The Duke of Kent and Andrew Parker Bowles have been a few of the mourners to pay their respects to Box Marshal Lord Guthrie at his funeral requiem mass at Westminster Cathedral on Wednesday. It comes simply weeks after the Duke, 90, bid an emotional farewell to his past due spouse, the Duchess of Kent, on the Catholic cathedral.
Prince Edward, who’s the cousin of the past due Queen Elizabeth II, used to be dressed respectfully in a black swimsuit as he used to be seated a few of the congregation, together with Queen Camilla’s ex-husband and retired British military officer Andrew, former British tennis participant Debbie Jevans, and previous baby-kisser Michael Portillo.
© PA Photographs by way of Getty PhotographsCharles Ronald Llewelyn Guthrie, who died elderly 86 on 18 September, held essentially the most senior positions throughout the Armed Forces. He served as Leader of the Normal Personnel from 1994 to 1997 and Leader of the Defence Personnel from 1997 to 2001.
© GettyHe endured his provider as Colonel Commandant of the Particular Air Carrier from 2001 to 2010, Colonel of The Lifestyles Guards 1998 to 2019 and served as Gold Stick in Ready to the past due Queen from 1999 to 2019. In 1971, he married Catherine Worrall, the daughter of a colonel of the Coldstream Guards. Catherine died in 2022 and the couple are survived by means of their sons, David and Andrew.
The Duke of Kent retired from the Military with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1976 to hold out full-time royal tasks, however he nonetheless keeps his shut hyperlinks to the army. Even supposing he has no longer formally retired from public existence, he has scaled again his commitments in recent times.
© Getty Photographs for Buckingham PalaceFinal week, the Duke marked his 90th birthday on 9 October, with the royal circle of relatives sharing their well-wishes on social media, together with a in the past unseen {photograph} of the King and the Duke at Buckingham Palace after the coronation in 2023. Photographs shared by means of the crowd, British Poles, confirmed that the Duke held an intimate birthday party at Ognisko Polskie in South Kensington, the place his brother, Prince Michael of Kent, used to be a few of the visitors.
