{"id":2018792,"date":"2025-09-13T08:15:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T08:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2018792"},"modified":"2025-09-13T08:15:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T08:15:14","slug":"poignant-tribute-to-lead-funeral-procession-of-the-duchess-of-kent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/poignant-tribute-to-lead-funeral-procession-of-the-duchess-of-kent\/","title":{"rendered":"Poignant tribute to lead funeral procession of the Duchess of Kent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A lone piper will walk ahead of the coffin of the Duchess of Kent as it leaves Kensington Palace for the final time.<\/p>\n<p>On the eve of the Duchess\u2019 funeral, a piper from the Royal Dragoon Guards will play as the hearse leaves the palace she called home.<\/p>\n<p>The Duchess of Kent was Deputy Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Dragoon Guards for over thirty years.<\/p>\n<p>The hearse will travel to Westminster Cathedral where a bearer party made up of Royal Dragoon Guards will carry the coffin to the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary where it will rest overnight.<\/p>\n<p>As the coffin is received into the cathedral, a private Vigil for the Deceased with Rite of Reception and Vespers for the Dead will be held. The immediate family of the Duchess of Kent will attend this private service.<\/p>\n<p>The funeral will be held on September 16 2025 with The King and Queen leading the wider Royal Family in mourning for the Duchess of Kent.<\/p>\n<p>The Duke of Kent and their three surviving children \u2013 George, Helen and Nicholas \u2013 will attend a Requiem Mass at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/westminstercathedral.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Westminster Cathedral.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This will be the first time a reigning Monarch has attended a public Catholic funeral for a senior member of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/royal-news\/william-and-catherine-pay-tribute-to-the-duchess-of-kent-she-will-be-a-much-missed-member-of-the-family-213792\/\">the Royal Family<\/a> in over 300 years.<\/p>\n<p>The Requiem Mass will be conducted by The Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, with support from Bishop James Curry, Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, and the Dean of Windsor.<\/p>\n<p>After the funeral, a private burial will take place at the Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore.<\/p>\n<p>The Duchess of Kent died on September 4 2025 at the age of 92.<\/p>\n<p> <span id=\"tbmarker\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source royalcentral.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lone piper will walk ahead of the coffin of the Duchess of Kent as it leaves Kensington Palace for the final time. On the eve of the Duchess\u2019 funeral, a piper from the Royal Dragoon Guards will play as the hearse leaves the palace she called home. 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