May 2018}}</ref> the [[Little Ships of Dunkirk|Association of Dunkirk Little Ships]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adls.org.uk/t1/|title=The Association of Dunkirk Little Ships|publisher=Association of Dunkirk Little Ships|access-date=28 May 2018}}</ref> [[Life Saving Society]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rlsscommonwealth.org/125th-anniversary/message-from-hrh-pmok/|title=A message from HRH Prince Michael of Kent|publisher=Royal Life Saving Society|access-date=28 May 2018|archive-date=5 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205215453/http://www.rlsscommonwealth.org/125th-anniversary/message-from-hrh-pmok/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Royal Automobile Club]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.royalautomobileclub.co.uk/about-the-club/governance-and-management|title=Governance and Management|publisher=Royal Automobile Club|access-date=28 May 2018}}</ref> National Eye Research Centre,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jbp.co.uk/case-study/national-eye-research-centre/|title=National Eye Research Centre|publisher=JBP|access-date=28 May 2018|archive-date=26 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726233810/https://www.jbp.co.uk/case-study/national-eye-research-centre/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Motor Sports Association]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msauk.org/Home/The-Council|title=The Council|publisher=Motor Sports Association UK|access-date=28 May 2018|archive-date=26 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726201615/https://www.msauk.org/Home/The-Council|url-status=dead}}</ref> Brooklands Museum Trust,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/about/latest-news/spectacular-new-brooklands-aircraft-factory-and-flight-shed-opened-by-prince-michael-of-kent|title=Spectacular new Brooklands Aircraft Factory and Flight Shed opened by Prince Michael of Kent|publisher=Brooklands Museum|access-date=28 May 2018}}</ref> the [[Light Aircraft Association]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lightaircraftassociation.co.uk/AboutUs/aboutUs.html|title=About us|publisher=The Light Aircraft Association|access-date=28 May 2018|archive-date=2 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502040936/http://www.lightaircraftassociation.co.uk/AboutUs/aboutUs.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the [[London School of Business and Finance]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Royal Patron |author= |website=London School of Business and Finance |date= |access-date=10 May 2021 |url=https://www.lsbf.org.uk/about-us/royal-patron |archive-date=21 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521083803/https://www.lsbf.org.uk/about-us/royal-patron |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The [[Prince Michael International Road Safety Award|Prince Michael Road Safety Award]] was created in 1987 to give public recognition to those improving road safety throughout Great Britain and later the world in general.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.roadsafetyawards.com/aboutus|title=Road Safety Awards: About us|website=Road Safety Awards|access-date=16 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2016-12-15/royal-award-for-northumbria-police-road-safety-team/|title=Royal award for Northumbria Police road safety team|website=ITV News|date=15 December 2016 |language=en|access-date=16 October 2025}}</ref> Michael also set up the Prince Michael of Kent Foundation in 2004 to support projects in Russia, including heritage and cultural restoration.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/comment/register/article/rent-a-kent-reborn-as-russian-saint-fzjc86gdn0n|title=Rent a Kent reborn as Russian saint|work=The Times|first=Louise|last=Armitstead|date=10 October 2004|access-date=16 October 2025}}</ref>

He announced his retirement from public life in June 2022 as he approached his 80th birthday.<ref>{{cite web |title=Queen's cousin Prince Michael of Kent announces retirement from public life |url=https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/queens-cousin-prince-michael-kent-7218559 |website=Gloucestershire Live |date=17 June 2022 |access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref>

==Marriage and personal life==
[[File:HRH Prince Michael of Kent 6 Allan Warren.jpg|thumb|upright|Prince Michael, photographed by [[Allan Warren]]]]
On 30 June 1978, Michael married [[Princess Michael of Kent|Baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz]] in a [[civil ceremony]] at the City Hall ([[Vienna City Hall|Wiener Rathaus]]) in [[Vienna]], Austria. As a Roman Catholic divorcée, previously married to banker Thomas [[Thomas Troubridge (banker)|Troubridge]], with a Church [[annulment]] granted in May 1978, Marie-Christine required [[Dispensation (Catholic canon law)|papal dispensation]] for a Catholic ceremony. [[Pope Paul VI]] had initially refused,<ref>{{cite news |author1=Ashley Walton |author2=Alan Cochrane |author-link2=Alan Cochrane |title=Royal Couple's Anguish: Church wedding ban by the Pope |work=Daily Express |issue=24,248 |date=17 June 1978}}</ref> but [[Pope John Paul II]] later granted permission.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/12/07/Prince-Michael-of-Kent-and-his-Austrian-born-wife-arrived/5996502779600/|title=Prince Michael of Kent and his Austrian-born wife arrived in Rome|work=UPI|date=7 December 1985|access-date=6 September 2025}}</ref> The couple received a Catholic blessing of their marriage and renewed their vows on 29 June 1983 at Archbishop's House, London. Marie-Christine has named [[Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma|Lord Mountbatten]] as their matchmaker.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theguardian.com/books/2005/oct/16/historybooks.features |title=An audience with Princess Michael |work=The Guardian |first=Tim |last=Adams |date=15 October 2005 |access-date=9 September 2025 |archive-date=11 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211024011/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2005/oct/16/historybooks.features |url-status=live}}</ref>

Under the terms of the Act of Settlement 1701, Michael forfeited his place in the line of succession to the throne through his marriage to a Catholic.<ref>Picknett, Lynn, Prince, Clive, Prior, Stephen & Brydon, Robert, ''War of the Windsors: A Century of Unconstitutional Monarchy'' (2002), p. 271. Mainstream Publishing. {{ISBN|1-84018-631-3}}.</ref> He was reinstated on 26 March 2015 with the coming into force of the Succession to the Crown Act 2013, and is 54th in line to the throne as of January 2025.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=British Royal Family Line of Succession |url=https://people.com/royals/british-royal-family-line-of-succession-complete/ |access-date=16 October 2025 |magazine=People}}</ref>

Michael and Marie-Christine have two children, both brought up as members of the [[Church of England]] and therefore in the line of succession to the throne since birth:
* [[Lord Frederick Windsor]], born 6 April 1979 at [[St Mary's Hospital, London]]; married, 12 September 2009, [[Sophie Winkleman]]. Educated at Eton College and [[Magdalen College, Oxford]]. They have two daughters, Maud and Isabella.
* [[Lady Gabriella Kingston]], born 23 April 1981 at St Mary's Hospital, London; married, 18 May 2019, Thomas Kingston. Educated at Downe House, [[Brown University]] in the US, and [[Linacre College, Oxford]]. Her husband shot himself on 25 February 2024 in the [[Cotswolds]], [[Gloucestershire]], leaving her widowed at 42 years old.<ref>{{cite news |last=Coughlan |first=Sean |title=Thomas Kingston: Royals mourn Prince Michael of Kent's son-in-law |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68413546 |accessdate=28 February 2024 |work=BBC News |date=27 February 2024 |archivedate=27 February 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227235002/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68413546 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2014, Michael was successfully treated for [[prostate cancer]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/princess-of-wales-cancer-diagnosis-break-from-royal-tradition|title=The Princess of Wales's Decision to Share Her Cancer Diagnosis Represents a Powerful Break From Royal Tradition|magazine=Vogue|first=Rebecca|last=Cope|date=22 March 2024|access-date=30 March 2024}}</ref>

==Personal interests==
===Commercial===
Michael manages his own consultancy business, and undertakes business throughout the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.princemichael.org.uk/the-prince/business/|title=Business|publisher=Prince Michael's official website|access-date=25 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328200616/http://www.princemichael.org.uk/|archive-date =28 March 2018}}</ref> He is also a qualified [[interpreting|interpreter]] of Russian.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/comment/register/article/rent-a-kent-reborn-as-russian-saint-fzjc86gdn0n|title='Rent a Kent' reborn as Russian saint|newspaper=[[The Times]]|first=Louise|last=Armitstead|date=10 October 2004|access-date=25 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eturbonews.com/8249/prince-michael-kent-participate-russia-and-cis-hotel-investment-c|title=Prince Michael of Kent to participate in Russia and CIS Hotel Investment Conference|publisher=eTurboNews|date=7 August 2008|access-date=25 March 2018|location=London}}</ref>

===Masonic===
Michael is an active [[Freemason]].<ref>
{{cite news
|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/9131560/Prince-Michael-of-Kents-freemasons-lodge-faces-legal-action.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/9131560/Prince-Michael-of-Kents-freemasons-lodge-faces-legal-action.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live
|title= Prince Michael of Kent's freemasons lodge faces legal action
|date= 9 March 2012
|work= The Telegraph
}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He is the [[Grand Master (Masonic)|Grand Master]] of the [[Grand Lodge]] of [[Order of Mark Master Masons|Mark Master Masons]],<ref>{{cite web|title=GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS|url=http://www.glmmm.com/Mark/Lists/Announcements/Attachments/13/2014%20Mark%20Grand%20Ranks.pdf|publisher=Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons|access-date=7 June 2014|year=2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714192004/http://www.glmmm.com/Mark/Lists/Announcements/Attachments/13/2014%20Mark%20Grand%20Ranks.pdf|archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref> and Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Middlesex.<ref>{{cite web|title=Provincial Grand Master & Executive|url=http://pglm.org.uk/about-us/provincial-grand-master-executive/|publisher=Provincial Grand Lodge of Middlesex|access-date=7 June 2014}}</ref>

===Russia===
[[Image:Dmitry Medvedev and Michael of Kent.jpg|thumb|right|Prince Michael of Kent after his investiture by [[President of Russia|President]] [[Dmitry Medvedev]] with the [[Order of Friendship]] at the [[Moscow Kremlin|Kremlin]] in 2009. Michael returned the order in 2022.]]
Michael speaks fluent Russian<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8024995/Russia-hails-Prince-Michael-the-Royal-Family-member-with-Tsarist-blood-in-his-veins.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8024995/Russia-hails-Prince-Michael-the-Royal-Family-member-with-Tsarist-blood-in-his-veins.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Russia hails Prince Michael, the Royal Family member with Tsarist blood in his veins|newspaper=The Telegraph|first=Andrew|last=Alderson|date=26 September 2010|access-date=24 March 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and has a strong interest in Russia, where he is a well-known figure (he is a former recipient of the [[Order of Friendship]]). Tsar [[Nicholas II of Russia|Nicholas II]] was a first cousin of three of his grandparents: George V, Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, and Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia. When the bodies of the Tsar and some of his family were recovered in 1991, the remains were later identified by DNA using, among others, a sample from Michael for recognition.<ref>''Russia: A 1,000 Year Chronicle'' by Martin Sixsmith page 220 paragraph 3, line 9</ref> He attended the 1998 burial of the Tsar and his family in St Petersburg.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.romanovfamily.org/funeral.html|title=17 July 1998: The funeral of Tsar Nicholas II|access-date=27 December 2015|publisher=The Romanov Family Association}}</ref> He is an honorary member of the [[Romanov Family Association]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.romanovfamily.org/family.html|title=The Romanov Family Association|publisher=The Romanov Family Association|first=Nikolai|last=Romanovich|date=20 March 2010|access-date=24 March 2018}}</ref> He is also the second cousin of [[Maria Vladimirovna, Grand Duchess of Russia]], who is a claimant to the headship of the Imperial Family of Russia. They share the same great-grandfather, [[Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich]]. Michael is the patron of organisations which have close ties with Russia, including the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce and the St Gregory's Foundation.<ref name="Russia-Official"/> In his capacity as patron of Children's Fire and Burns Trust, Michael has led fundraising rallies in 1999 and 2003 in Russia to raise money for the charity. He also led another rally in 2005 and raised money for the [[Royal Marsden Hospital]] and Britain's Charities Aid Foundation Russia.<ref name="Russia-Official"/>

Michael served as the Patron of the [[Russo-British Chamber of Commerce|Russo-British Chamber of Commerce (RBCC)]]. He left the position in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-11-11 |title=Prince Michael of Kent is business tsar |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mandrake/3441843/Prince-Michael-of-Kent-is-business-tsar.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=The Telegraph |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hope |first=Christopher |date=2022-03-18 |title=Prince Michael is cutting ties with Russia |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/03/18/prince-michael-cutting-ties-russia/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref>

On 4 March 2022, Michael returned the Order of Friendship due to the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref name="Petit">{{cite news |last1=Petit |first1=Stephanie |title=Queen Elizabeth's Cousin Prince Michael of Kent Returns Russian Honor Amid Invasion of Ukraine |url=https://people.com/royals/prince-michael-kent-returns-russian-honor-amid-ukraine-invasion/ |access-date=5 March 2022 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=4 March 2022}}</ref>

=== Finland ===
[[File:HRH Prince Michael of Kent.jpg|thumb|Prince Michael at [[Aalto University]] in Finland in 2017]]
Michael of Kent made a visit to Finland in 2017, during which he visited [[Helsinki]], [[Espoo]], [[Porvoo]], [[Pori]], and [[Tampere]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=HRH Prince Michael of Kent visit to Finland |url=https://www.b3cf.com/events/hrh-prince-michael-of-kent-visit-to-finland |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=www.b3cf.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=British Week 2022 Dinner in Tampere |url=https://www.b3cf.com/events/british-week-2022-dinner-in-tampere |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=www.b3cf.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Platinum Jubilee Banquet |url=https://www.b3cf.com/events/platinum-jubilee-banquet |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=www.b3cf.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Business Meetings in Tampere |url=https://www.b3cf.com/events/business-meetings-in-tampere |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=www.b3cf.com}}</ref>

===Sport===
Michael was a part of the [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]] rowing crew that won the Maiden Fours at Bedford in 1961.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.princemichael.org.uk/the-prince/activities-interests/|title=Activities & Interests|publisher=Prince Michael of Kent's official website|access-date=28 May 2018}}</ref> He competed for Great Britain in the [[FIBT World Championships 1971|1971 FIBT World Bobsleigh Championships]] but crashed and failed to finish the event. He was official non-travelling reserve for the [[1972 Winter Olympics]].<ref name="times2">[[The Times]], 21 January 1972</ref> He took part in the [[1970 London to Mexico World Cup Rally]] in an Austin Maxi, but he and his crew failed to finish the event.

==Media scrutiny==
In 2002, both Michael and his wife were the subject of criticism over the rent paid on their accommodation at Kensington Palace following scrutiny by the [[Public Accounts Committee (United Kingdom)|House of Commons Public Accounts committee]] on the cost of royal palaces and whether they were value for money.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2002-12-18|title=Queen to pay Kents' rent|language=en-GB|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/2586227.stm|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref> The committee had called on the Queen to evict its residents and put the apartments on a more commercial footing. When it was claimed that the couple paid a rent of only £69 per week for the use of their apartments at Kensington Palace, Buckingham Palace announced that "The Queen is paying the rent for Prince and Princess Michael of Kent's apartment at a commercial rate of £120,000 annually, from her own private funds. This rent payment by The Queen is in recognition of the Royal engagements and work for various charities which Prince and Princess Michael of Kent have undertaken at their own expense, and without any public funding."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page3956.asp |title=Corrections to inaccurate media stories about the Royal Family |publisher=Official website of the British monarchy |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207025338/http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page3956.asp |archive-date=7 February 2009 }} Related to Evening Standard, 10 March 2005; The Times, 9 May 2005.</ref>

Michael has been scrutinized for financial assistance given to him by exiled Russian oligarch [[Boris Berezovsky (businessman)|Boris Berezovsky]] through offshore companies, with a reported total of £320,000 in payments over the period 2002–2008.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hui|first=Sylvia|title=Queen's cousin given financial assistance by exiled Russian tycoon|url=https://news.yahoo.com/queens-cousin-given-financial-assistance-exiled-russian-tycoon-153711225.html|agency=Associated Press|publisher=yahoo.com|date=13 May 2012|access-date=13 May 2012}}</ref> In an interview with ''The Sunday Times'', Berezovsky stated, "There is nothing underhand or improper about the financial assistance I have given Prince Michael. It is a matter between friends."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mandrake/9515860/Boris-Berezovsky-has-friends-indeed-in-Prince-and-Princess-Michael-of-Kent.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mandrake/9515860/Boris-Berezovsky-has-friends-indeed-in-Prince-and-Princess-Michael-of-Kent.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Boris Berezovsky has friends indeed in Prince and Princess Michael of Kent|newspaper=The Telegraph|first=Tim|last=Walker|date=3 September 2012|access-date=23 March 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In May 2021, reports were published stating that Michael was "selling access" to [[Vladimir Putin]]'s political representatives.<ref name="thetimesputin">{{cite news |title=Prince Michael of Kent 'selling access' to the Putinistas |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/prince-michael-of-kent-selling-access-to-the-putinistas-gbb99pcx6 |website=[[The Times]] |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Prince Michael of Kent's army role questioned after claims he sold access to Kremlin |last1=Halliday |first1=Josh |last2=Quinn |first2=Ben |newspaper=The Observer |date=9 May 2021 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/may/09/prince-michael-of-kent-accused-of-selling-access-to-kremlin}}</ref> Footage from a [[Zoom call]] was released of Michael, alongside [[Simon Isaacs, 4th Marquess of Reading]], interacting with undercover reporters posing as business executives seeking to make contacts with the [[Kremlin]]. In the video, he assured the men that his close ties with the country would be of benefit, and that he could introduce them to high-ranking figures within the Russian government in exchange for money. The call took place the day after the [[European Union]] imposed sanctions on the Kremlin.<ref name="thetimesputin"/> Michael was being offered £143,000 for a proposal and £36,000 a month by the faux businessmen, which he expressed satisfaction with. The Marquess claimed that Michael was the Queen's "unofficial ambassador to Russia" and had direct access to Putin. He later stated that he had "overpromised", while Michael said that he had not had contact with Putin since 2003. In a 2019 interview, Michael stated that he visited Russia twice a year as part of his work for the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce.<ref name="thetimesputin"/>

[[Marina Litvinenko]] denounced the Michael's actions, saying that it demonstrated that he did not "care about human rights, democracy, about the people who are dying in Russia or what he did to your own citizens on UK soil".<ref name="thetimesputin"/> Conservative MP [[Bob Seely]] released a statement saying, in part: "We have sanctions against President Putin's regime for good reason. I'd love to know what Prince Michael thinks he is doing by making the UK's values and standards look optional."<ref name="thetimesputin"/>

==Titles, styles, honours and arms==
===Titles===
====Official====
[[File:Royal Monogram of Prince Michael of Kent.svg|thumb|upright=0.45|Royal monogram]]
As a child of a younger son of a British sovereign, he is styled as a [[British prince]] with the prefix ''[[Royal Highness|His Royal Highness]]'' and a territorial designation deriving from his father's dukedom: "His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent".

====Other titles====
;{{Flagicon|Nigeria}} Calabar, Nigeria
*''[[Nigerian chiefs|A person of honour and high standing]]'' in the Efik Eburutu Kingdom ({{langx|efi|Ada Idagha Ke Efik Eburutu}}) (2017).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-57156148 |title=Letter from Africa: Why Queen of England has a throne in Nigeria|work= BBC News|date=25 May 2021|access-date=26 May 2021}}</ref>

===Honours===
{{see also|List of honours of the British royal family by country}}
* [[File:UK Queen EII Coronation Medal ribbon.svg|45px]] 2 June 1953: Recipient of the [[Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal]]<ref name=medal/>
* [[File:UK Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg|45px]] 6 February 1977: Recipient of the [[Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal]]<ref name=medal/>
* [[File:Order of St John (UK) ribbon -vector.svg|45px]] 18 January 2001: [[Venerable Order of Saint John|Knight of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of Saint John]] (KStJ)
* [[File:UK Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg|45px]] 6 February 2002: Recipient of the [[Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal]]<ref name=medal/>
* [[File:Royal Victorian Order UK ribbon.png|45px]] 2 June 2003: [[Royal Victorian Order|Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order]] (GCVO)<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=56951 |date=2 June 2003 |page=6753 |nolink=yes }}</ref>
** 4 July 1992: [[Royal Victorian Order|Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order]] (KCVO)<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=52984 |date=7 July 1992 |page=11419 |nolink=yes }}</ref>
* [[File:QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg|45px]] 6 February 2012: Recipient of the [[Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal]]<ref name=medal/>
* [[File:CAN Canadian Forces Decoration ribbon.svg|45px]] 19 October 2015: Recipient of the [[Canadian Forces' Decoration]] (CD)<ref name=ekscot>{{cite web|url=https://ekscot.org/army-reserve/key-appointments/|title=key appointments - The Essex and Kent Scottish - Essex & Kent Scottish}}</ref>
* [[File:UK Queen EII Platinum Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg|45px]] 6 February 2022: Recipient of the [[Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal]]<ref name=medal>{{cite web|url=https://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/britains-prince-michael-of-kent-and-britains-princess-news-photo/1241073771|title=BRITAIN-ROYALS-QUEEN-JUBILEE|work=Getty Images|date=3 June 2022|accessdate=4 June 2022}}</ref>
* [[File:UK King Charles III Coronation Medal BAR.svg|45px]] 6 May 2023: Recipient of the [[King Charles III Coronation Medal]]

====Foreign====
* {{flag|UN}}: Recipient of the [[United Nations Medal]] for [[UNFICYP]] (1971)
* {{flag|Russia}}: [[Order of Friendship|Member of the Order of Friendship]] (4 November 2009 – 4 March 2022)<ref name="Russia-Official"/><ref name="Petit"/>
* {{flag|Two Sicilies}}: [[Royal Order of Francis I|Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Francis I]] (19 August 2017)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.constantinian.org.uk/hrh-prince-michael-kent-gcvo-appointed-knight-grand-cross-royal-order-francis/|title=HRH Prince Michael of Kent GCVO appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Francis I - Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George|date=29 August 2017}}</ref>
* {{flag|Peru}}: [[Order of the Sun of Peru|Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun]] (2 November 1994)

==== Wear of orders, decorations, and medals ====
The ribbons worn regularly by Michael in undress uniform are as follows:
{| style="margin:auto;"
|+Ribbons of the Prince Michael
|
| colspan="2" |[[File:UK Royal Victorian Order ribbon.svg|116x116px]]
| colspan="2" |[[File:Order of St John (UK) ribbon -vector.svg|112x112px]]
|
|-
| colspan="2" |[[File:UN UNFICYP Medal ribbon.svg|116x116px]]
|[[File:UK_Queen_EII_Coronation_Medal_ribbon.svg|115x115px]]
| colspan="2" |[[File:UK_Queen_Elizabeth_II_Silver_Jubilee_Medal_ribbon.svg|115x115px]]
|[[File:UK_Queen_Elizabeth_II_Golden_Jubilee_Medal_ribbon.svg|115x115px]]
|-
|[[File:QEII_Diamond_Jubilee_Medal_ribbon.svg|115x115px]]
| colspan="2" |[[File:UK_Queen_EII_Platinum_Jubilee_Medal_ribbon.svg|115x115px]]
| colspan="2" |[[File:UK_King_Charles_III_Coronation_Medal_BAR.svg|115x115px]]
|[[File:CAN Canadian Forces Decoration ribbon.svg|116x116px]]
|}

====Honorary military appointments====
;Canada
* {{Flagicon|CAN|army}} Colonel-in-Chief, [[The Essex and Kent Scottish]] (14 November 2001 – present) <ref name=ekscot/>
;United Kingdom
* {{Flagicon|UK|naval}} Honorary Commodore, Royal Naval Reserve (1 April 1994 – 2004)<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=53638 |date=12 April 1994 |page=5467 |supp=y |nolink=yes }}</ref>
* {{Flag icon|UK|naval}} Honorary Commodore, [[Maritime Volunteer Service]]
* {{Flagicon|UK|naval}} Honorary [[Rear admiral (Royal Navy)|Rear Admiral]], Royal Naval Reserve (2004–2015)<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=57297 |date=25 May 2004 |page=6503 |supp=y |nolink=yes }}</ref>
* {{Flagicon|UK|naval}} Honorary [[Vice admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice Admiral]], Royal Naval Reserve (9 March 2015 – present)<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=61172 |date=17 March 2015 |page=4818 |supp=y |nolink=yes }}</ref>
* {{Flagicon|UK|naval}} Honorary Auxiliary Commodore, [[Royal Naval Auxiliary Service]] (1990)<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=52104 |date=10 April 1990 |page=7661 |nolink=yes }}</ref>
* {{Flagicon|UK|naval}} [[Commodore-in-Chief]], Maritime Reserves (2006–present)
* {{Flagicon|UK|army}} Honorary [[Colonel (United Kingdom)|Colonel]], [[British Army]] (10 November 2010 – present)
* {{Flagicon|UK|army}} Senior Colonel, [[The King's Royal Hussars]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.krh.org.uk/history.html|title=The History of The King's Royal Hussars|publisher=The King's Royal Hussars|access-date=29 June 2020|archive-date=13 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813233659/https://www.krh.org.uk/history.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* {{Flagicon|UK|army}} Regimental Colonel, Honourable Artillery Company (2009–2012)<ref name="LG60084 SUP"/>
* {{Flagicon|UK|army}} Royal Honorary Colonel, Honourable Artillery Company (31 January 2012 – present).<ref name="LG60084 SUP"/> (member since 1981)
* {{Flagicon|UK|air force}} Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Benson (27 June 2002 – 2012)<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=56640 |date=23 July 2002 |page=8791 |supp=y |nolink=yes }}</ref>
* {{Flagicon|UK|air force}} Honorary [[Air Marshal]] of RAF Benson (1 March 2012 – present)<ref name="LG60091 SUP">{{London Gazette |issue=60091 |date=20 March 2012 |page=5510 |supp=y |nolink=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.princemichael.org.uk/the-prince/military-involvement/|title=His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent - Military Involvement|publisher=Official website of Prince Michael|access-date=27 December 2015}}</ref>

===Fellowships===
* Grand Master of the [[Order of Mark Master Masons]] of England
* [[Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation]]
* [[Chartered Institute of Linguists]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ciol.org.uk/ciol-celebrates-success-language-qualifications-annual-awards-2016|title=CIOL celebrates success in language qualifications at Annual Awards 2016|publisher=Chartered Institute of Linguists|date=18 November 2016|access-date=28 May 2018}}</ref>
* [[Royal Aeronautical Society]]
* [[Society of Genealogists]]
* Institute of Road Safety Officers
* [[Institute of the Motor Industry]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theimi.org.uk/about-institute-motor-industry-imi|title=About the Institute of the Motor Industry|publisher=Institute of the Motor Industry|access-date=28 May 2018}}</ref>

===Memberships===
* Liveryman of the [[Honourable Company of Air Pilots]]<ref name="Livery-Committee">{{cite web|url=https://liverycommittee.org/about/livery-companies-and-guilds/royal-family-connections-with-the-livery/|title=Royal Family Connections with the Livery|work=Livery Committee|date=7 June 2023|access-date=13 October 2025}}</ref>
* Liveryman of the [[Worshipful Company of Clothworkers]]<ref name="Livery-Committee"/>
* Liveryman of the [[Worshipful Company of Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers]]<ref name="Livery-Committee"/>
* Liveryman of the [[Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers]]<ref name="Livery-Committee"/>

===Honorary academic degrees and awards===
====Degrees and appointments====
* 1998: [[Plekhanov Russian University of Economics|Plekhanov Academy of Economics]], Honorary Doctorate<ref name="Russia-Official">{{cite web|url=https://princemichael.org.uk/charities-and-organisations/|title=Charities|publisher=Prince Michael of Kent's official website|access-date=28 May 2018}}</ref>
* 2003: Sinerghia Economics and Finance Institute, Honorary Professor<ref name="Russia-Official"/>
* 2012: St Petersburg University of Humanities and Social Sciences, Honorary Doctorate<ref name="Russia-Official"/>

====Awards====
* 2002: The International Man of the Year Award, Plekhanov Economics Academy<ref name="Russia-Official"/>
* 2003: The "Glory of Russia", Plekhanov Economics Academy<ref name="Russia-Official"/>

===Arms===
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|image size =
|bannerimage = Royal Standard of Prince Michael of Kent.svg
|badgeimage =
|notes = As a descendant of George V, the Prince Michael's arms are based on the [[Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom|Royal Arms]]. The following explains the way in which his arms are differenced from those of the King.
|coronet = Coronet of a Grandchild of the Sovereign
|year_adopted =
|crest = On the coronet of children of other sons of the Sovereign, composed of four crosses-pattées alternated with four strawberry leaves a lion statant guardant or, crowned with the like coronet and differenced with a label as in the Arms.
|torse =
|helm =
|escutcheon =
|supporters = The Royal Supporters differenced with the like coronet and label.
|compartment =
|motto =
|orders = The [[Royal Victorian Order]] circlet.<br />'''VICTORIA'''
|other_elements = The Royal Arms differenced with a five-point label - the usual differentiation for a male-line grandchild of a British monarch. The first, third and fifth points bear a red cross, and the second and fourth points bear a blue anchor.
|banner =
|badge =
|symbolism = As with the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom. The first and fourth quarters are the arms of [[Coat of arms of England|England]], the second of [[Coat of arms of Scotland|Scotland]], the third of [[Coat of arms of Ireland|Ireland]].
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==Issue==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name!! Birth!! colspan="2" |Marriage !! Children
|-
| [[Lord Frederick Windsor]] || 6 April 1979 || 12 September 2009 || [[Sophie Winkleman]] || Maud Windsor<br />Isabella Windsor
|-
| [[Lady Gabriella Kingston]] || 23 April 1981 || 18 May 2019 || Thomas Kingston<br><small>(died 25 February 2024)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Coughlan |first1=Sean |title=Thomas Kingston: Royals mourn Prince Michael of Kent's son-in-law |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68413546 |access-date=29 February 2024 |work=BBC News |date=27 February 2024 }}</ref></small> ||{{N/A|None}}
|}

==Ancestry==
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|boxstyle_2=background-color: #fb9;
|boxstyle_3=background-color: #ffc;
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|1= 1. '''Prince Michael of Kent'''
|2= 2. [[Prince George, Duke of Kent]]
|3= 3. [[Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark]]
|4= 4. [[George V|George V of the United Kingdom]]
|5= 5. [[Mary of Teck|Princess Victoria Mary of Teck]]
|6= 6. [[Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark]]
|7= 7. [[Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia]]
|8= 8. [[Edward VII|Edward VII of the United Kingdom]]
|9= 9. [[Alexandra of Denmark|Princess Alexandra of Denmark]]
|10= 10. [[Francis, Duke of Teck]]
|11= 11. [[Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge]]
|12= 12. [[George I of Greece]]
|13= 13. [[Olga Constantinovna of Russia|Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia]]
|14= 14. [[Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia]]
|15= 15. [[Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]
}}

==See also==
* [[British prince]]
* [[List of current British princes and princesses]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist|group="notes"}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.princemichael.org.uk Prince Michael of Kent's official website]
* [https://www.royal.uk/princeandprincessmichaelofkent Prince and Princess Michael of Kent] at the Royal Family website
* {{NPG name}}

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