{"id":2024677,"date":"2025-09-15T23:07:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T23:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2024677"},"modified":"2025-09-15T23:07:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T23:07:20","slug":"the-funeral-of-the-duchess-of-kent-takes-place-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-funeral-of-the-duchess-of-kent-takes-place-today\/","title":{"rendered":"The funeral of the Duchess of Kent takes place today"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Royal Family <\/a>will attend the funeral of the Duchess of Kent which takes place later today at Westminster Cathedral.<\/p>\n

King Charles will be at the service, the first time a Monarch has been at a public Catholic funeral for a senior royal in three centuries.<\/p>\n

The Duchess of Kent died on September 4 2025 at the age of 92.<\/p>\n

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King Charles and Queen Camilla and members of the Royal Family will attend the Requiem Mass for the Duchess of Kent on 16 September.<\/p>\n

The Archbishop of Westminster, will preside over the Requiem Mass, while the Dean of Windsor and Bishop James Curry, Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, will also participate in the service.<\/p>\n

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The King and Queen will attend the Catholic funeral service for the Duchess of Kent (Stephen Lock\/ i-Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The day before the funeral, the coffin of the Duchess of Kent was brought to the Cathedral<\/a> in the Royal Hearse.<\/p>\n

The coffin was covered in the Royal Standard and a large wreath of white and pink flowers rested on top of it.<\/p>\n

A lone piper from the Royal Dragoon Guards walked solemnly in front of the Royal Hearse as it left Kensington Palace.<\/p>\n

A Bearer Party of Royal Dragoon Guards was waiting at Westminster Cathedral to carry in the coffin. The Duke of Kent bowed his head as it passed.<\/p>\n

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The Duke of Kent was supported by his daughter, Lady Helen Taylor, as well as his two sons, the Earl of St. Andrews and Lord Nicholas Windsor.<\/p>\n

The immediate family of the Duchess of Kent attended the Rite of Reception and Vespers that was held on the eve of her funeral.<\/p>\n

Princess Alexandra, 88, and Prince Michael of Kent, 83, were present at the private service.<\/p>\n

The Royal Family will join the immediate relatives of the Duchess for the funeral which will be followed by a private burial at Frogmore Burial Ground at Windsor.<\/p>\n

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\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source royalcentral.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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