Born Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley on 22 February 1933, she would one day become a much-loved member of the Royal Family, as the Duchess of Kent, but now we take a look at her life before her marriage to Prince Edward, Duke of Kent.
Katharine is the youngest child and only daughter of Sir William Worsley, 4th Baronet, of whom she is said to have been very close to, and Joyce Morgan Brunner. She…
The Duke & Duchess of Kent join Grenfell Tower survivors & families to remember victims
14th June 2018
The Duke and Duchess of Kent attended an event in Kensington on Thursday morning to remember the 72 people who lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower fire which occurred one year ago to the day.
Edward and Katharine were joined by the victims’ families, friends and…
The Duchess of Kent returns to teaching to give an education to children who lived in Grenfell Tower
14th June 2018
Buckingham Palace has revealed that the Duchess of Kent has returned to teaching, working in a primary school attended by children who lived at Grenfell Tower.
The Duchess, who asks her students to call her “Mrs Kent”, teaches part-time at a local school…
The Duchess of Kent made a rare but welcome appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace this afternoon for The Queen’s Birthday Parade.
Trooping the Colour is usually the only time we see the Duchess in public since she retired from public life a few years ago.
Each year, she usually appears on the balcony to watch the RAF flypast, but often remains at the back behind the other members of…
Marie Christine von Reibnitz has been a member of the British Royal Family for almost 40 years, and even though she doesn’t carry out official royal engagements, she is a well-known figure, not least because of some of her highly publicised controversial actions in the…
The Duke of Kent shows no signs of slowing down as he advertises for a new Private Secretary
1st June 2018
The Duke of Kent is showing no signs of slowing down as he advertises for a new Private Secretary to begin working for him in 2019.
The 82-year-old royal is looking for somebody to manage his household and to accompany him on engagements both in the UK and abroad.
The…
The Queen is joined by her grandchildren at Buckingham Palace Garden Party
1st June 2018
Yesterday, The Queen hosted the second of four garden parties to be held this year.
This one took place in the gardens of Buckingham Palace with 8,000 guests to dine on the 27,000 cups of tea and coffee, 20,000 sandwiches and 20,000 slices of cake.
Joining Her Majesty were two of her grandchildren, Prince William and Princess Eugenie.
Also in attendance were the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the…
Lady Amelia Windsor has been appointed to the role of Contributing Fashion Editor at the society & fashion magazine, Tatler.
The 22-year-old, who is the granddaughter of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, has been featured in the magazine many times in the past and has now…
The Queen and members of The Royal Family attended the Chelsea Flower Show on Monday – their first engagement since the marriage of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on Saturday.
Her Majesty was joined at the flower show by her Princess Anne, Princess Alexandra, the Earl…
Prince Michael of Kent & the Earl of St Andrews attends the Dowager Countess of Harewood's funeral on behalf of Royal Family
21st May 2018
The funeral of Patricia, Dowager Countess of Harewood, took place last Friday with Prince Michael of Kent and the Earl of St Andrews representing members of The Royal Family.
The Countess, who married George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood in 1967, died earlier this month at the age of 91.
Prince Michael of Kent and his nephew, the Earl of St Andrews, were the only royals to be present at the…
