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The Royal Family attended the funeral of the Duchess of Kent at Westminster Cathedral on Tuesday (16 September).
The coffin of Katharine, Duchess of Kent, has been received during a solemn ceremony at Westminster Cathedral on the eve of her funeral service. Soldiers from The Royal Dragoon Guards, a regiment she supported, carried the coffin from the royal hearse into the place of worship.
British Catholics welcomed the presence of King Charles III and top royals at the Sept. 16 funeral Mass for the Duchess of Kent, a Catholic convert, the first such ceremony in the once-persecuted Church’s main cathedral.
King Charles and Kate Middleton put their close bond on public display while attending a historic funeral service on6. The royals gathered at Westminster Cathedral for the funeral of Katharine, the Duchess of Kent,
The Duke of York - who is rarely seen at public royal gatherings anymore following his fall from grace over accusations of sexual assault by the late Virginia Giuffre, which he denies and his friendship with convicted child sex offender - arrived with his former wife Sarah Ferguson.
The Duke of Sussex marks his 41st birthday, and the Duchess of Kent's coffin is taken to Westminster Cathedral on the eve of her funeral
Katharine, the wife of the late Queen’s cousin the Duke of Kent, died peacefully at home, surrounded by her family, on September 4 aged 92.
Katharine, the Duchess of Kent’s family have accompanied her coffin as it arrived at Westminster Cathedral ahead of her funeral service on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Princess Anne has three outings today. She will re-open the Lloyd's Register Building, attend a London International Shipping Week Reception at Mansion House, and attend the Laying Up of Queen Elizabeth's Sovereign's Standards of The Life Guards and The Blues and Royals at Salisbury Cathedral, in Wiltshire.