65 years ago - the wedding of the Duke of Kent and Katharine Worsley

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 The Duke of Kent and Katharine Worsley were married on June 8, 1961, at York Minster.   The Duke, 25, was the eldest son of the late Prince George, Duke of Kent, and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark. Prince Edward was only 6 years old when his father died in an air crash while on active duty in August 1942.  

His bride, Katharine Lucy Worsley, two years his senior, was the youngest child of Sir William Worsley, 4th Bt.  The young duke was smitten with the Yorkshire-born lass, but his mother, determined to find him a royal bride, threw numerous obstacles in her son's way. She eventually agreed to the marriage.

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The reception was held at Hovingham Hall, owned by Sir William Worsley

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