{"id":985,"date":"2025-09-05T17:11:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T17:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=985"},"modified":"2025-09-05T17:11:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T17:11:35","slug":"britains-duchess-of-kent-known-for-her-human-touch-dead-at-92","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=985","title":{"rendered":"Britain\u2019s Duchess of Kent, known for her \u2018human touch,\u2019 dead at 92"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The\u00a0Duchess of Kent, one of Britain\u2019s most beloved royals, died on Thursday night at age 92, surrounded by close family, Buckingham Palace announced Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is with deep sorrow that Buckingham Palace announces the death of Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent,\u201d a statement from Buckingham Palace said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yemi Alade - Tomorrow (Official Music Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G4u2yMsPdG8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHer Royal Highness passed away peacefully last night at Kensington Palace, surrounded by her family,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>King Charles, Queen Camilla and other members of the British royal family will remember the duchess for her \u201clife-long devotion to all the organisations with which she was associated, her passion for music and her empathy for young people,\u201d the palace said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>British Prime Minister Keir Starmer sent his \u201csincere condolences\u201d to the royal family following the death, calling the duchess \u201cone of our hardest working royals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShe brought compassion, dignity and a human touch to everything she did,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Prince and Princess of Wales said the duchess \u201cwill be a much missed member of the family\u201d in a statement posted on X. \u201cThe Duchess worked tirelessly to help others and supported many causes, including through her love of music,\u201d the post said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The King has approved a period of royal mourning to take place until the day of her funeral. Details of the funeral and who will attend have not yet been released. The Union Jack over Buckingham Palace was lowered to half mast in a sign of respect following the announcement of the duchess\u2019 death, and the traditional framed announcement was placed on the royal residence\u2019s railings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During this period of\u00a0royal mourning, members of the royal family and staff will wear specific clothing until the funeral. Troops on public duties and those working in the Royal Mews and Livery will wear black armbands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The duchess may not be as well known as other members of the family to the current generation of royal-watchers as she stepped back from royal duties more than two decades ago, in 2002. However, in Britain and to tennis fans worldwide she will be remembered for the part she played at the Wimbledon tennis tournament., where she presented the trophy at the ladies\u2019 singles final for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Born Katharine Worsley to an aristocratic family from Yorkshire, the duchess met her future husband, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, in 1956, while he was stationed at a military barracks in northern England. She married into the royal family five years later, in 1961. Prince Edward was a cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following their wedding, the duchess became a working royal, volunteering for the Passage night shelter for the homeless, and traveling the world as an ambassador for UNICEF. The couple had three children, and another son who was stillborn. In 1994, she became the first royal to convert to Catholicism for more than 300 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Wimbledon, she famously cast aside royal formalities and became a consoling figure for the competition\u2019s finalists \u2013 most notably comforting a devastated\u00a0Jana Novotna\u00a0following the Czech star\u2019s defeat in the 1993 final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Five years later, it was a different story when Novotna beat Nathalie Tauziat in the final to win the title, with the duchess on hand to present the trophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After stepping back from public duties in 2002, the duchess, who had a deep passion for music and played the piano, organ and violin, taught the subject at a primary school in Hull, northeastern England, for several years. 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