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A British woman born into nobility and her partner were convicted of manslaughter in the death of their infant daughter.\n<\/p>\n
Constance Marten, 38, and Mark Gordon, 51, were living in a \u201ctent in freezing conditions\u201d along with their newborn, Victoria, while on the run from authorities, according to Metropolitan Police. The couple were arrested following a seven-week manhunt in 2023, sparked by the discovery of a placenta in their burning car\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
Marten is the daughter of Napier Marten, once a page for Queen Elizabeth II,<\/a> and the granddaughter of Mary Anna Marten, who was the goddaughter of the Queen Mother, according to the BBC<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n The BBC reported Marten told friends that when she was a child, she would play with Prince William<\/a> and Prince Harry<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n Marten reportedly cut ties with her family in 2016, according to CBS<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n Mark Gordon.<\/p>\n Metropolitan Police\/AFP via Getty<\/p>\n Prior to his relationship with Marten, Gordon had spent 20 years in a U.S. prison after being convicted of raping a woman at knifepoint in Florida when he was 14, according to the BBC.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Following his release from prison, Gordon was deported to the U.K. in 2010. The BBC reported that Marten and Gordon met a few years later.\n<\/p>\n Together, the couple had four other children in addition to Victoria.\n<\/p>\n