The Duchess of Kent, dean of the British royal family, died on Thursday at the age of 92, Buckingham Palace announced on Friday.
A talented pianist and singer, the Duchess was born Katharine Worsley in an aristocratic family in Yorkshire in northern England.
In 1961, he married Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, cousin in the first grade of Elizabeth II, and even an active member of the royal family at age 89.
The duchess died “last night at the Palais de Kensington, surrounded by her family,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement, sharing her “deep sadness.”
For many years, he appeared on the grass of the Wimbledon tennis tournament every year, where the winner gave the trophy.
Separate but not divorced
The Duchess lived separately from her husband, but the couple had not divorced.
Since Elizabeth II’s death in 2022, she had been the dean of the royal family, but has not been an active member since 2002.
Following his retirement, he had saved music for thirteen years in a public primary school in the northeast of England.
“The King and Queen and all the members of the Royal Family are associated with the Duke of Kent, with their children and grandchildren in their duel and to remember with the tenderness of the dedication of a lifetime testified by the Duchess with organizations with which she was associated, with her passion for music and her empathy towards young people,” the palace said.
Prince William and Princess Kate paid tribute to her, saying that she “had worked without respite to help others and support many causes, particularly through her love for music.” Prime Minister Keir Starmer also praised a personality that brought “compassion, dignity and a human touch in everything he did.”
Source: BFM TV
