{"id":2024246,"date":"2025-09-15T18:22:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T18:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2024246"},"modified":"2025-09-15T18:22:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T18:22:01","slug":"duchess-of-kents-coffin-arrives-at-westminster-cathedral-ahead-of-catholic-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/duchess-of-kents-coffin-arrives-at-westminster-cathedral-ahead-of-catholic-funeral\/","title":{"rendered":"Duchess of Kent\u2019s coffin arrives at Westminster Cathedral ahead of Catholic funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-10wlkbs-0\" data-component=\"Newsletter\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"base\">\n<aside class=\"sc-y4bm30-0 jwWhkK newsletter-component sc-1ge0fwe-0\" data-newsletter-key=\"receiveIndyHeadlinesNews\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-1 inRDZn\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-3\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-4 hfveGa\">\n<p><h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-6 fvoxRM dRzeRr\">Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-8 fvoxRM knvhy\">Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-7 fvoxRM kbCQAZ\">Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 hKcUSR sc-culv3z-0 eifaJK sc-1ix0cah-0 PYnPb sc-y4bm30-10 fUEDPX\"><use href=\"#600f53465147d717\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk sc-y4bm30-9 iQYNfz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletters\/morningHeadlines1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Morning Headlines\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>The coffin of Katharine, Duchess of Kent, has been received during a solemn ceremony at Westminster Cathedral on the eve of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/duchess-of-kent-funeral-westminster-b2826563.html\">her funeral service<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Soldiers from The Royal Dragoon Guards, a regiment she supported, carried the coffin from the royal hearse into the place of worship.<\/p>\n<p>Katharine, the wife of the late Queen\u2019s cousin the Duke of Kent, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/duchess-kent-death-royal-family-katharine-edward-b2820843.html\">died peacefully at home, aged 92<\/a>, on 4 September. <\/p>\n<p>A devout Roman Catholic, in 1994 she became the first royal to convert to the faith in over 300 years.<\/p>\n<p>She had wished for her funeral to be held at Westminster Cathedral.<\/p>\n<p>The duchess\u2019s immediate family, including her widower, the Duke of Kent, and their daughter Lady Helen Taylor, were welcomed by the Dean of Westminster Cathedral Father Slawomir Witon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD 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gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 bpFomM hgzWpY\">The coffin of Katharine, the Duchess of Kent, is carried into Westminster Cathedral<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 CXMrn\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->Paul Grover\/Daily Telegraph\/PA Wire<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>They watched from the cathedral steps as the soldiers slowly carried the coffin in.<\/p>\n<p>It was draped with the royal standard, which had a white ermine border signifying she was the spouse of a prince.<\/p>\n<p>There was a large floral display on top of the standard.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the coffin\u2019s arrival, the Duke of Kent\u2019s siblings Prince Michael of Kent and Princess Alexandra entered the cathedral to take their place before a series of private funeral rites.<\/p>\n<p>Those included a Vigil for the Deceased, Rite of Reception, which usually involves the coffin being sprinkled with holy water, and evening prayers known as Vespers taken by Bishop James Curry, Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster and Titular Bishop of Ramsbury.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-none\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"2\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 eHWNvu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/09\/15\/18\/937512c1c647e58af9bd97ec8b146e66Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU4MDQxODY5-2.81622804.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/09\/15\/18\/937512c1c647e58af9bd97ec8b146e66Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU4MDQxODY5-2.81622804.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/09\/15\/18\/937512c1c647e58af9bd97ec8b146e66Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU4MDQxODY5-2.81622804.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Lady Helen Taylor and the Duke of Kent ahead of the arrival of the coffin of the Duchess of Kent at Westminster Cathedral\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-17100\"><span class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-1 hwVecx\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 bpFomM hgzWpY\">Lady Helen Taylor and the Duke of Kent ahead of the arrival of the coffin of the Duchess of Kent at Westminster Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The requiem mass, a Catholic funeral, will be held on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>It will attended by the King, Queen and other senior royals.<\/p>\n<p>The funeral will be the first Catholic funeral service held for a member of the royal family in modern British history.<\/p>\n<p>Katharine, who shed her \u2018HRH\u2019 title and preferred to be known simply as \u2018Kate\u2019, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/duchess-of-kent-death-katharine-b2820853.html\">dedicated 13 years to teaching in a primary school in Hull<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond her teaching career, the duchess was an unassuming charity worker. She volunteered for the Samaritans and travelled globally as a Unicef ambassador.<\/p>\n<\/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 www.independent.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The coffin of Katharine, Duchess of Kent, has been received during a solemn ceremony at Westminster Cathedral on the eve of her funeral service. 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