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Worsley met Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, the eldest son of Prince George, Duke of Kent, and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, while he was based at Catterick Camp. [12] On 8 June 1961, the couple married at York Minster, the first royal marriage in that location in 633 years (the last one being between Edward III and Philippa of Hainault ...
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick; born 9 October 1935) is a member of the British royal family.The elder son of Prince George, Duke of Kent, and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, he is a grandson of George V, nephew of Edward VIII and George VI, and first cousin of Elizabeth II.
Duchess of Kent is the principal courtesy title used by the wife of the Duke of Kent. There have been four titles referring to Kent since the 18th century. The current duchess is Katharine, the wife of Prince Edward. He inherited the dukedom on 25 August 1942 upon the death of his father, Prince George, the fourth son of George V.
Married to Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent since 1961, the Duchess of Kent has kept a very low profile in recent years. She is currently the oldest living member of the British royal family, but ...
The Duke of Kent, the oldest working member of the royal family, was joined by his wife the Duchess of Kent as he was serenaded with Happy Birthday on the bagpipes on the day he turned 89.
The Duke and Duchess of Kent with the Duchess of Cambridge. (Karwai Tang/Getty Images) A self-described "Yorkshire lass" Katharine married the Queen's cousin, Prince Edward , back in 1961, and for ...
The wedding of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, and Katharine Worsley took place on Thursday, 8 June 1961, at York Minster in York, England. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, was the eldest son of Prince George, Duke of Kent, and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, while Katharine Worsley was the only daughter and fourth child of landowner Sir William Worsley, 4th Baronet.
Prince George was created Duke of Kent on 9 October 1934. [8] On 29 November 1934, they married at Westminster Abbey, London. [9] The wedding was a grand affair, as it had been more than eleven years since the last royal wedding with Prince Albert, Duke of York, and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen ...