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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 .
28 Dis 2023 · By Isaac Bickerstaff, Tatler. 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.
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.
2 Feb 2023 · Prince George, Duke of Kent died in a plane crash on what should've been an uneventful flight from England to Iceland on August 25, 1942, when he was just 39 years old.
25 Ogo 2022 · Prince George, the Queen's uncle and the brother of King George VI, died in a plane crash in 1942. Learn about his life, family and how his title passed to his son Prince Edward.
Prince George, Duke of Kent, KG, KT, GCMG, GCVO, KStJ, ADC (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.
13 Ogo 2018 · The web page recounts the mysterious death of the Duke of Kent in 1942, who flew to Iceland on a Sunderland flying boat and crashed into a mountain in Scotland. It explores the possible causes of the accident, the controversy surrounding his life, and the legacy of his family.
