Talk:Prince George, Duke of Kent

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"On 29 November 1934, the Duke of Kent married Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, the daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark and a great niece of Queen Alexandra, at Westminster Abbey. It was the last marriage between a son of a British Sovereign and a member of a foreign royal house to date." - But Lieutenant Mountbatten was born Prince of Greece and Denmark, and a member of a foreign royal house too?

You answered your own question: "It was the last marriage between a son of a British Sovereign and a member of a foreign royal house to date." The Duke of Edinburgh wasn't the son of a British sovereign, and neither, for that matter, is the present Queen; she's the DAUGHTER of a British sovereign. Morhange 02:43, 22 July 2005 (UTC)

For a little more information, Prince Philip became a British citizen before his marriage to Princess Elizabeth. So he was born a son of a foreign royal house, he lost that designation when he became a British citizen. Hope that helps.Prsgoddess187 15:53, 19 September 2005 (UTC)

Contents 1 Rudolf Hess 2 Image 3 article needs to be reviewed 4 GA failed 5 Possible plagiarism? 6 Neutral point of view/reliability 7 Kiki Preston 8 Death? 9 queens lost uncle 10 Hoax ?

[edit] Rudolf Hess

For discussion of claims surrounding Hess's flight to Scotland, see Talk:Rudolf Hess.

[edit] Image

The picture of George is supposedly in the public domain because its author died at least 100 years ago. However, even if the author died immediately after taking the picture, this would make George at the time of the picture aged 4 years. This cannot be correct. Johnleemk | Talk 08:21, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

We are getting close to two years since this issue came up, yet the same picture with the same explanation remains. Should it be taken down? -Rrius (talk) 21:48, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] article needs to be reviewed

I think much of this article makes POV assertions as though they were fact: for example 'the family, who are famously philistine'. Using the verb 'to be' (are) in this sentence instead of a conditional or some kind of hedge such as 'are often regarded as' is inappropriate for an encycopaedia. Other phrases such as 'Given George V's famously dull brain' are not only too colloquial for an encyclopaedia but would be difficult to justify from an empirical point of view. I'm going to ask that this article's listing be reviewed. Daviddariusbijan 21:52, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] GA failed

Reasons given :

• LEAD not long enough and not reflecting the articles depth.
• POV sense to many sections.
• Not enough references plus not enough variety in ref.

Lincher 17:09, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

There is excessive reliance by a previous author or authors on "War of the Windsors: A Century of Unconstitutional Monarchy", which is a cpntroversial source to put it mildly. It is npot sufficient authority for the more contentious statements made in this entry.60.234.48.118 03:27, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Possible plagiarism?

Much of the content on this Wiki page is very similar or identical to content at http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/royal_nazis.html#George. I don't know which is the original, or if both are taken from someone else.

That page is a copy of this. Proteus (Talk) 11:07, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

The article states that Kiki jumped out of the window, but the Channel 4 documentary clearly states that she took an overdose. I wonder which is true?Luckyles 07:14, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Neutral point of view/reliability

Much of the body of this article relies on Picknett, Prince, Prior & Brydon, which is not a guarantee of dependability. There should be alternative sources provided for the more unlikely/controversial claims, or they should be described as claims made in that book.Ncox 03:40, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Kiki Preston

"... although much evidence has been shown to suggest that he had her pushed, possibly though his position in the masonic lodge..."

Since Preston died four years after the Duke's fatal crash, this doesn't sound very convincing to me. Drella Melmoth 02:03, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

Actually, that wasn't referring to the Duke, but to her husband at the time, as being a possible pusher. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.121.153.20 (talk) 12:39, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

I was just reading the article with no prior knowledge of any of the people involved, and it definitely reads (unless one specifically cross-checks dates) as though Kent was implicated in her death. It should be rephrased - it was odd enough for me to come to the talk page to check it out. 86.40.108.159 (talk) 17:18, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Death?

No cause of death given? 71.194.163.223 (talk) 20:46, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Read the article. Plane crash. ^† DBD 02:18, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] queens lost uncle

> Much of this history was outlined in the documentary film The Queen's Lost Uncle mentioned above. The Duke's bisexuality and drug addictions were explored in "African Nights", a 2004 play written by American playwright Jeffrey Corrick.

Where above? Parrot of Doom (talk) 18:35, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hoax ?

"It was once proposed that the Duke be made King of Poland, in a move to restore the Polish monarchy much as the Greek monarchy had been restored using imported Royals. In August 1937, the Duke and his wife visited Poland and were well-received. However, due to the invasion of Poland in World War II, the plan was called off.

Supposedly from Picknett, Prince, Prior & Brydon, pp. 142–143.

Seems a hoax or gossip, the monarchists in Poland were a marginal group and had very different candidates for throne. I will post this on Polish noticeboard for comment.--Molobo (talk) 10:55, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Not in 1939 but during Second World War, not king od Poland but monarchic Central European Federation. Proposed by Sikorski and Herman Lieberman, not monarchists, rejected by Benes. The sources I found though aren't very reliable and I will continue to look for more serious ones.--Molobo (talk) 15:30, 12 April 2008 (UTC)