BREAKING NEWS: Duchess of Kent’s will published – full details
The Duchess of Kent’s will has been published today, offering fresh insight into the royal’s finances. Katharine left more than £1.4million (£1,433,206 in total) in her will, the bulk of which went to her children, probate records showed.
The royal was a beloved member of the Firm, who was married to the late Queen Elizabeth’s cousin, the Duke of Kent, for 64 years. Senior members of the Royal Family usually do not have their wills published, but since Katharine stepped down from her royal duties in 2002, it is thought this is why her will was made public.
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The Duchess of Kent died last year (Image: Getty)
The Daily Mail, which claims to have seen the records, reported that in her will, Katharine left £10,000 to the charity Future Talent Musicians, which she co-founded in 2004. She also left legacies of £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, like jewellery, furniture and household contents, were left to the Duke of Kent.
The will did, however, state that Prince Edward should distribute any items in accordance with any note left by her.
Katharine was married to Prince Edward (Image: Getty)
According to the records, Katharine’s will was drawn up on October 5, 2022 and signed simply as Katharine Kent. It was witnessed by a personal assistant and an occupational therapist.
According to the will, Katharine’s interest in a property in Edwardes Square, Kensington, west London, is to be left to her grandson Edward Edmund Maximilian George Windsor, the Baron Downpatrick.
The income from interest in her family trust – the Worsley Settlement – is to be given to her husband during his lifetime.
Afterwards, half the remaining capital and income go to her eldest son, the Earl of St Andrews, with a third going to her other son and a one-sixth share for her daughter Lady Helen.
If any of her children pre-deceased her, then their share would go to any children they had.
The remainder of her estate, known as 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 attended by several members of the Royal Family and it was the first Catholic funeral service staged for a member of the Firm in modern British history.
A devout follower of the Roman Catholic faith, the Duchess became the first member of the Firm to convert to Catholicism for more than 300 years, doing so in 1994, and it was her wish to have her funeral at Westminster Cathedral.
She is survived by her husband, the Duke of Kent, and their three children, George Windsor, 64, who is Earl of St Andrews, Lady Helen Taylor, 62, and Lord Nicholas Windsor, 55.
