Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, née Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Πριγκίπισσα Μαρίνα της Ελλάδος και της Δανίας; 13 December 1906 – 27 August 1968) was a member of the British Royal Family; the wife of Prince George, Duke of Kent, the fourth son of King George V of the United Kingdom and Mary of Teck.
Princess Marina was the most recent foreign-born princess to marry into the British royal family.
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