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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ReplyDeleteJ’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
DeleteAstrid : c'est Lady Helen Taylor, la fille de la duchesse de Kent. Paloma.
DeleteC'est Lady Helen Taylor (née Windsor), la fille des ducs de Kent.
DeleteThe lady in question is Lady Helen Taylor, the daughter of the Duke and the (late) Duchess of Kent.
DeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteAgree. Both are clueless and entitled.
DeleteAh Coralie, we can’t ask people who’ve loved another to stay home from a final farewell.
DeleteThey 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.
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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.
DeleteIt 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.
DeleteSince this was a private family funeral, he was certainly entitled to be there if the family chose to have him. It is unbelievable how people think they know better than the family. All there were properly attired and respectful, and lets not forget, invited.
DeleteAnd Fergie couldn’t dress appropriately. Bare legs are not suitable at a funeral.
Delete6:33 bare legs are completely fine. She has worn elegant black out of respect. Nothing to criticise
DeleteCatherine'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.
ReplyDeleteIt 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.
Delete@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.
DeleteLady Gabriella flashed almost as much leg yesterday when she was descending the stairs with her father. It happens.
Delete@Anon 21:29 Perhaps it was also the way you criticised the detail of Sarah Ferguson's skirt that bothered me. Of course, Sarah has a history. Nevertheless, I also thought, 'Why not be generous?' Why be so harsh when this photo only captures a fraction of a second, and probably no one noticed at the time?
DeleteAnon 00:51: Really, Lady Gabriella flashed her thigh like Sarah? Be so kind show us the photo, how she did dit in this outfit: https://www.instagram.com/p/DOoxogPkwOq/
Delete@Anon 05:39: The Yorks are a core problem for the royal family. Both have different, but significant roles in this problem. My indignation roots in me being a royalist - I believe in the function of a good monarchy. These two are ruinous for that function and worse than that: Sarah does not learn to do it better. So why should I be generous ... no, I am not. And look - photographers noticed it, and Helen, our admin noticed this pic too. She has chosen to show it to us :-)
DeleteWell said 21:29.
Delete12:03 - “why should I be generous?” - because you’re a human and you’re criticising people at a funeral and being generous is the better moral position to take.
@Anon 12.03: Thank you. For me, generosity in small things – and Sarah's skirt is one of them – has to do with style. I wouldn't have published that for precisely that reason, and because I also think of her daughters and grandchildren. However, I am very critical of Prince Andrew's and Sarah's role – but ultimately that is for the courts to decide.
DeleteIt is a tradition/rule we started years ago on this blog not to critique “funeral fashion” of the royals out of respect for the extraordinary circumstance of grieving one’s loved one(s). Same way we don’t critique the bodies of royal children on this blog.
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Many 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.
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Les Mickael de Kent sont toujours élégants.
ReplyDeleteLady 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.
ReplyDeleteFashion 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.
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Catherine looked beautiful and appropriately groomed in this re wear, lovely to see her wearing it again. Gorgeous design, perfect fit. Love her pearl and diamond earrings, the pearl choker, perfect choice. I love the fact she wore black tights. Sophie looks beautiful, love her ensemble and the addition of her brooch, perfect size, subtle but perfect. The Princess Royal looked immaculately groomed in her two piece black suit. Lady Gabriella looked beautiful, subtle CW outfit, she looked stunning. Lady Helen the epitome of grace and dignity, she looked wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThe ladies and gentlemen are dressed in a somber, respectful manner to say goodbye to a lovely Duchess. Princess Anne seemed a bit frail to me. Others wore elegant re-wear outfits, which I applaud.
ReplyDeleteEven though was a private service, a smart person always knows there will always be photographs capturing every moment. Sara, Duchess of York should have worn nylons, especially to a funeral. Show respect - not your thigh. It looked so out of place here. As for Andrew, he could have shown better respect for family members, by being more discrete. Yes , be there to offer comfort -- but he should have blended in with the mourners, instead of getting right behind Prince William to lead them. Sympathy to the loved ones of the Duchess.
Kate " es ever" impeccable as well as Lady Gabriella
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DeleteI don't get this comment at all. Very odd.
DeleteDid you see them privately?
DeleteWhy should they show you and public their sorrow?
To give you another pretext to pick on your targeted royal ladies , maybe?
Condoléances à tous les membres de la famille royale et entourage ; sur une photo, on peut remarquer Charles converser brièvement avec Andrew !!
ReplyDeleteI love the look between Catherine and William. Always sad to see people gathered for a funeral, but happy to see that so many people turned up to honour the Duchess of Kent. I find it hard to read some of the criticism above regarding who should be there or what they should wear or choosing to be ungenerous to humans at a funeral.
ReplyDeleteKate looks ridiculos with that long hair. Ok for a 20 year old, but she is way too old for that hairdo. No style at all.
ReplyDeleteAnd you probably are too old to feel so jealous.
DeleteDoes It hurts you so much to say that Catherine looks fabulous?
Wouldn't it be much better for you to simply admit that she has a wonderful mane (and she is in her early forties, not a biddje for sure) that you will never have?
Since you seem to be unable to even show any generosity toward people at a funeral, I won't show you any either.
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Delete* not a ridiculous biddy like someone here for sure
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