George and Marina: Duke and Duchess of Kent

George and Marina: Duke and Duchess of Kent

For eight brief years, before he was tragically killed in a mysterious air crash during the Second World War, Prince George, Duke of Kent, son of King George V and Queen Mary, and his beautiful wife, Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, were the British monarchyâ€™s, indeed, high societyâ€™s, most glamorous royal couple; and as golden royal icons they are still remembered. As a young man, voraciously addicted to drugs and sex, with men as much as women, marriage and parenthood for the impetuously wayward playboy prince, with his night-clubbing lifestyle and intimate liaisons, was seen as the only stabilizing influence. Enter the stylish and sophisticated Princess Marina, the cultured, artistic and multilingual youngest daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and his Russian-born wife, Grand Duchess Yelena Vladimirovna. As Duke and Duchess of Kent, George and Marina were the Crownâ€™s most glittering representatives, not least in the aftermath of the Abdication of Georgeâ€™s adored elder brother, the briefly-reigned King Edward VIII; the man with whom he had not only shared both home and high-flying lifestyles, but who had helped cure him of his addiction to morphine and cocaine. On and off duty, the Duke and Duchess lived life to the full, and after Georgeâ€™s untimely death, Marina continued to do so during the twenty-six years of her widowhood. Revisiting his 1988 best-selling biography, George and Marina: Duke and Duchess of Kent, Christopher Warwick, in this largely re-written study, tells their story anew.
Country USA
Brand Albert Bridge Books
Manufacturer Albert Bridge Books
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781909771154
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Albert Bridge Books
Manufacturer	Albert Bridge Books
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781909771154
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

George and Marina: Duke and Duchess of Kent

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