Fifth Generation

185. HRH Prince Edward Windsor, 2nd Duke of Kent^1,3 was born on 9 Oct 1935 in 3 Belgrave Sq., London, Middlesex, United Kingdom.¹⁰¹ He died in living. Him Prince Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick. (Alan Hamilton in the Royal 100 lists his birth date as 9 Oct 1935). He and his wife present the trophies at Wimbledon every year and is less well known in his position as head of the English Freemasonry movement. His title in that capacity being Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England. His wife is a commoner, the strikingly elegant Katharine Worsley6. The Kents have no lands or estate of their own. They sold the family home of Coppins, in the village of Iver, Buckinghamshire, and are now grace-and-favor tenants of the Queen at Anmer Hall, a large house on the Sandringham estate. They also have a grace-and-favor residence in St. James' Palace known as York House.

HRH Prince Edward Windsor, 2nd Duke of Kent and HRH Katherine Lucy Mary Worsley, Duchess of Kent were married on 8 Jun 1961 in York, United Kingdom.¹⁰¹ HRH Katherine Lucy Mary Worsley, Duchess of Kent^1,3 (daughter of Sir William Worsley) was born on 22 Feb 1933 in Hovingham, Yorks, United Kingdom.¹⁰¹ She died in living. Duke of Kent & Miss Katherine Worsley
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Here is the guest list for the Duke & Duchess of Kent.
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent & Miss Katherine Worsley.
Held in York Minster, York.

8th June 1961.

Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent
Prince Michael of Kent
Princess Alexandra of Kent
Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales
Prince Anne (Bridesmaid)
Princess Margaret & Mr Antony Armstrong-Jones
Duke & Duchess of Gloucester
Prince William of Gloucester
Princess Mary, the Princess Royal & Countess of Harewood
Earl & Countess of Harewood
Hon. Gerald & Hon. Mrs Lascelles
Duke & Duchess of Fife
Adm. Hon. Sir Alexander & Lady Patricia Ramsay
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
Archduke Ferdinand & Archduchess Helene of Austria
Crown Princess Margrethe of Denmark
Prince Georg & Princess Anne of Denmark
Crown Prince Constantine of Greece
Princess Sophie of Greece
Princess Katherine of Greece, Lady Brandram & Major Richard Brandram
Princess Eugenie of Greece, Princess della Torre e Tasso
Princess Margarita, Dowager Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Prince Kraft, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Prince Charles of Luxembourg
Princess Irene of the Netherlands
Crown Prince Harald of Norway
Prince & Princess Friedrich of Prussia
Princess Ileana of Roumania
Infante Juan of Spain, Count of Barcelona
Infante Juan Carlos of Spain, Prince of the Asturias
Count Hans Veit of Toerring-Jettenbach
Prince Tomislav & Princess Margarita of Yugoslavia
Prince Paul & Princess Olga of Yugoslavia
Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia
Princess Elisabeth of Yugoslavia, Mrs Oxenburg & Mr Howard Oxenburg
Duke & Duchess of Beaufort
Lady Helena Gibb
Adm. Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Lord & Lady Brabourne
Mr David Hicks & Lady Pamela Hicks

Absent:

Count Carl of Toerring-Jettenbach

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HRH Prince Edward Windsor, 2nd Duke of Kent and HRH Katherine Lucy Mary Worsley, Duchess of Kent had the following children:

+382	i.	George Philip Nicholas Windsor, Earl of St. Andrews.
+383	ii.	Lady Helen Marina Lucy Windsor.
384	iii.	Lord Nicholas Charles Edward Jonathan Windsor1,3 was born on 25 Jul 1970 in Kings College, Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, United Kingdom.101 He died in living. He was christened in Private Chapel, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, United Kingdom. Name: Lord Nicholas Charles Edward Jonathan of Windsor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- August 19 2001 BRITAIN Duke of Kent's son forfeits royal line to become Roman Catholic Christopher Morgan, Religious Affairs Correspondent Windsor: 25th in line ANOTHER member of the royal family has left the Church of England and become a Roman Catholic. Lord Nicholas Windsor, the younger son of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, has forfeited his 25th place in line to the throne as a result of his decision. He follows in the footsteps of his mother, who embraced Catholicism in 1994, becoming the highest profile royal convert in recent times. His brother, the Earl of St Andrews, is also ruled out of the line of succession because he married Silvana Tomaselli, a Canadian academic who is a Catholic. Their uncle, Prince Michael of Kent, lost his right of succession to the throne when he married a Catholic, Baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz (now known as Princess Michael), in 1978. According to the Act of Settlement of 1701, no Roman Catholic can accede to the throne and nobody in line can remain in succession if he or she marries or becomes a Roman Catholic. Yesterday Nicholas, 31, confirmed that he had become a Catholic. "I can confirm that it is true, but I would prefer to say no more than that," he said. "I consider the time and place to be a private matter." The reception is understood to have taken place last Easter. It is likely to have been part of the church's rite of Christian initiation for adults, whereby a group seeking admission to the church is prepared and received together. It is usual for this to culminate in the Easter vigil, the principal act of worship of the Christian year. Nicholas drew unwelcome attention to himself as an 18-year-old when - after finishing his A-levels at Harrow - he was detained with a friend in St James's Park in London and charged with possession of cannabis. He was let off with a caution because the quantity of the drug found was so small. Recently friends have commented on his deepening interest in the Christian faith. He has become a regular visitor to Heythrop College, a Jesuit foundation within the University of London. His mother joined the Catholic church two years after the Church of England was plunged into turmoil following its decision in 1992 to ordain women priests. The duchess has, however, not become partisan in her religious practice and still regularly attends events at St Paul's Cathedral in London. The duke and duchess, with their family, have for years attended the annual Christmas Eve carol service at the cathedral. The duchess has also given public support to the Royal Ulster Constabulary in its determination to preserve its name. The Act of Settlement was passed by parliament to consolidate the position of William of Orange, who took the throne and accepted a bill of rights that debarred anyone who "shall profess the popish religion or shall marry a papist". The act has recently been the subject of considerable controversy as it is seen by many of the 5m Roman Catholics in Britain to be discriminatory and deeply offensive. Senior figures in the Church of England, including the Archbishop of York, as well as senior Labour politicians are sympathetic to amending the act to remove the prohibition on Roman Catholics occupying the throne. Additional reporting: Matt Parker ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------