Duchess of Kent, a royal who chose faith and service, dies at 92

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(OSV News) — Remembered for her passion for charity, teaching music and unwavering humility, the Duchess of Kent — a senior Catholic member of the British royal family — died Sept. 4 at age 92. She was the first British royal to join the Catholic faith since 1685. The duchess seldom used her title of Royal Highness and increasingly preferred obscurity to royal duties. The death of the duchess was announced “with deep sorrow” by Buckingham Palace in a Sept. 5 statement to the media. It will be the first Catholic funeral for a member of the royal family in modern Britain.