#TheRoyalBiography The Duchess of Kent Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley was born at Hovingham Hall, Yorkshire, the fourth child and only daughter of Sir William Arthington Worsley, 4th Baronet, Lord-lieutenant of North Riding (1890 - 1973), and his wife Joyce Morgan Brunner (1895–1979), the Duchess of Kent did not receive formal education until the age of 10, she was educated at Queen Margaret's School, York and at Runton Hill School in North Norfolk, HRH the Duke of Kent met Miss Katherine Worsley, daughter of Sir William Worsley, 4th Bt. , while he was camping near in Caterick Garrison near the ancestral home of the Katherine's family's ancestral home, Hovingham Hall: The Duke of Kent's engagement to Miss Katharine Worsley was announced on March 8, 1961 at Kensington Palace, The Duke presented Miss Worsley with an engagement ring made from an oval sapphire with round diamonds on each side.The bride's wedding dress, designed by John Cavanagh on the recommendation of her future mother-in-law, was made from 237 meters of diaphanous white silk gauze, made in France. It featured a tight bodice, stiff neckline, and a full skirt with a 15-meters double train.She fastened her white tulle veil with a diamond bandeau tiara that belonged to the groom's late grandmother, Queen Mary. The Duke wore the uniform of his regiment, the Royal Scots Grays with the sash of the Royal Victorian Order. #theduchessofkent #thedukeofkent #princessmarinaofgreeceanddenmark #princegeorgedukeofkent #queenmaryoftheunitedkingdom #maryofteck #kinggeorgeVoftheunitedkingdom (em Brazil) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaTDVXYP0Zd/?utm_medium=tumblr