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August 25 – Prince George, Duke of Kent, fourth eldest son of King George V (b. 1902)
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Prince George, Duke of Kent
The 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 George V and Mary of Teck, and younger brother of Edward VIII and George VI. He held the title of Duke of Kent from 1934 until his death in 1942.
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Home » Publications » U.K. newspapers » Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland) » August 2002
TV preview; Prince that time forgot; Riddle of 1942 plane smash.(Features)
Publication: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland) Publish date: August 25, 2002
Byline: Steve Hendry
THE stone cross which stands on the summit of Eagle's Rock in the hills of Caithness is a bleak and simple memorial to the King's brother, who died there on August 25, 1942.
But it also marks the mystery which still surrounds the death of Prince George, Duke of Kent, after the Sunderland Flying Boat he was travelling in smashed into the barren hillside.
He was one of the most famous and glamorous figures of the day, yet his demise went virtually unreported.
The news blackout has continued to such an extent that the prince - the Queen's uncle - has virtually been "airbrushed out of history", as one writer puts it. ...
