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The Change in Royal Family Tradition for Duchess of Kent Funeral at Westminster Cathedral
King Charles attends the first Catholic funeral of a royal family member since the Reformation, honoring the Duchess of Kent's faith and marking ecumenical progress.
- The Duchess of Kent’s Catholic funeral, a historic first for a royal in modern times, is scheduled for September 16 at Westminster Cathedral.
- Her 1994 conversion to Catholicism followed personal loss and made her the first royal to convert publicly in over 300 years.
- The funeral arrangements include an evening prayer service on September 15, a formal reception ceremony, and a Requiem Mass to be celebrated by the Cardinal Archbishop.
- King Charles III, Queen Camilla, other senior royals, and a military piper will attend, with a wreath of white roses symbolizing the duchess's Yorkshire roots.
- Flags will fly at half-mast at royal residences, and the duchess's remains will be interred at Frogmore, continuing a significant tradition shift in the royal family.
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Duchess of Kent’s Catholic funeral to be held at Westminster Cathedral
Katharine, the wife of the late Queen’s cousin the Duke of Kent, died peacefully at home, on the evening of September 4 aged 92. The Duchess of Kent’s funeral service will be held at Westminster Cathedral attend by the King and Queen and other members of the royal family. The requiem mass, a Catholic funeral, is the first to be held for a member of the monarchy in modern British history and will feature a Scottish bagpipe lament performed during…
The late Duchess of Kent was taken to Westminster Cathedral for her funeral on Monday. British royal correspondent Rebecca English shared a video of the arrival at the cathedral on X.
British royal family set to have first Catholic funeral in centuries
Front view of Westminster Cathedral, London. / Credit: Adrian Pingstone on Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 15, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). The first Catholic funeral of a member of the British royal family since the Anglican Reformation will... [...]
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