The Duchess of Kent has sent a supportive message to her patronage, Hull & East Riding Breast Friends, during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Her Royal Highness’s message was shared by a member of staff on the charity’s website: “The Duchess of Kent has asked me to convey to you and Hull & East Riding Breast Friends her best wishes during this extraordinarily…
Happy 87th birthday to the Duchess of Kent! Royal Central takes a look at "Mrs Kent's" remarkable life
22nd February 2020
Today. we’re going to take a look at the life of Katharine, The Duchess of Kent.
Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley was born 22 February 1933, the only daughter of Sir William Arthington Worsley of Hovingham, 4th Baronet and his wife Joyce. She has three older brothers.
The…
On 16 March 1861, Queen Victoria’s mother, the Duchess of Kent, died at Frogmore House, the private residence in Windsor Great Park which she had often used, living there for approximately two decades. After her death, the summer house she had planned during her lifetime…
Now April is here we can say in all confidence that the next royal wedding happens next month. And as Lady Gabriella Windsor and Thomas Kingston make the final preparations for their big day, set for May 18th at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, there’s plenty of excitement over the details of this latest marital celebration.
Lady Gabriella will be the latest bride from the House of Kent…
With the forthcoming exhibition of the Royal Collection George IV: Art & Spectacle set to open later this year, I want to take a brief look at the relationship between the future Queen Victoria and her paternal uncle, the Prince Regent, later George IV.
The Duke of Kent…
Queen Victoria’s mother, the Duchess of Kent, died on 16 March 1861 at her residence of Frogmore House, in Windsor Great Park. Frogmore had been occupied by the Duchess since May 1841 when Queen Victoria asked her mother whether or not she would like to use Frogmore House…
In the last days of August 1968, the Royal Family made a sad and surprising announcement. Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent’s health was ”giving rise to anxiety” following the diagnosis of an inoperable brain tumour. There was sympathy for the duchess, a popular member of the House of Windsor for over three decades, and good wishes began to pour in. However, surprise turned to…
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…
In this piece, we take a brief look at The Duke and The Duchess of Kent.
Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick was born in 1935, the first born of Prince George, and Princess Marina, daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece; this makes The Duke first cousin to both The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh.
The Duke of Kent pictured here in 2009.
His siblings are Prince Michael of Kent, and Princess…
