#OTD in Royal History . 27 August 1968 . Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent died . Princess Marina died from a brain tumour at Kensington Palace at 11.40 am on 27 August 1968, aged 61. . ◼ The Funeral service for the Princess was held at the St. George’s Chapel on 30 August. She was buried in the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore. Her funeral was the final royal ceremony attended by her brother-in-law, the former Edward VIII. . 👑 Princess Marina of Greece & Denmark was born in Athens, Greece on 13 December 1906. . ▪️ Her father was Prince Nicholas of Greece & Denmark, the third son of George I of Greece. Her mother was Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia, a granddaughter of Emperor Alexander II of Russia. One of her paternal uncles was Prince Andrew of Greece & Denmark, the father of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. . ◼ Her family was generally poor & forced into exile when she was 11, following the overthrow of the Greek monarchy. They later moved to Paris, while the Princess stayed throughout Europe with her extended family. . ◼ In 1932 in London she met Prince George, Duke of Kent, a second cousin through Christian IX of Denmark. Their betrothal was announced in August 1934. On 29 November 1934, they married at Westminster Abbey, London. The wedding was followed by a Greek ceremony in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace. . ◼ Among her bridesmaids were Princess Elizabeth of York (now Elizabeth II). It was the last time a foreign-born princess married into the British Royal Family. . ◼ They had three children: Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, Princess Alexandra, & Prince Michael. . ◼ The Duke of Kent was killed on 25 August 1942, in an aeroplane crash at Eagles Rock, near Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland, while on active service with the Royal Air Force. . ◼ During World War II, Marina was trained as a nurse for three months under the pseudonym "Sister Kay" & joined the civil nurse reserve. . ◼ After her husband’s death, the Duchess of Kent continued to be an active member of the British Royal Family, carrying out a wide range of royal & official engagements. . . . #d27aug (at Kensington Palace) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTF9FZhs3Eo/?utm_medium=tumblr