Katharine, Duchess of Kent, center. HRH Duchess of Kent with Sir Walter Campbell, Governor of Queensland, and Lady Campbell at Government House, Brisbane, March 5, 1992.
The Duchess of Kent has died at the age of 92, Buckingham Palace has said.
Her Royal Highness passed away peacefully on Thursday night at Kensington Palace, surrounded by close family members.
A Catholic funeral service would be the first held for a member of the royal family in modern British history.
A devout follower of the Roman Catholic faith, the duchess became the first member of the royal family to convert to Catholicism for more than 300 years, doing so in 1994.
c/o standard.co.uk
