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George and Marina

Duke and Duchess of Kent

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George and Marina

By: Christopher Warwick
Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
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For eight brief years, before he was tragically killed in a mysterious air crash during the Second World War, Prince George, Duke of Kent, son of King George V and Queen Mary, and his beautiful wife, Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, were the British monarchy's - indeed, high society's - most glamorous royal couple; and as golden royal icons, they are still remembered. As a young man voraciously addicted to drugs and sex with men as much as women, marriage and parenthood for the impetuously wayward playboy prince, with his nightclubbing lifestyle and intimate liaisons, was seen as the only stabilizing influence. Enter the stylish and sophisticated Princess Marina, the cultured, artistic, and multilingual youngest daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and his Russian-born wife, Grand Duchess Yelena Vladimirovna. As Duke and Duchess of Kent, George and Marina were the Crown's most glittering representatives, not least in the aftermath of the abdication of George's adored elder brother, the briefly reigned King Edward VIII, the man not only with whom he had shared both home and high-flying lifestyles but who had helped cure him of his addiction to morphine and cocaine.

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This is a comprehensive biography of a woman who would not have been outstanding save for her looks, style, fluency in numerous languages and, above all, her position as princess. Her life fits the familiar mould of major and minor royal houses in tumult, marriages to secure dynasties and titles, tragedies and triumphs, and the advantages and disadvantages that go with wealth, fame and privilege. It's interesting enough and a must for readers of all things royal.

Gildart Jackson is a competent narrator with a good voice and excellent French, but I can't give him 5 stars on this one because of his mispronunciation of 'Roosevelt' and 'dais'. In fact, Audible would do well to provide all new narrators with a pronunciation sheet of words which seem to defeat even the best. Very few English narrators correctly pronounce 'Roosevelt' (US narrators never get it wrong, of course) and any narrator correctly pronouncing 'dais' is a rare gem. These howlers really detract from the listening experience - one is constantly on edge waiting for the next one.

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