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Duchess of Kent's coffin taken to Westminster Cathedral ahead of funeral
Katharine, Duchess of Kent, who converted to Catholicism in 1994, was honored with a historic funeral at Westminster Cathedral attended by senior royals including King Charles III.
- The Duchess of Kent's coffin was taken to Westminster Cathedral ahead of her funeral, draped in the royal standard and carried by soldiers from the Royal Dragoon Guard, of which she was deputy colonel in chief.
- The King, Queen, and other senior royals will attend Tuesday's Requiem Mass, the first Catholic funeral for a member of the Royal Family in Britain's modern history.
- After the private family funeral service, the coffin will be taken to the royal burial ground in Frogmore, Windsor.
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As supreme ruler of the Protestant Church of England, King Charles III set aside protocol to attend the funeral of the Duchess of Kent at Westminster Cathedral.
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