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Prince George, Duke of Kent (George Edward Alexander Edmund; 20 December 1902 – 25 August 1942) was a member of the British royal family, the fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary. He was a younger brother of kings Edward VIII and George VI .
Dec 28, 2023 · Prince George, Duke of Kent, younger brother of King Edward VIII and King George VI became the first member of the Royal Family in more than 450 years to die on active military duty. We revisit his story as Lady Frederick Windsor appears on the cover of Tatler. By Stephanie Bridger-Linning. 28 December 2023. Print Collector/Getty Images.
Welcome to the astonishing story of George, Duke of Kent, the forgotten prince. George Edward Alexander Edmund was born on 20 December 1902 at York Cottage on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, the fourth son of the man who would become George V and his wife, Mary of Teck.
In 1934, Prince George (1902–1942), the fourth son of King George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary, was created Duke of Kent, Earl of St Andrews and Baron Downpatrick. Prince George had three children before his death in 1942: Prince Edward , Princess Alexandra , and Prince Michael .
In 1942 his father Prince George, then Duke of Kent, died in a wartime flying accident near Caithness in Scotland while on active service. The title Duke of Kent then passed to the present Duke.
George Edward, Duke of Kent, was the fourth son of George V and Queen Mary and was born at Sandringham on 20th December 1902. He served in the Army as a Major General and was a Rear Admiral in the Navy.
Aug 25, 2022 · Prince Edward, Duke of Kent Royal Family Queen Elizabeth II. PRINCE GEORGE, Duke of Kent died in a tragic accident on this day 80 years ago, changing the lives of the Queen's cousins...
