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Platinum Jubilee

HRH Princess Michael of Kent

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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From Ludwig van Beethoven to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Her Royal Highness Princess Michael shares her castaway choices with Roy Plomley.

The princess was born in Czechoslovakia, but she was educated mainly in Australia. She came to England specifically to study interior design and eventually set up her own design company. She then became an author.

In 1978, she married Prince Michael of Kent - first cousin to the Queen and grandson of George V.

Discussing events in her life, the princess chooses the eight tracks she would take to the mythical island.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1984. Show less

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