This is the final installment in my 3-part series on the Kent family.

Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel was born Christmas Day in 1936. She was the second child and only daughter of Prince George and Princess Marina, the Duke and Duchess of Kent.

Princess Alexandra spent most of her childhood at her family’s country house in Iver, Buckinghamshire. During World War II the princess lived with her grandmother Queen Mary, the widow of George V, at her temporary country home Badminton.

Alexandra and her siblings were dealt the devastating loss of their father during the war. The Duke of Kent was killed in a mysterious airplane crash near Caithness, Scotland in August 1942 while serving in the Royal Air Force. Her elder brother Edward became the new Duke of Kent at barely seven years of age….

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This is the first in a three-part series on the Kents, grandchildren of King George V.

His Royal Highness Prince Edward George Nicholas Patrick Paul was born October 9th, 1935. His parents were Prince George and Princess Marina, the Duke and Duchess of Kent.

Prince George married Princess Marina in 1934, an event hailed as the society wedding of the year. People were excited about the stylish, exotic princess marrying their prince; Marina was Princess of Greece and Denmark, a great-granddaughter of Tsar Alexander II of Russia and a granddaughter of the Greek King George I…

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In the summer of 2006, Rachel Trevor-Morgan was given the accolade of being appointed the official hatmaker to the Queen.

Her Majesty has been photographed in Rachel’s hats on many high profile occasions: Royal Ascot, Her 80th birthday celebrations at St Paul’s, Her Diamond Wedding celebration at Westminster Abbey, even meeting George Bush in Washington, to name but a few. Rachel also designs hats for other members of the Royal family.

Over the years Rachel has provided many of London’s top fashion retailers with beautiful and contemporary designs: these include Harrods and Selfridges, where she is a consistent customer favorite. She also supplies boutiques across the U.K and Ireland as well as exporting to the US and Japan.

Her designs have enjoyed continuous press coverage, with her hats featured on the covers and in the editorial pages of Vogue, Elle, Brides, the Daily Mail and The Sunday Times.

In 1997 Rachel launched her first bridal headdress collection and in 1999 she won the Headdress Designer Award at The Brides British Bridal Awards. Her fresh approach to bridal headwear offers an alternative to the modern bride. Rachel is known for her soft, feminine signature feathers and flowers. These pieces are for the couture bride.

Rachel’s childhood ambition was to become an actress and this developed into a keen interest in theatre costume. It is from this sense of the dramatic, coupled with her mother’s love of hats, that Rachel’s passion for millinery has evolved.

Rachel gained apprenticeships with Philip Somerville and Graham Smith. The latter was her biggest influence: he offered a rigorous training in the disciplined craft of millinery whilst maintaining the individuality of design and flawless finish which are central to its art. This background has given Rachel a strong base in couture millinery where each hat is hand blocked and stitched and every flower hand dyed and rolled.

Her first studio was a shared attic in a monastery in Westminster and she sold her creations on a market stall in St Martins-in-the-Field.

Rachel believes that glamour and elegance are timeless but draws particular inspiration from an era when millinery was de rigueur.

From “About Rachel” at racheltrevormorgan.com