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13 de diciembre de 1906 – 29 de noviembre de 1934: Su Alteza Real la princesa Marina de Grecia y Dinamarca 29 de noviembre de 1934 – 8 de junio de 1961: Su Alteza Real la duquesa de Kent 8 de junio de 1961 – 27 de agosto de 1968: Su Alteza Real la princesa Marina, duquesa de Kent
- Marina de Grecia y Dinamarca (en griego: Μαρίνα της Ελλάδας και Δανίας)
- Alteza Real
1 de jul. de 2023 · Marina, la duquesa de Kent que vivió a su manera y realizó multiples infidelidades | Mujer Hoy. Prima de Felipe de edimburgo. La vida libertina de la princesa Marina, duquesa de Kent:...
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- Early Life
- Marriage and Children
- Later Life and Death
- Legacy
- References in Popular Culture
- Titles, Styles, Honours, and Arms
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Princess Marina was born on 13 December 1906 in Athens, Greece, during the reign of her paternal grandfather, George I of Greece. She was the third and youngest daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, and his wife Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia. Her father was the third son of George I of Greece and Queen Olga, while her moth...
Wedding ceremony
In 1932, Princess Marina and Prince George (later the Duke of Kent), a second cousin through Christian IX of Denmark, met in London. Their betrothal was announced in August 1934. Prince George was created Duke of Kent on 9 October 1934. On 29 November 1934, they married at Westminster Abbey, London. The wedding was a grand affair, as it had been more than eleven years since the last royal wedding with Prince Albert, Duke of York, and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later King George VI and Queen E...
Married life
The Duke and Duchess set up their first home at 3 Belgrave Square, close to Buckingham Palace. She became a patroness of several organizations and charities, including the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital, the Women's Hospital Fund, and the Central School of Speech and Drama. She would continue to support these charities and institutions for the rest of her life.She became very close to her mother-in-law, Queen Mary, with whom she would usually spend time while her husband was off performi...
After her husband's death, the Duchess of Kent continued to be an active member of the British royal family, carrying out a wide range of royal and official engagements. She was the president of the Wimbledon All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club for 26 years. She was also the president of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution from 1943 until ...
Princess Marina gave her name to many facilities, including: 1. Princess Marina College, Arborfield, Berkshire 2. Princess Marina House, a facility of the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund at Rustington. 3. Princess Marina Hospital, Upton, Northamptonshire 4. Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone, Botswana 5. Princess Marina Sports Complex, Rickmanswort...
The Kinks recorded "She's Bought a Hat Like Princess Marina" for their 1969 album Arthur (or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire). The song was written by Ray Davies.In 2017, Clare Holman portrayed Princess Marina in the season 2 finale of The Crown.Titles and styles
Marina was known as the Princess Marina of Greece. Upon marriage she became known as Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent, and was later titled Her Royal HighnessThe Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent.
Honours
Commonwealth 1. GCStJ: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, 1935 2. CI: Companion of the Order of the Crown of India, 1937 3. GBE: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire, 1937 4. GCVO: Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, 1948 5. Royal Family Order of King George V 6. Royal Family Order of King George VI 7. Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II Foreign 1. Grand Decoration in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria 2. House of Romanov...
Honorary military appointments
Canada 1. Colonel-in-Chief, The Essex and Kent Scottish(1942 – 1968) United Kingdom 1. Colonel-in-Chief, of The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment 2. Colonel-in-Chief, of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 3. Honorary Colonel, of the Buckinghamshire Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 4. Honorary Colonel, of the Buckinghamshire Regiment, RA (Territorials) 5. Commandant, Women's Royal Naval Service(1940–1968) (Chief Commandant from 1951)
Bibliography
1. Day, J. Wentworth. H.R.H. Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent(Robert Hale, 1962) 2. King, Stella. Princess Marina: Her Life and Times(Cox & Wyman Ltd, 1969)
Newspaper clippings about Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBWPortraits of Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent at the National Portrait Gallery, LondonVida posterior. Después de la muerte de su esposo, la duquesa se mantuvo como miembro activo en la familia real británica y participó en numerosos compromisos oficiales. Fue presidenta de la All England Lawn Tennis Club durante 26 años.
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