#Princess Marina

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* Coronation Tiaras *

Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, wore the Kent Festoon Tiara for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom at Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953

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Members of the British Royal Family attend the coronation of King George VI and Queen Consort Elizabeth, 1937.

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“Honestly it's sad, the age of true royal glamour is over, Princesses Grace, Margaret, Marina and Diana are gone, and now so is the queen.” - Submitted by Anonymous

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15 July 1953 The Queen laughs as she watches a fly past with the Duke of Edinburgh. On her other side is the Duchess of Gloucester (in uniform as Chief Commandant of the Women's Royal Air Force), and the Duke of Gloucester (in uniform as Air Chief Marshall). The Duke of Edinburgh is in the uniform of Marshall of the RAF. Right of Prince Philip are the Duchess of Kent and (extreme right) Princess Alexandra, aged 16. The Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, carried out the Coronation Review of the Royal Air Force, at RAF Station, Odiham, Hampshire. With over 318 planes on the ground, and with over 600 taking part in a fly past, the review was the biggest parade of aircraft in the history of the service. (Photo by PA Images via Getty Images)

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Marina of Greece and Denmark, Duchess of Kent. It was painted by Philip de Laszlo in 1934, the year she married Prince George, who had been created Duke of Kent just before their wedding.

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Royal Tiaras Highlights: The Kent Festoon Tiara

The provinance of this tiara is unknown. It is believed it was created circa 1900 by Cartier but how it came to be in the Kent family remains a mystery. The piece was frequently worn by Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, who also would occasionaly loan it to her daughter, Princess Alexandra. 

When Marina died in 1968, the tiara was given to her son, Prince Michael of Kent. The Michaels of Kent have apparently altered the tiara, removing the diamond row at the base and adding a row of pearls instead. 

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The Royal Family together. Left to right (back row) – the Duke of Gloucester, Princess Marina, Queen Mary & the Duchess of Gloucester. Middle row – Princess Alexandra, the Duke of Kent & Prince Richard of Gloucester. Front row – Princess Margaret of Hesse, Prince William of Gloucester & Prince Michael of Kent

The Duke of Kent opens up his private royal family photo album

https://www.telegraph.co.uk | 30 April 2022

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I wish the royals would do these cool portraits again

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Princess Marina, the Duchess of Kent, photographed by Cecil Beaton

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Princess Marina, The Duchess of Kent  ||  Edward Molyneux

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June 1944 - King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, the Duchess of Kent, Princess Alexandra, and the Duke of Beaufort at the Royal Windsor Horse Show

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“Princess Marina and Princess Margaret's old timey glamour and elegance>>>” - Submitted by Anonymous

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The Duke on his way to ski in Munster in the 1950s. On a previous occasion he had forgotten his passport, causing a mini crisis at the airport. This time he remembered

In Uganda with the Duchess of Kent, 1962

Prince Charles with the Duchess of Kent at Balmoral in about 1970. They shared an interest in music, especially opera

Christmas at Windsor Castle in about 1977: The Queen with the Earl of Ulster, and in the background the Earl’s father, the Duke of Gloucester. The Royal Family loved staying at Windsor, and in particular the moment that the Queen threw open the doors and the children rushed in to get their presents

The Queen and Prince Philip enjoying a picnic lunch at Balmoral in the 1970s

The Royal Family together. Left to right (back row) – the Duke of Gloucester, Princess Marina, Queen Mary & the Duchess of Gloucester. Middle row – Princess Alexandra, the Duke of Kent & Prince Richard of Gloucester. Front row – Princess Margaret of Hesse, Prince William of Gloucester & Prince Michael of Kent

Princess Marina with her mother, Princess Nicholas of Greece, and her sister, Princess Olga. Princess Nicholas, a formidable Russian Grand Duchess, and by then a widow, lived at Psychico, a suburb of Athens. Her daughters were frequent visitors

King George VI at Coppins with Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret

Princess Alexandra (left) with cousins Helen Habsburg and Hans Veit Toerring in Norfolk

Princess Marina with Winston Churchill, who came to lunch at Coppins towards the end of the war, in 1944. ‘And who is this?’ asked the great statesman on observing the Duke, then aged nine

With his father, Prince George, and sister, Princess Alexandra

Prince Edward with his parents and sister

The Duke and Duchess together at Coppins in the early days of their marriage

The Duchess of Kent with her Labrador, Columbus, and her poodle, Charlie, soon after she married the Duke in 1961

Prince Edward on a pony at Horace Smith’s riding school at Bray. The Duke found him a bit severe – he was a proper old school riding instructor who always wore highly polished boots

'I always felt I wanted to support her. That’s by far the most important thing in life': HRH The Duke of Kent, then Prince Edward, between the Queen, then Princess Elizabeth, and Princess Margaret, at Frogmore House in Windsor, 1930s

Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) lifting Prince Edward of Kent (Duke of Kent)

Inside the Duke of Kent's private royal family photo album

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