Ka cika wannan magana: An mayar da ɗan'uwanta George a matsayin sarki a shekara ta 1935, kuma Katherine ta koma ƙasar Hellas tare da ƙanwarta, Irene. Ta shiga Red Cross na Girka lokacin da Yaƙin Duniya na Biyu ya ɓarke a 1939. A 1941, bayan da Girka ta kasance
Bayan da sojojin Axis suka mamaye ta, ta gudu zuwa Afirka ta Kudu tare da dan uwanta na uku, Paul, a cikin jirgin ruwa mai tashi Sunderland, inda ta yi aiki a matsayin ma'aikaciyar jinya a asibitin Cape Town. Ba ta ji labarin 'yar'uwarta Helen ba har shekara huɗu. Ta koma Ingila a 1946, tana tafiya daga Masar zuwa Ingila a kan jirgin Cunard RMS "Ascania". A cikin jirgin, ta sadu da Manjo Richard Campbell Brandram MC (5 ga Agusta 1911 <unk> 5 ga Afrilu 1994), wani jami'i a cikin British Royal Artillery. Sun yi alkawari makonni uku bayan sun isa Ingila, amma an sanar da alkawarinsu ne kawai a watan Fabrairun 1947. A ranar 1 ga Afrilu a Fadar Sarauta, makonni uku kafin bikin aure, ɗan'uwanta Sarki George ya sami bugun jini kuma ya mutu ba da daɗewa ba a gaban Katherine. George ya gaje shi a kan kursiyin Girka ta ɗan'uwan Katherine na uku Paul, wanda ya yi aiki a matsayin mashawarci a bikin aure, wanda ya faru bisa ga jadawalin a ranar 21 ga Afrilu 1947.