Son of George V. Born York Cottage, Sandringham. Honorary member of Lincoln's Inn. 1934 created Duke of Kent and married Marina. Rumoured to have had affairs with Jessie Matthews and Noel Coward. Died Morven, Scotland, in the crash of Sunderland W4026 "DQ-M" of 228 Squadron. He was on a " tour of stations" and his plane crashed on a hill-side near the Caithness coast. Of the 15 on board only 1 survived. See the picture source website where the story of this crash is well told.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
George, Duke of Kent
Commemorated ati
Lincoln's Inn war memorial
We have never seen so many Cecils, Cyrils and Cuthberts on a war memorial, le...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
George, Duke of Kent
Creations i
Admiral Arthur Phillip
{On the west side, beneath the relief depicting a scene with 5 people on a sh...
Other Subjects
King Canute / Cnut
King of Denmark, England and Norway. Also known as Cnut Sweynsson or Cnut the Great. His supposed attempt to turn back the waves, was not arrogance on his part, but to show his fawning courtiers th...
1 memorial
Offa, King of Mercia
He ruled over Kent, Sussex, Wessex and East Anglia. Famous for building the dyke named for him along the Welsh border. Settled a dispute with the Bishop of Worcester at the Council of Brentford in ...
1 memorial
Tsar Nicholas II and family
The Russian Imperial Romanov family were murdered in Ekaterinburg on the 4th July 1918. Tsar Nicholas of Russia (1868 - 1918) ruled from 1 November 1894 - 15 March 1917. WW1 led to the February Re...
1 memorial
Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge
Born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton at Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. Met Prince William when they were both students at the University of St. Andrews. Married him on 29 April 2011.
1 memorial
Queen Mary (consort)
Wife of George V, grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II. Born Princess Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes of Teck at Kensington Palace. Nicknamed May, the month of her birth. Her...
19 memorials
Previously viewed
1 memorial
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them