Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, 1937. Cadbury Research Library COW/4/J/4/2
Princess Marina was born into the Greek royal family in Athens, at age 11 the family were deposed and exiled. Her mother was the Grand Duchess Helen Vladimirovna of the Russian royal family. In 1934, she married Prince George, the Duke of Kent, who was the younger brother of the future Edward VIII and George VI. The Duke and Duchess of Kent were both friends of Noël Coward and corresponded with him. Prince George died in an aeroplane accident over Scotland in 1942. Princess Marina's children are Edward, the present Duke of Kent, Princess Alexandra and Prince Michael of Kent. This picture shows Princess Marina with her daughter Alexandra who was born on Christmas Day 1936.
Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham, COW/4/J/4/2
Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, 1937. Cadbury Research Library COW/4/J/4/2
Princess Marina was born into the Greek royal family in Athens, at age 11 the family were deposed and exiled. Her mother was the Grand Duchess Helen Vladimirovna of the Russian royal family. In 1934, she married Prince George, the Duke of Kent, who was the younger brother of the future Edward VIII and George VI. The Duke and Duchess of Kent were both friends of Noël Coward and corresponded with him. Prince George died in an aeroplane accident over Scotland in 1942. Princess Marina's children are Edward, the present Duke of Kent, Princess Alexandra and Prince Michael of Kent. This picture shows Princess Marina with her daughter Alexandra who was born on Christmas Day 1936.
Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham, COW/4/J/4/2