Daily Mirror

Ahead of the next episode of Royal Murder Mysteries on Yesterday, we reveal some big question marks over the infamous deaths of aristocrat­s

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He was a bisexual prince whose antics were a constant source of embarrassm­ent to the Palace. Prince George, Duke of Kent, who was fifth in line to the throne, would have put other playboys to shame with his drug-taking, drinking and habit of dressing in drag. So when, on August 25, 1942, a plane carrying the 39-year-old prince was mysterious­ly crashed into the side of a hill in the Highlands, not everyone

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thought it was just an accident. The RAF flying boat, destined for Reykjavik in Iceland, crashed without warning shortly after taking off from a naval base, killing all 14 men on board when it exploded on impact. Theories include the prince being murdered by British intelligen­ce amid fears his lifestyle, which included cocaine addiction and bedding both men and women, was about to be exposed.

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