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Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark

Athens, 13 Dec 1906 – Kensington Palace, 27 Aug 1968

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Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 13 Dec 1906

    Born in Athens

  2. 1935–1942

    3 children are born

  3. 27 Aug 1968

    Dies in Kensington Palace, aged 61

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 3

During her lifetime

She lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Athens.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1900s · Princess is born in Athens

In the news1908

Old Age Pensions Introduced in 1908

In 1908, Parliament approved means-tested old age pensions of up to five shillings a week for people over 70.

Getting around

Social Railway Travel in Greece

Railway travel was slow and leisurely; trains stopped at every station for up to ten minutes, during which passengers could visit wine shops or interact with local hawkers. These stops were treated as social events, with villagers often gathering at the station to talk to passengers.

At the table

Resinated wine was the common beverage

People often drank retsinata, a resinated wine with a strong scent of turpentine that was the primary table beverage.

Powered flight. The Wright brothers flew a powered aeroplane at Kitty Hawk in 1903; in 1906 Santos-Dumont flew the 14-bis in Paris.Around the world · 1903–1906

Powered flight. The Wright brothers flew a powered aeroplane at Kitty Hawk in 1903; in 1906 Santos-Dumont flew the 14-bis in Paris.

Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright (credited as photographers) [1], [2] · public domain

What people wore

Multipurpose handwoven garments

Women often wove their own families' clothes, with one set often serving as both a special festive outfit and later, burial clothing.

Music

Church festival celebrations

At church festivals, known as panigiria, celebrations took place in church courtyards or squares, featuring music, dance, and communal drinking.

Daily life

Democratic and free public education access

Education was highly valued and free for all Greeks, with children from diverse backgrounds, such as a cabdriver's daughter and the child of a Secretary of State, learning together in the same schools. Attendance was eager, contrasting with the listless air observers found in their own countries.