‘Royal who paved her own way’ Katharine, Duchess of Kent, an obituary | Palace Confidential

The Duchess of Kent has died aged 92, Buckingham Palace has announced.

Born Katharine Worsley to an aristocratic family from Yorkshire in the north of England, she found herself one of the most photographed women in the world when she joined the Royal Family in 1961 by marrying the Duke of Kent who was a grandson of King George V.

Here the Daily Mail’s Robert Hardman looks back at her extraordinary service-filled life which Buckingham Palace said was marked by a 'passion for music and her empathy for young people.'

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