This trio of impossibly chic sisters, "style icons" of the mid-Thirties, were the daughters and only children of Prince and Princess Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, the former the third son of George I, King of the Hellenes, and the latter, née Grand Duchess Elena, the daughter of Grand Duke Vladimir of Russia and his formidable wife, Maria Pavlovna.
Left to right: Marina, Elizabeth, Olga. |
Olga (11 June 1903 – 16 October 1997), Princess Paul of Yugoslavia, wife of Prince Paul, Regent of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Elizabeth (24 May 1904 – 11 January 1955), Countess of Törring-Jettenbach, wife of Karl Theodor, Count of Törring-Jettenbach.
Marina (13 December 1906 – 27 August 1968), Duchess of Kent, wife of Prince George, Duke of Kent, fourth son of George V.
Another uncropped original, with crop marks and retouching - in the lamp at top - visible. |
Marina, Duchess of Kent. |
Princess Paul of Yugoslavia. (Two images.) |
I'm more than a bit frustrated that I've not been able to find more and larger images from this "hatted" series of the sisters. I know they exist; I've seen them.
The Countess of Törring-Jettenbach. |
The Duchess of Kent. |
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