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The Duchess of Kent's coffin to be received into Westminster Cathedral ahead of funeral

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15th September 2025
The final journey of the Duchess of Kent begins later when her coffin is taken from Kensington Palace to Westminster Cathedral ahead of her funeral.The Royal Hearse will convey the Duchess’ coffin from the palace with a lone piper from the Royal Dragoon Guards walking ahead of it.The Duke of Kent and their three surviving children – George, Helen and Nicholas – will…
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Warm welcome at Wimbledon for the Duke of Kent as he makes first visit to Championships this year

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8th July 2022
The Duke of Kent was given a warm welcome to the All England Club when he took his seat in the royal box on Centre Court for the first time this year.The Duke, who retired as President of the Club in 2021, was at Wimbledon on the afternoon that Britain’s top male player, Cam Norrie, got ready to take on Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals of the Singles compeition.Prince Edward, 86…
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The Duke of Kent supports RAF Regiment on major milestone at Buckingham Palace

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2nd February 2022
The Duke of Kent, as Honorary Air Chief Marshal, has helped the Royal Air Force Regiment celebrate a milestone anniversary. The Duke watched as the RAF Regiment completed the Changing of the Guards ceremony at Buckingham Palace as February got under way.The Queen’s Colour Squadron of the RAF Regiment were on parade to celebrate the regiment’s 80th anniversary. The Queen’s Colour…
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Chaplain reads out The Queen's good wishes as she misses military event

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3rd September 2021
The Queen has sent her “warmest good wishes” from Balmoral to those attending a service marking the 50th anniversary of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.The monarch was due to travel by helicopter to the event on the grounds of the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh on Friday. However, Buckingham Palace announced Thursday night The Queen would no longer attend due to a bad weather…
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