With the Queen’s permission, she stepped back from royal duties and taught in a primary school in Hull under the name of ‘Miss Katharine’
The life of the Duchess of Kent, who stepped away from royal life and became a primary school teacher.
Duchess ‘passed away peacefully’ at Kensington Palace on Thursday night
The Duchess of Kent, who was married to the late Queen’s cousin the Duke of Kent, has died at the age of 92, Buckingham Palace has announced.
The duchess was known for handing out trophies at Wimbledon but also worked as a music teacher in Hull.
Duchess of Kent, known for Wimbledon and converting to Catholicism, dies at 92, Buckingham Palace confirms.
Palace says duchess, who was married to late queen’s cousin, ‘passed away peacefully surrounded by family’
Lutto a Buckingham Palace. E' morta a 92 anni la duchessa di Kent, Katharine. La moglie del cugino della regina Elisabetta II, il duca di Kent, si è spenta nella tarda serata…
She was once the great beauty at the heart of the royal family, but the late Queen backed her up to the hilt when she traded in her royal baubles and became a teacher. As her…
Described at the time as 'a long-pondered personal decision by the duchess', Katharine, the Duchess of Kent, was formally received into the Catholic church in January 1994.
Katharine, the Duchess of Kent has died at the age of 99, Buckingham Palace confirmed in a statement Friday.
A member of an aristocratic family, she married the Duke of Kent, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.
Member of the royal family who performed her duties with modesty and empathy before focusing on her private passions including teaching music
Both were seen as beautiful, stylish additions to the The Firm and both gave up their royal duties, but only one handled it well