![]() The Greek royal family was forced into exile when Marina was 11, following the overthrow of the Greek monarchy. She officially met her other godmother and future mother-in-law, Queen Mary, who treated Marina and her sisters like her own children. Her first recorded visit to Britain was in 1910 after the death of her godfather, Edward VII. Marina's family travelled outside of Greece often, especially during the summer months. Along with her sisters, she was raised to be devout and religious, which was encouraged by her grandmother, Queen Olga of Greece. Marina spent her early years in Greece, and lived with her parents and paternal grandparents at Tatoi Palace. One of their paternal uncles was Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, the father of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (making Marina and her sisters Philip's first cousins). Princess Elizabeth married Carl Theodor, Count of Toeering-Jettenbach in 1934. After the assassination of his cousin, Alexander I of Yugoslavia, Paul served as Prince Regent of Yugoslavia from 1934 to 1941. Princess Olga married Prince Paul of Yugoslavia in 1923. Princess Marina had two elder sisters, Princess Olga and Princess Elizabeth. Her father was a grandson of Christian IX of Denmark, while her mother was a granddaughter of Emperor Alexander II of Russia. Her father was the third son of George I of Greece and Queen Olga, while her mother was the only daughter of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia. She was the third and youngest daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, and his wife Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia. Princess Marina was born on 13 December 1906 in Athens, Greece, during the reign of her paternal grandfather, George I of Greece. Princess Marina, right, with her sisters Princess Olga, left, and Princess Elizabeth, centre. In later life she carried out many royal engagements, including the independence celebrations for Ghana and Botswana. The Princess was widowed in 1942, when her husband was killed in a plane crash on active service. They had three children: Prince Edward, Princess Alexandra, and Prince Michael. Princess Marina married Prince George, Duke of Kent, fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary, in 1934. She was a daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark and Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia, and a granddaughter of King George I and Queen Olga of Greece. Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark ( Greek: Μαρίνα 13 December 1906 – 27 August 1968), later Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent CI, GCVO, GBE, was a Greek princess by birth and a British princess by marriage. Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy.
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