Princess Marie de Croy Greetings Card

Regular price £4.00

Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Princess Marie de Croy NPG x158371

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Bassano Ltd

A member of the Belgian aristocracy, Princess Marie became involved with the Resistance movement during both World Wars. At the outbreak of the First World War, the family home, Chateau de Bellignies, in France became a hospital where the Princess served as a nurse to the wounded. She became more active in resistance activities; along with her brother Reginald, she assisted Edith Cavell in helping allied servicemen escape to Britain through the Netherlands. She and Cavell were arrested and Princess Marie was sentenced... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.

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