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Palace announces details of Duchess of Kent's funeral
The Independent
|September 07, 2025
The Duchess of Kent’s funeral will take place at Westminster Cathedral on 16 September, Buckingham Palace has announced.
It will be the first Catholic funeral for a royal in modern British history. King Charles, head of the Church of England, has been confirmed to attend. The Duchess, born Katharine Worsley, was the wife of the late Queen's cousin, the Duke of Kent. She died peacefully at home on Thursday night, aged 92.
Her coffin will rest in the private chapel at Kensington Palace before the service. It will then be taken by hearse to Westminster Cathedral on the eve of the requiem mass.
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