It was a royal wedding that made history
and brought the House of Windsor one of its most popular ever
members. In June 1961, the Duke of Kent married Katharine Worsley.
The new Duchess of Kent would go on to be an instant hit and,
alongside her husband, spend decades carrying out engagements on
behalf of the Queen. Their wedding day also turned an ancient
church into a royal marriage venue for…
The Duke of Kent to accompany The Queen at Trooping The Colour so she will not be alone
30th May 2021
The Duke of Kent will accompany The Queen
at this year’s scaled down Trooping The Colour ceremony so the
95-year-old monarch will not be alone following the death of Prince
Philip in April. Although the Duke of Edinburgh has not attended
Trooping for a number of years…
Princess Michael of Kent unwell with blood clots six months on from contracting Covid-19
16th May 2021
Princess Michael of Kent continues to
feel the impacts of Covid-19 six months after originally
contracting the virus. Princess Michael, who lives at Kensington
Palace with her husband Prince Michael, is reportedly ill with
blood clots. According to The Sun, Her Royal…
The Queen is under pressure to impose a
form of sanction against her cousin, Prince Michael of Kent, after
he was recorded apparently misusing his royal status to seek
favours from Russia’s President Putin. Prince Michael denies the
allegations, however, there is still a considerable question
remaining over whether Her Majesty will take action against the
78-year-old royal. Although Prince…
Prince Michael (b. 4 July 1942) is the
younger brother of the Duke of Kent and paternal first cousin of
Queen Elizabeth II. As a five-year-old, he was a pageboy at the
wedding of the then Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip. He was
educated at Sunningdale School and Eton…
Prince Michael of Kent accused of misusing his royal status to seek favours from Russian President Putin
8th May 2021
Prince Michael of Kent has been accused
of misusing his royal status to seek favours from Russian President
Vladimir Putin. In a joint investigation by The Sunday Times and
Channel 4’s Dispatches, Prince Michael was covertly filmed at a
business meeting telling…
Princess Alexandra, a first cousin of Her
Majesty The Queen, has appeared in public for the first time in
many months to attend the funeral of The Prince Philip, Duke of
Edinburgh. She was one of the 30 members of the family invited to
the funeral today. She was seated in the Quire of St. George’s
Chapel with the other members of the royal family. The attendees
were all several seats apart…
The Duke of Kent sends special message to Royal National Lifeboat Institution
31st January 2021
The Duke of Kent recorded a special New
Year’s message for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, an
organisation of which he is President and which has enjoyed a royal
patron since its founding in 1824. Prince Edward’s video message
was uploaded to the Royal Family…
In ordinary times, the past year might
well have seen a focus on the Duke of Kent celebrating his 85th
birthday and questions asked about how much longer this devoted
cousin of the Queen would continue to serve the Royal Family.
Instead, this most extraordinary time has seen the Duke reshape his
working pattern around the challenges of the pandemic without a
mention of retirement. In fact, the…
