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His death in RAF service marked the first time in more than 450 years that a member of the royal family died on active service. [47] The prince's body was transferred initially to St George's Chapel, Windsor, and he was buried in the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, directly behind Queen Victoria ' s mausoleum. [48]
Upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Kent became the oldest living descendent of King George V, and the last surviving descendent born in George V's lifetime. The Duke was colonel of the Scots Guards for fifty years from 9 September 1974 to 14 April 2024, being succeeded by the Duke of Edinburgh. [57]
28 dic 2023 · By Stephanie Bridger-Linning. 28 December 2023. Print Collector/Getty Images. On 25 August 1942, Prince George, Duke of Kent, son of King George V and Queen Mary, died in a military air crash at the age of 39. It brought a tragically early end to the life of a beloved son, brother, father and husband.
25 ago 2022 · Inside the tragic death of Prince George, Duke of Kent - Queen's cousins will mark today. PRINCE GEORGE, Duke of Kent died in a tragic accident on this day 80 years ago, changing the...
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1934, George with Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent. On 25 August 1942, four months short of his 40th birthday, the Duke of Kent was killed when the RAF S.25 Short Sunderland Mark III flying boat he was in crashed into a hillside near Dunbeath, Caithness, in the far north of Scotland.
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The crash killed 14 of 15 passengers and crew, including Prince George, Duke of Kent, who was on duty as an Air Commodore in the Royal Air Force on a mission to Reykjavík; a message of condolence was proposed in Parliament by Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
27 feb 2024 · Thomas Kingston, husband of Lady Gabriella Kingston and son in law of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, has died at the age of 45, Buckingham Palace has announced. He was found dead at an...
