Duchess of Kent has died

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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/05/duchess-of-kent-dies

That’s very sad news.
May she rest in peace.

RIP.

One of the very, very good eggs.
Rest well Mrs Kent (as she was known to her pupils in Hull)

Lovely lady- RIP

Awww, she always seemed so lovely.

She always seemed so lovely. Never forget her with Jana Novotna

She oozed class and compassion. Glad she had such a long and productive life.

Such sad news.

I’ve always had a soft spot for her. She gave up using her HRH later in life, worked as a primary school music teacher, and even gave piano lessons. And, rather wonderfully, she apparently had a soft spot for gangster rap 🤣

I’ve also always loved this photo of her, the Queen, Princess Margaret and Princess Alexandra.

RIP Mrs Kent.

Yes, Mrs Kent, round here. I'm actually genuinely sad to read this news.

And she worked as a Samaritan volunteer too. Exuded peace

I always thought she seemed like a very serene person.

RIP and thoughts for her family.

A very lovely lady. May she rest in peace.

Nothing to add but may she rest in peace and rise in glory.

She was an honorary governor at my school-very popular, especially as she always granted us a half days holiday !
Very down to earth and so genuinely kind. Her example should be followed more closely by other royals，

Just watched the obit on the BBC, a quite remarkable woman who ditched the HRH title and made use of her talents to make the world a better place for children through her music teaching. I hadn't realised she'd lost a child.

Yes, she had suffered badly with her mental health and openly admitted attending a residential facility for six weeks in-patient care in 1976 or so following a full-term stillbirth and subsequent loss of another baby.

As a tennis fan I remember watching her presenting the Ladies’ trophy at Wimbledon for many years.

What a wonderful, well-lived life she had. I’m glad her death was peaceful.

Her daughter, Lady Helen, was on the news yesterday tea-time talking about Armani as they'd worked together for years. How incredibly sad (and obviously even worse) for her to lose her mother the same day.

Lovely, kind & sensitive lady. Rest in peace, Mrs Kent.

My family are from Yorkshire as she was, my DGM and DM were very fond of her, she was a good person, may she RIP.

One of the few good ones, with a genuine interest in public service and a strong work ethic. Her cool beauty and effortless elegance are less important than her character but are still worth a mention.

The Buckingham Palace announcement.

is she standing?

I remember being mesmerised by her as a child in the 1970s. Stunningly beautiful, effortlessly stylish and endlessly compassionate. And totally down to earth. She was latterly overshadowed by Diana (as all the royals were), but for me, she was the OG.