Inside the tragic death of prince george, duke of kent

The Queen's beloved cousins, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, Princess Alexandra and Prince Michael of Kent have been a great support to the Queen throughout her 70-year reign. But when the

Queen and her cousins were young, tragedy struck the Kent family upon the death of its patriarch, Prince George, Duke of Kent. WHAT HAPPENED TO PRINCE GEORGE, DUKE OF KENT? Prince George,

Duke of Kent was the younger brother of King George VI, making him the Queen's uncle. George married Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark in 1934 and they had three children, Prince

Edward, Princess Alexandra and Prince Michael. After working in the Royal Navy in his early years, the Duke of Kent went on to establish a career in the RAF. READ MORE: 'ROYAL

REBEL' LADY AMELIA WINDSOR SHOWS 'DESIRE TO AVOID CRITICISM' On August 25, 1942, George and 14 others departed from Invergordon in Scotland in an RAF Short Sunderland flying

boat. The party intended to fly to Iceland, but the aircraft crashed on a hillside near Dunbeath, Caithness in Scotland. All but one of the plane's passengers died on board, and the

Duke of Kent was among the fatalities. At the time of his death, Prince George was 39 years old. WHAT HAPPENED TO PRINCE GEORGE'S DUKE OF KENT TITLE? Upon his sudden death, Prince

George's Duke of Kent title passed to his eldest child Prince Edward. The Queen has remained close to her Kent cousins over the decades, and Prince Edward and Princess Alexandra are

working members of the Royal Family. The Queen's close bond with Prince Edward was clear for all to see at the Platinum Jubilee edition of Trooping the Colour this year when Edward

joined the Queen to watch the spectacle from the palace balcony.