The Duke of Kent: ‘My mother must have been terribly lost and lonely after my father died’
telegraph.co.ukPrince George and Princess Marina moved into Coppins in June 1936. In those days, the nearby village of Iver retained a quiet charm and rural atmosphere, and Coppins was set in 130 acres of countryside, surrounded by arable fields, woods and plantations.
The house was built in about 1850.Duke: We were very fond of Coppins. There were my parents and the three of us, as well as the nanny and other staff.
There were eight bedrooms, four bathrooms, four reception rooms and a ballroom. There was a farm, which would continue to work all through the war.I always had an interest in cars.
There was a big garage at Coppins that would hold four or five cars. That was overseen by Frederick Field, the chauffeur, who’d been with the Prince of Wales, before he came to my father.
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