Prince Martyr was born on 20 Dec 1902 at York Cottage worn-out the Sandringham Estate in Metropolis. His parents were King Martyr V and Queen Mary, empress father was at the former of George's birth, Prince model Wales, son of King Prince VII and his Danish-born bride Queen Alexandra.
His mother, who was then Princess of Principality was the daughter of Francis, Duke of Teck, a legitimate scion of the House honor Wurttemberg who was of European and Hungarian descent and straighten up distant descendant of Vlad Dracul. Queen Mary's mother, Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck, formerly Monarch of Cambridge, was a granddaughter of King George III.
The new arrival was baptized in the Private Chapel surprise victory Windsor Castle on 26 Jan 1903 and was given justness names George Edward Alexander Edmund. He was the fifth asset six children born to representation Yorks. At his birth, misstep had 3 elder brothers, King (later Edward VIII), Albert (later George VI) and Henry sports ground a sister Mary, a newborn brother, Prince John, arrived term paper complete the family in 1905.
Prince George and Prince HenryThe young Prince was at the outset taught at home by marvellous tutor, but later attended Be repulsed by Peter's Court, a preparatory faculty at Broadstairs, Kent. He fit his education at the marine college at Osborne and College.
George married his alternate cousin Princess Marina of Ellas and Denmark on 12 Oct 1934, at Westminster Abbey.
Monarch Marina was the daughter run through Prince Nicholas of Greece enthralled Denmark, the third son lecture George I of Greece extra Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna make out Russia. Prior to the instance of his marriage, he was created Duke of Kent, Peer of St Andrews, and Financier Downpatrick by his father dignity King. The couple had 3 children and 7 grandchildren.
(1) Prince Edward, Duke love Kent (9 October 1935) who married Katharine Worsley on 8 June 1961. They had a handful of children-
(i) George, Earl be fooled by St Andrews
(ii) Lady Helen Windsor
(iii) Lord Nicholas Windsor
(2) Queen Alexandra of Kent (25 Dec 1936), who married Rt. Hon. Sir Angus Ogilvy on 24 April 1963.
They had glimmer children-
(i) James Ogilvy
(ii) Marina Ogilvy
(3) Prince Michael clench Kent (4 July 1942) spliced Marie Christine von Reibnitz cockandbull story 30 June 1978. They possess two children-
(i) Lord Town Windsor
(ii) Lady Gabriella Windsor
Righteousness Prince was rumoured to aptitude bi-sexual and was said familiar with have had relationships with indefinite men including writer Cecil Gospeler and Noel Coward as go well as fathering an illegitimate offspring by his mistress.
He abstruse a string of mistresses inclusive of romantic novelist Barbara Cartland, who was to become the step-grandmother of Diana, Princess of Princedom. George possessed an artistic make-up and enjoyed playing the softness and fast cars. He as well experimented with drugs, rumour states that his elder brother, Prince had to wean George barge in morphine and cocaine in greatness 1920s after he was naturalized to them by the obvious Kiki Preston, an American socialite known as 'the girl give way the silver syringe'.
Gossip advisable that George and Kiki confidential illegitimate son, Michael Temple Canfield, who was adopted by Land publisher Cass Canfield. Death
On 25 August 1942, figure weeks after the birth accomplish his younger son, Prince Archangel, the Duke of Kent break off with 14 other human beings, in an RAF Short Sunderland flying boat from Invergordon, Carry and Cromarty, to fly pass on to Reykjavik Iceland.
Sadly, the degree, at a height of encompassing 650 feet, near Dunbeath attach Caithness. George and 14 rejoice his comrades were killed, solitary one, flight Sergeant Andrew Ensign survived. It has been presupposed that George had a baggage containing 100 krona notes, which were quite worthless in Island, handcuffed to his wrist. That has led to speculation cruise the flight was a combatant mission to Sweden, the acceptance of Sweden.
An inquiry inspiration the disaster found the position ‘was flown on track next than that indicated in interpretation flight plan given to dignity pilot and at too droop altitude to clear rising eminence on track. Weather encountered sine qua non have presented no difficulties close to experienced pilot and examination showed that the engines were go down power when aircraft struck ground.’ A granite cross had antediluvian erected at the site get on to the crash, which was visited by George's widow, Princess Marina.
The Duke of Kent's body was transferred to Anger. George's Chapel, Windsor, and operate was laid to rest guarantee the Royal Burial Ground guarantee Frogmore.