#Princess Marina Duchess of Kent

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21 April 1949 A group shot of the royal family with Commonwealth prime ministers prior to luncheon at Buckingham Palace

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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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princess marina duchess of kent at cardiff (1939)

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Candid photo of a very happy Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark (later Duke of Edinburgh) and Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (née Princess of Greece and Denmark) surrounded by friends, late 1930s(?) 🤍🥂

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Prince George & Princess Marina, The Duke and Duchess of Kent

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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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My 10 favorite royal bridal necklaces in no specific order.

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Wishing a very happy birthday to Princess Alexandra who turns 87 today!🎂🎊

Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel was born on 25 December 1936 at 3 Belgrave Square, London. Her parents are Prince George, Duke of Kent and Princess Marina Duchess of Kent. He was born exactly two weeks after his uncle King Edward VIII abdicated from the throne.

His father died in a plane crash in Caithness, Scotland, on 25 August 1942, while serving in the Royal Air Force. So when she married Angus Ogilvy on April 24 1963 she was escorted down the aisle at Westminster Abbey by her brother, Prince Edward, The Duke of Kent. From his marriage she has two children, namely James and Marina Ogilvy.

Throughout her life she dedicated herself to helping the Queen, who was her cousin, work, one of which was when she represented the Queen when Nigeria gained independence from Britain on 1 October 1960, and opened the first Parliament on 3 October. In May 2023, he appeared with other working members of the royal family in photos taken after the coronation of King Charles III, having attended the event later that day.

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Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia with her children: Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, later Duchess of Kent Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark, later Countess of Törring-Jettenbach Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark, later Princess Paul of Yugoslavia

Russian vintage postcard

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14 May 1958 President Giovanni Gronchi state visit day two: Royals arriving at the Italian Embassy, Grosvenor Square, London © ITN

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The Duke and Duchess of Kent holidaying on the Dalmatian Coast with friends in August 1936

from Mountbatten home movies

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

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among her daughters-in-law alice duchess of gloucester, queen mother aka duchess of york, princess marina duchess of kent.

with whom she had the best relationship?

i know she disliked simposon duchess of windsor

Hi @abigaaal !

You are certainly correct! I think we can all agree without a shred of doubt that QM did NOT like Wallis Simpson!

As for the rest of her daughters-in-law I do believe she liked and got on well with all of them. I know Elizabeth and Alice referred to QM as ‘darling Mama’ though I have not seen Marinas letters, and I think referring to your mother-in-law as ‘mama’ in such high society circles was fairly common. I know Princess Mary also referred to her own M-I-L in such fashion, as did QM with Queen Alexandra.

From what I have read, my opinion is that Alice of Gloucester was her favourite, followed by Elizabeth then Marina - however I think the margin between all of them was very small. She had things in common with all them though I think she found Alice the most down-to-earth.

She had certainly known Elizabeth the longest as she married Bertie in 1923, and Alice and Marina didn’t appear on the scene until the early to mid 1930s respectively. Elizabeth as I understand it was the undisputed favourite of George V, though this may be because he died so early into the marriages of his two younger sons. Though in the days Bertie was proposing to Elizabeth (3 times!! so yes I do mean days - if not months and years) QM as I understand was very very keen for Elizabeth to say yes as she thought she’d be a fantastic match for Bertie. And much later on she knew undoubtedly that Elizabeth would be a wonderful Queen.

We know Alice and QM were close only I think because of the memoir written by Alice (which is FABULOUS btw - if you haven’t read it I would absolutely recommend it). Marina however doesn’t have the luxury of being as well written about unlike her sisters-in-law, with one being a Queen of England and the other as I’ve mentioned writing her own story, though by all means Alice was still discreet. So when it comes to Marina I’m afraid we know a little less about her relationship with QM. I also have to confess I’m not much of an expert when it comes to Marina, if anyone else has any light to shed on it please do comment!

Ultimately, I think she liked each D-I-L for who they were and how happy they made her sons (and of course they were of the appropriate marrying variety unlike Simpson).

Hope this helps! ♥️

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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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Can we just agree that princess marina SLAY with every outfit she wear 😍

If she was born in our modern time she would be a great MODEL

So photogenic 💫

OH MY GOD YESSSS!!! I COMPLETELY AGREE!!! 🤩😍💗

Marina was a fashion icon and she literally was one of the most photogenic royal women in her time and she SHOULD be remembered by all people for being a fashion icon!

( speaking of Marina, @mashkasavedme)