Prince George Valdemar of Denmark
Prince George Valdemar Carl Axel of Denmark (16 April 1920 – 29 September 1986) was a Danish prince. He was a second cousin of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Early life. Prince George was the eldest son of Prince Axel of Denmark (himself a son of Prince Valdemar of Denmark) therefore a great-grandson of King Christian IX of Denmark and Princess Margaretha of Sweden. As a result of the Danish Act of Succession of 1953, which restricts the throne to those descended from Christian X and his wife, Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, through approved marriages , he lost his place in the line of succession. Marriage. On 16 September 1950, at Glamis Castle, he married Anne, Viscountess Anson, the divorced wife of Thomas, Viscount Anson, and daughter of Hon. John Bowes-Lyon and Hon. Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis. His wife was a first cousin of Elizabeth II. Prince George himself was a second cousin of Edward VIII, George VI and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He served as defence attaché to London and military, naval and air attaché at Paris. The marriage was opposed by the Church of England, because, at that time, the church  did not permit the remarriage of a divorced person who had a prior spouse living. Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Consort of the United Kingdom, later the Queen Mother, had announced her intention to attend the wedding, but the Archbishop of Canterbury intervened, ordered the withdrawal of the Scottish Episcopal clergyman, and “advised” the Queen Mother not to attend. The Queen Mother stated that she would join the wedding party only for the reception and would remain in an adjoining drawing room while the ceremony took place.