Overview

• Senior royals attended the Requiem Mass at Westminster Cathedral, including the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Princess Royal, the Duke of York with Sarah, Duchess of York, and the Duchess of Edinburgh.
• Buckingham Palace said Queen Camilla withdrew this morning because she is recovering from acute sinusitis and sent her thoughts to the Duke of Kent’s family.
• The Duke of Kent arrived with his three children and ten grandchildren after a private vigil, leading the family’s mourning.
• Cardinal Vincent Nichols celebrated the Mass, and the Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendia, read a message of condolence and blessing from Pope Leo XIV.
• The wicker coffin, draped in the Royal Standard, was accompanied by a Royal Dragoon Guards piper and music chosen by the duchess, with burial to follow at the Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore.