Prince Michael was born on 4 July 1942 at the family home in Iver, Buckinghamshire.

He was christened Michael George Charles Franklin and one of his godfathers was President Roosevelt of the USA.

Prince Michael's father, Prince George, was the fourth son of George V and his mother, Princess Marina, was the daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece.

He is a cousin to both The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, and his older brother and sister are The Duke of Kent and Princess Alexandra.

Prince Michael is not in the line of succession to the throne, and receives no public money. He therefore runs his own private consulting business, which helps Prince and Princess Michael to fund and carry out charitable and public duties.