My photos of the Duchess of Kent

 No fancy cameras for me in the 1980s when I took these photos of the Duchess of Kent in London and New York City.  It was not until the mid-1990s that I bought my first SLR.

July 1985 Guilhall, London

October 1985 Westbury Hotel, NYC, British-American Chamber of Commerce

October 1985  Aquascutum on Fifth Avene, NYC

James and Julia Ogilvy's wedding, Saffron Walden  July 30, 1988  with the Duke of Fife and Lady Helen 

Galilee Porch St. George's Chapel, Windsor July 18, 1992  Lady Helen's wedding

Hon. Angus Ogilvy with James and Julia 

Ten years later, the Duchess of Kent retired from royal duties.

The Duchess of Kent's funeral

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The Funeral of Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent will take place at Westminster Cathedral on Tuesday, 16th September at 1400hrs BST. 

Ahead of the Funeral, The Duchess of Kent’s coffin will rest in the private chapel at Kensington Palace. Her Royal Highness’s coffin will be taken by hearse to Westminster Cathedral on Monday, 15th September, where the Rite of Reception and Vespers will take place, on the eve of the Requiem Mass. 

Thereafter it will rest overnight in the Lady Chapel. On the afternoon of Tuesday, 16th September, Their Majesties The King and Queen and Members of the Royal Family will join The Duke of Kent and members of The Duchess’s family at the Requiem Mass for The Duchess of Kent. 

 Afterwards, the coffin will be taken by hearse to the Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore, Windsor. 

 Flags will be half-masted at all official Royal Residences flying the Union flag on the day of the Funeral.

https://www.royal.uk/the-duchess-of-kent

Princess Beatrice of Edinburgh the 1st British princess who became a Catholic

 HRH, Princess Beatrice Leopoldina Victoria of Edinburgh, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Infanta of Spain,  Duchess of Galliera, was born at Eastwell Park on April 20, 1886. She was the youngest child of HRH Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and HIH Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia.

The Duke of Edinburgh was the fourth child and second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

She was baptized in the Anglican church and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. In 1909, she married HRH Prince Don Alfonso de Borbon-Orléans, Infante of Spain, a first cousin of King Alfonso XIII, in three ceremonies: civil, Lutheran, and Roman Catholic.

The couple’s three sons were raised in the Roman Catholic faith. Still, Baby Bee remained a Protestant until February 2, 1928, when she was received into the Catholic Church in a ceremony in Montpensier Palace in Sanlucar de Barrameda, Spain.

This information was published in Ena y Bee en defense de una de amistad. 

Although she lived for most of her life outside the United Kingdom, Princess Beatrice was a British princess by birth and never lost that position. Her coffin was covered with the British flag.

She was the first British royal to become a Roman Catholic. The Duchess of Kent, a British princess by marriage, was the second. 

HRH the Duchess of Kent 1933-2025

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HRH The Duchess of Kent (1933-2025)

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 HRH The Duchess of Kent passed away at Kensington Palace on September 4. She was the wife of HRH Prince Edward, Duke of Kent. She was 92.

The Duchess of Kent was the oldest member of the British Royal Family.  She was born Katharine Mary Worsley at Hovingham Hall, in Hovingham, York, on February 22, 1933. She was the only daughter of Sir William Worsley, 4th Baronet, and his wife, Joyce Morgan Brunner.   Her nephew, William, is the 6th baronet.

Her Royal Highness is survived by her husband, HRH the Duke of Kent, her children, George, Earl of St. Andrews, Lady Helen Taylor, and Lord Nicholas Windsor, and ten grandchildren: Edward, Baron Downpatrick, Lady Marina-Charlotte Windsor, Lady Amelia Windsor, Columbus Taylor, Cassius Taylor, Eloise Taylor, Estella Taylor, Albert Windsor, Leopold Windsor and Louis Windsor.

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and more from Princess Marie Caroline's wedding

 

Princess Marie Caroline and Leopold Maduro Vollmer

Baron Rikolt von Gagarn with HRH Duchess Marie Caroline in Bavaria and her father, HRH Duke Max in Bavaria

HRH Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria and her husband, Daniel Terberger.  

Prince Nikolaus and Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein with Prince and Princess Josef Emanuel,

 Princess Anunciata and Emanuele Musini, and Princess Astrid and Rafe Worthington

Duchess Anna in Bavaria with her husband, Baron Andreas von Maltzan, and her two sons, Heinrich and Johannes Runow (from her previous marriage)

HRH Duke Philipp of Württemberg and his sister, HRH The Princess of Waldburg zu Zeil

TU&RH Archduke Simeon and Archduchess Maria of Austria

TSH Prince Philipp and Princess Isabelle of Liechtenstein

HSH Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein and her family.

HRH Prince Sebastien of Luxembourg

The groom and his mother; HRH Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein with the groom's father.

In the blue dress, Countess Livia von Wilczek and in the brown-gold dress Countess Giorgiana von Arco-Zinneburg

HI&RH Princess Gabriela and HRH Prince Henri of Bourbon-Parma and HRH Prince Sebastien of Luxembourg

HI & RH Countess Maria Beatrice of Arco-Zinneberg  and Princess Luisa of Belgium

HRH Prince Clemens von Sachsen-Gessaphe with unidentified plus one.

HRH & HSH The Hereditary Princess and Prince of Liechtenstein

Leopoldo's parents, Sofia and Francisco 

Thank you to my dear friend for allowing me to use your photos.  As always, the copyright belongs to the photographer!

Lord Hugh Carnegie marries Catherine Morgan

 

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Lord Hugh Carnegie, youngest son of the Duke and Duchess of Fife, and Catherine “Kate” Morgan were married on August 30th at the Farnell Parish Church in Brechin, Scotland.  He is third in line, after his two older brothers, Charles, Earl of Southesk, and George, to the Fife dukedom.  Lord Southesk has two daughters, who are ineligible to inherit the title.

The ceremony was followed by a reception at Kinnaird Castle, which is owned by the Duke of Fife.  The 600-year-old castle offers a stately home experience to well-heeled guests.

https://kinnairdcastle.co.uk/

Lady Marina Windsor and her fiancé, Nico Macauley, were among the guests.

Lord Hugh and Lady Marina Windsor are fourth cousins and descendants of Queen Victoria. 

Victoria - Edward VII - Louise - Maud - James - David - Hugh

Victoria - Edward VII - George V - George - Edward - George - Marina

Lord Hugh is also a descendant of William IV through an illegitimate line, as the king had no surviving legitimate issue.

William (through his mistress Dorothea Jordan)   - Lady Elizabeth FitzClarence (m 18th Earl of Erroll) - Lady Agnes Hay (m 5th Earl of Fife)  - Alexander, 1st Duke of Fife (m Princess Louise, Princess Royal) -  Maud (m 11th Earl of Southesk) - James, 3rd Duke of Fife - David, 4th Duke of Fife - Lord George Carnegie

Lady Hugh Carnegie wore the Fife tiara, which is on permanent loan to Historic Royal Palaces and is on display at Kensington Palace.  The tiara was also worn by the wives of Lord Hugh's two older brothers, Charles, the Earl of Southesk.

The tiara was a gift from the future King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra to their eldest daughter, Princess Louise, when she married Alexander Duff, 6th Earl of Fife, in July 1889.

Louise's grandmother, Queen Victoria, created Lord Fife as the 1st Duke of Fife at the wedding breakfast.  This is not the same as the Fife Tiara, which is given to the nation instead of taxes.  Both tiaras are on display at Kensington Palace.  The Duke of Fife has loaned the Fringe tiara to the palace.  Both tiaras can be used by members of the Fife family.

Please see Court Jeweller's excellent article for more information about Princess Louise's tiaras.   

https://www.thecourtjeweller.com/2023/07/princess-louises-sparkling-diamond-wedding-tiaras.html#more-48963

Lord Hugh, 32, is a graduate of Harrow.  He received a Master of Arts in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support from the University of Edinburgh.  He spent a year as part of an exchange program with the University of Texas at Austin.

He also completed a Mandarin Language program at Tsinghua University.   Lord Hugh is the co-founder of review.legal.

https://www.review.legal/

The couple became engaged in August 2024.

https://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2024/08/a-qvd-engagement-lord-hugh-carnegie-and.html