Overview
- Lady Helen has maintained a discreet schedule of engagements, including a James’ Place fundraiser at Fabric, a Frieze VIP viewing with Princess Eugenie, a cookbook launch, and the Ever After Garden opening for The Royal Marsden.
- In the tribute, she says her mother sold her entire wardrobe at the end of each season to pay for new clothes.
- She also recalls a piano-era accident in which a friend trapped Katharine’s finger in a car door, requiring surgeons to sew the fingertip back on.
- The rites for the duchess included a Vigil on 15 September and a Requiem Mass at Westminster Cathedral on 16 September, attended by the King and the Prince and Princess of Wales, with reports noting it as the first modern Catholic funeral for a royal; Lady Helen supported the Duke of Kent and wore her mother’s engagement ring as the Royal Hearse bore a coffin draped in the Royal Standard.
- The Tatler feature includes a 1980 portrait by Lord Snowdon and appears in the magazine’s January 2026 issue on sale December 4.