Overview

• An official palace statement said she died peacefully at Kensington Palace yesterday evening surrounded by family, with the King and Queen offering condolences to the Duke of Kent and his relatives.
• A formal notice was posted at Buckingham Palace and the Union flag was lowered to half-mast at noon in line with royal protocol.
• Born Katharine Worsley, she married Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, at York Minster in 1961 and was the wife of Queen Elizabeth II’s first cousin; their three surviving children are George, Lady Helen Taylor and Lord Nicholas Windsor.
• She maintained a long association with Wimbledon, presenting trophies for decades and memorably consoling finalist Jana Novotna after the 1993 women’s final.
• Her public life included a noted conversion to Catholicism in 1994, later work teaching music, the founding of the charity Future Talent, and international service with UNICEF, VSO and the Samaritans.