Overview
- The King and Queen held the reception on Oct. 29 at Windsor Castle to honor Prince Edward, Duke of Kent’s 90th birthday.
- Official records listed attendees including the Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Duke of Gloucester, and the Duke’s siblings, Princess Alexandra and Prince Michael.
- The Prince and Princess of Wales did not attend during their children’s half‑term break, and the Duchess of Edinburgh was at a previously scheduled engagement in London.
- The palace had signaled earlier in October via royal social media that the King would host a birthday reception for the Duke later in the month.
- The Duke turned 90 on Oct. 9, continues as an active working royal tied to many organizations, and is grieving his wife, Katharine, who died on Sept. 4 with a Requiem Mass on Sept. 16.