On September 16, 2025, the Catholic funeral service of Katharine, Duchess of Kent, was held at Westminster Cathedral in London. The Duchess passed away on September 4 at the age of 92 at Kensington Palace. The service was attended by senior members of the Royal Family, including King Charles III and the Prince and Princess of Wales. The Duchess’s husband, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, was seen arriving with, Lady Helen Taylor.
The Duchess of Edinburgh, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Princess Anne and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, the Duke and Duchess of York, Princess Alexandra, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, Flora Alexandra Ogilvy, Lord and Lady Frederick Windsor, Lady Gabriella Kingston, Lady Amelia, Lady Marina, and Lady Sarah Chatto also attended the Requiem Mass at Westminster Cathedral. The Duchess will be laid to rest at the Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore, Windsor.
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ردحذفJ’ignore qui est la femme sur la dernière image, mais elle est fort élégante !
-Astrid.
Il s'agit de Lady Helen Taylor, la fille du Duc et de la Duchesse de Kent
حذفAstrid : c'est Lady Helen Taylor, la fille de la duchesse de Kent. Paloma.
حذفC'est Lady Helen Taylor (née Windsor), la fille des ducs de Kent.
حذفThe lady in question is Lady Helen Taylor, the daughter of the Duke and the (late) Duchess of Kent.
حذفI am surprised (and not in a positive way) to see the Yorks there. I mean because of the Epstein-connections. In my view they should have stayed at home.
ردحذفAgree. Both are clueless and entitled.
حذفAh Coralie, we can’t ask people who’ve loved another to stay home from a final farewell.
حذفThey were family, it was a family funeral. We all have someone in our family who is a problem. But at funerals we come together, we put aside our differences. Andrew had known the Duchess since childhood, he played with her children as a child. It was not a state event.
حذفStephanie
I agree. Surely there was a side or back entrance he could have used to enter and exit the church. But typical entitled Andrew he wanted to be seen going through the front door.
حذفIt was a rather private family affair, and one might think that the Duke of Kent was fully aware of the guest list and had approved of it. So, when he decided to have The Duke of York and his former wife attending the funeral, it is entirely up to him and his immediate family. It was no state function, nothing official, just a family gathering. I also think that the late Duchess of Kent, as a woman of Christian faith and values, would not have wanted to exclude the Yorks. She certainly was all about forgiveness. Who are we to judge on what they decided on that matter.
حذفCatherine's "funeral dress" is a re-wear (she also has it in red), it is a beautifully simple and elegant dress. The Duchess of Gloucester is her always elegant self, and the Duchess of Edinburgh looks good in black - minus her hat. A hat like this is, let's say, not everybody's taste, sure not mine, but better suited for a balcony appearance than for an occasion like this, where you meet and talk to people and your hat can be a disturbance. Sarah Ferguson also does not disappoint - by flashing her thigh at a funeral.
ردحذفIt is a funeral. Critiquing, especially in a negative way, is not appropriate. What is important is that they are all there paying their respects to the Duchess of Kent and her family. I knew the moment I saw Sarah's leg that someone would remark about it. The slit is necessary with that cut if one is to walk and climb stairs. If there wasn't a slit, she would have to hike her skirt up to move her legs.
حذف@Anon 21:29, thank you for your kind advice, but I don't think that you have the authority to decide what is appropriate in this fashion blog. - As for the slit, it is necessary for this skirt, but the skirt itself is sure not necessary for a funeral. I hope your next post will not explain that Sarah Ferguson did not have an alternative skirt.
حذفMany members of the family present. The outfits look very nice. I like Kate's and Gabriella Kingston's a lot, they have been worn before but that is fine. No need to buy new ones for every occasion. Sorry Camila did not make it but did not come to pay her respect was Lady Nicholas Windsor. This was her MIL. I would like to answer to some other remark but I better not. This is a Funeral for a grand lady. May She RIP.
ردحذفcss
Les Mickael de Kent sont toujours élégants.
ردحذفLady Gabriella est très bien.
Jolie robe-manteau pour la duchesse Sophie qui semble très émue.
Sarah aurait pu éviter la jupe fendue pour des obsèques...
La veste de la princesse Anne est jolie et originale, mais le chapeau est un peu désuet. J'aurais aimé un chignon pour la princesse de Galles.
Lady Helen est élégante, avec un style vintage des années 50 qui lui va bien. Paloma.
What a sad day for the whole Kent family as well as their extended families. The DoK was always known for her style and grace. Later years her conversion to Catholicism she found much solace. She was a fine woman.
ردحذفFashion wise. Everyone looked tidy, in their selective choices. Though some of the men look like they could do with buying a new mourning suits, they’re looking rather worn and tired.
Lowri.
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