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Pallbearers from The Royal Dragoon Guards carry Katharine, Duchess of Kent’s coffin, draped in the Royal Standard, into Westminster Cathedral for a Vigil for the Deceased with Rite of Reception and Vespers for the Dead ahead of her funeral on Sept. 15, 2025, in London.

British royal family holds first Catholic funeral in centuries for Duchess of Kent

Sep 16, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The Duchess of Kent died on Sept. 4 at the age of 92 and asked that her funeral be held... Read more

Front view of Westminster Cathedral, London.

British royal family set to have first Catholic funeral in centuries

Sep 15, 2025

By Eduardo Berdejo

The first Catholic funeral of a member of the British royal family since the Anglican Reformation will take place at... Read more

The Duke and Duchess of Kent stand on a balcony at Buckingham Palace during the annual Trooping the Colour Ceremony on June 15, 2013, in London.

Duchess of Kent, first senior royal to become Catholic in 300 years, dies at 92

Sep 6, 2025

By Edward Pentin

The Duchess of Kent’s 1994 reception into the Church by Cardinal Basil Hume marked the first public conversion of a... Read more

Pope Francis greets England’s King Charles and Queen Camilla on April 9, 2025, at the pope’s private residence in the Vatican.

Pope Francis meets with King Charles and Queen Camilla at the Vatican

Apr 9, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Pope Francis greeted England’s King Charles and Queen Camilla on Wednesday in a brief meeting in which the dignitaries wished... Read more