Circa 1950, at Coppins in Buckinghamshire, Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, balanced private motherhood with public duty after Prince George’s 1942 death. Her eldest son Edward, Duke of Kent, then fourteen, was preparing for Eton while absorbing royal responsibility shaped by wartime loss. Princess Alexandra and Prince Michael, still children, experienced a quieter royal upbringing, insiders recalling Marina’s insistence on normal routines despite court expectations. Visits from Queen Mary, dis

Princess Irene of Greece & Denmark Laid to Rest at Tatoi Royal Cemetery. Princess Irene of Greece was laid to rest following solemn funeral ceremonies in Athens. The funeral service took place at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens, where her coffin, draped in the Greek national flag, lay in state earlier in the day before the rites began. After the religious service, Princess Irene was buried at the Royal Cemetery of Tatoi Palace, resting alongside her parents, King Paul and Queen Frederica, a