Duchess of Kent, First British Royal to Convert to Catholicism Since 1685, Dies Aged 92
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Duchess of Kent death: Royal who converted to Catholicism, dies aged 92
The duchess, who was married to the late Queen’s cousin, had retreated from public life in recent years
The Duke of Kent, the wife of Queen Elizabeth II's wife, and the first member of the British royal family who had become Catholic in the last three centuries, died at the age of 92. The Buckingham Palace reported that she had stopped her life from being ‘dwelling, surrounded by family’, in her home of House Kensington.
She "passed through the silent newspapers last night at the Kensington House, surrounded by families," appears in a speech delivered yesterday, while the stage from the Buckingham House was collapsed in the bar, a BBC announcement...
Catherine, Duchess of Kent, died at Kensington Palace in London at the age of 92, surrounded by her family. The British royal family announced the news on September 5th. King Charles III, a second cousin of Catherine's husband, Prince Edward, paid tribute to her civic commitment, passion for music, and empathy for young people. Catherine was known to tennis fans for presenting trophies to the winners of the Wimbledon tournament from the 1970s un…
Catholicism and British nobles were considered incompatible for centuries. Until Duchess Katharine of Kent became Catholic 30 years ago. Now she has died.
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