Wedding of Prince George and Princess Marina
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The wedding of Prince George, Duke of Kent, and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark took place on Thursday, 29 November 1934, at Westminster Abbey. The Duke of Kent was the fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary (née Princess Victoria Mary of Teck), while Princess Marina was the youngest daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark and Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia.[1][2] The couple were second cousins through mutual descent from King Christian IX of Denmark.
Date | 29 November 1934; 89 years ago (29 November 1934) |
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Venue | Westminster Abbey Buckingham Palace |
Location | London, England |
Participants | Prince George, Duke of Kent Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark |
As Princess Marina's cousin, Prince Philip, renounced his Greek and Danish titles prior to marrying Prince George's niece, then Princess Elizabeth, this is the most recent example of a marriage between a British prince or princess and a titled member of a foreign dynasty.