The Duke of Kent loved above all, spending time with his children. As the duchess, he knew the children and never bored with them.
At Coppins on the family farm he inherited from his aunt Victoria, his greatest pleasure was to spend an afternoon outdoors with his children. The nursery had an important place in his life and only really important official duties deprived him sometimes to spend an hour between five and six every afternoon. The whole family took part in games Passionnata. The early morning it was still playing in the bedroom of the duchess, after breakfast. The morning session usually ended with a furious pillow fight between Prince Edward and his father.
In the eyes of his young son, the Duke of Kent was a god. They looked like an extraordinary way,, not only physically but also in their every taste. Both had the same penchant for mechanics and the delight of the little boy was to tinker with his father all morning in the garage.
