The will of the Duchess of Kent, Katharine, has been made public, disclosing that she left more than £1.4 million (£1,433,206 in total) to her family and charities. Probate records show the bulk of her estate went to her three children, with specific bequests to godchildren and a music charity she co-founded.
Key Bequests and Beneficiaries
According to the Daily Mail, which viewed the records, Katharine left £10,000 to Future Talent Musicians, a charity she co-founded in 2004. She also left £5,000 each to her nine godchildren: Catherine Cameron, Tania Astor, Clare Kerr, Amabel Kerr, Emma Scott, Christopher Morrell, Edward Marsh, Andrew Burley, and George Anandraj.
Her personal belongings, including jewellery, furniture, and household contents, were left to her husband, the Duke of Kent. However, the will stipulated that Prince Edward should distribute items in accordance with any note left by her.
Property and Trust Arrangements
The will, drawn up on October 5, 2022, and signed simply as Katharine Kent, was witnessed by a personal assistant and an occupational therapist. It left her interest in a property in Edwardes Square, Kensington, west London, to her grandson Edward Edmund Maximilian George Windsor, the Baron Downpatrick.
Income from her family trust, the Worsley Settlement, is to go to her husband during his lifetime. After his death, half the remaining capital and income go to her eldest son, the Earl of St Andrews, with a third to her other son and a one-sixth share to her daughter Lady Helen. If any child predeceased her, their share would pass to their children.
Residuary Estate and Funeral
The remainder of her estate, the residuary, was left in trust for her three children after payment of legal and funeral expenses. Katharine died on September 4, 2025, at Kensington Palace’s Wren Cottage, aged 92. Her funeral was the first Catholic funeral service for a member of the Royal Family in modern British history, reflecting her conversion to Catholicism in 1994—the first royal to do so in over 300 years.
She is survived by her husband, the Duke of Kent, and their children: George Windsor, 64 (Earl of St Andrews), Lady Helen Taylor, 62, and Lord Nicholas Windsor, 55.
