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| Duke of Kent suffers mild stroke - Buckingham Palace | Duke of Kent suffers mild stroke - Buckingham Palace |
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| The Queen's cousin, the Duke of Kent, has suffered a "mild stroke", Buckingham Palace has said. | The Queen's cousin, the Duke of Kent, has suffered a "mild stroke", Buckingham Palace has said. |
| The 77-year-old was taken to an undisclosed London hospital in the early hours of Monday, where he was treated, the palace added. | The 77-year-old was taken to an undisclosed London hospital in the early hours of Monday, where he was treated, the palace added. |
| A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: "He's still being assessed and it's not thought to be serious." | A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: "He's still being assessed and it's not thought to be serious." |
| He said the duke was "feeling well and looking forward to resuming official engagements as soon as possible". | He said the duke was "feeling well and looking forward to resuming official engagements as soon as possible". |
| The duke is the son of the late Prince George, the fourth son of the Queen's grandfather King George V. | The duke is the son of the late Prince George, the fourth son of the Queen's grandfather King George V. |
| The duke inherited his title following the early death of his father in a plane crash in 1942. | The duke inherited his title following the early death of his father in a plane crash in 1942. |
| He is best known as president of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and presents the Wimbledon trophies each summer. | He is best known as president of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and presents the Wimbledon trophies each summer. |
| He is also president of charity the Stroke Association for the past 20 years. Its chief executive Jon Barrick said he was "deeply saddened" to learn of the duke's stroke. | He is also president of charity the Stroke Association for the past 20 years. Its chief executive Jon Barrick said he was "deeply saddened" to learn of the duke's stroke. |
| He added: "Our thoughts are with him and his family and we wish him a very speedy recovery. | He added: "Our thoughts are with him and his family and we wish him a very speedy recovery. |
| "He has shown tremendous support and dedication to our cause and hosted a number of high profile events." | "He has shown tremendous support and dedication to our cause and hosted a number of high profile events." |
| The duke opened the charity's Life After Stroke Centre in Bromsgrove in 2012. | The duke opened the charity's Life After Stroke Centre in Bromsgrove in 2012. |
| Prince Edward had a distinguished military career, serving as a British army officer for two decades. | |
| He unveiled a new memorial in Portsmouth to the casualties of World War I in February in his role as president of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. |