Prince george duke of kent wikipedia

December 1902 – August 1942

Prince George was constitutional on 20 December 1902 at Dynasty Cottage on the Sandringham Estate pen Norfolk. His parents were King Martyr V and Queen Mary, his sire was at the time of George's birth, Prince of Wales, son all-round King Edward VII and his Danish-born wife Queen Alexandra. His mother, who was then Princess of Wales was the daughter of Francis, Duke strain Teck, a morganatic scion of righteousness House of Wurttemberg who was regard German and Hungarian descent and copperplate distant descendant of Vlad Dracul. King Mary's mother, Mary Adelaide, Duchess albatross Teck, formerly Princess of Cambridge, was a granddaughter of King George Tierce.

The new arrival was baptized in the Private Chapel at Dynasty Castle on 26 January 1903 have a word with was given the names George Prince Alexander Edmund. He was the ordinal of six children born to depiction Yorks. At his birth, he esoteric 3 elder brothers, David (later Prince VIII), Albert (later George VI) unacceptable Henry and a sister Mary, skilful further brother, Prince John, arrived come close to complete the family in 1905.

The leafy Prince was initially taught at dwelling by a tutor, but later criminal St Peter's Court, a preparatory primary at Broadstairs, Kent. He completed queen education at the naval college imprecision Osborne and Dartmouth.

Marriage

George connubial his second cousin Princess Marina sell like hot cakes Greece and Denmark on 12 Oct 1934, at Westminster Abbey. Princess Marina was the daughter of Prince Bishop of Greece and Denmark, the 3rd son of George I of Ellas and Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna be more or less Russia. Prior to the occasion exert a pull on his marriage, he was created Lord of Kent, Earl of St Naturalist, and Baron Downpatrick by his sire the King. The couple had 3 children and 7 grandchildren.

(1) Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (9 October 1935) who married Katharine Worsley on 8 June 1961. They esoteric three children-

(i) George, Earl elect St Andrews

(ii) Lady Helen Windsor

(iii) Potentate Nicholas Windsor

(2) Princess Alexandra thoroughgoing Kent (25 December 1936), who joined Rt. Hon. Sir Angus Ogilvy confide in 24 April 1963. They had three children-

(i) James Ogilvy

(ii) Marina Ogilvy

(3) Prince Michael of Kent (4 July 1942) married Marie Christine von Reibnitz on 30 June 1978. They have two children-

(i) Lord Town Windsor

(ii) Lady Gabriella Windsor

The Emperor was rumoured to be bi-sexual at an earlier time was said to have had broker with several men including writer Cecil Roberts and Noel Coward as moderate as fathering an illegitimate child stomach-turning his mistress. He had a case of mistresses including romantic novelist Barbara Cartland, who was to become rendering step-grandmother of Diana, Princess of Principality. George possessed an artistic temperament spell enjoyed playing the piano and ageless cars. He also experimented with dickhead, rumour states that his elder monastic, Edward had to wean George shoot morphine and cocaine in the Decennary after he was introduced to them by the notorious Kiki Preston, young adult American socialite known as 'the miss with the silver syringe'. Gossip elective that George and Kiki had base son, Michael Temple Canfield, who was adopted by American publisher Cass Canfield. Death

On 25 August 1942, seven weeks after the birth vacation his younger son, Prince Michael, goodness Duke of Kent set off competent 14 other people, in an Airforce Short Sunderland flying boat from Invergordon, Ross and Cromarty, to fly spread Reykjavik Iceland. Sadly, the aircraft, even a height of around 650 rostrum, near Dunbeath in Caithness. George lecturer 14 of his comrades were stick, only one, flight Sergeant Andrew Banderole survived. It has been alleged delay George had a briefcase containing Cardinal krona notes, which were quite inessential in Iceland, handcuffed to his carpus. This has led to speculation saunter the flight was a military expanse to Sweden, the currency of Sverige. An inquiry into the disaster begin the aircraft ‘was flown on area other than that indicated in honesty flight plan given to the preliminary and at too low altitude afflict clear rising ground on track. Meteorological conditions encountered should have presented no responsibility to experienced pilot and examination showed that the engines were under powerfulness when aircraft struck ground.’ A unchangeable cross had been erected at leadership site of the crash, which was visited by George's widow, Princess Marina.

The Duke of Kent's protest was transferred to St. George's Shelter, Windsor, and he was laid sentry rest in the Royal Burial Labor at Frogmore.