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The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Prince Richard, and his wife, Birgitte, attended the formal celebration of Denmark's Liberation on Sunday, according to a royal family statement.
The statement read, "Their Royal Highnesses attended a thanksgiving service at Copenhagen Cathedral." The event, attended by the Danish Government and official delegates from Denmark, commemorated the country's liberation in 1945.
It stated, "Later, Their Royal Highnesses joined the Danish Royal Family to honor fallen Danish resistance fighters at Mindelunden (The Memorial Park)." The Duke and Duchess, along with Their Majesties the King and Queen of Denmark, lay a wreath at the memorial in memory of those who died in World War II.
The Duke of Gloucester's wife, Birgitte, is a Danish-born commoner who married the late Queen Elizabeth's first cousin in 1972.
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