Probate reveals Duchess of Kent's £1.4 million estate

The late Duchess of Kent, Katharine Worsley, left an estate valued at more than 1.4 million pounds, with the bulk of her wealth directed to her husband and three children, according to probate records made public this week. The Duchess, who died on September 4, 2025, at age 92, also made significant charitable and personal bequests, including a 10,000-pound donation to a music charity she co-founded.

The probate records, released on July 20, 2026, show the Duchess's gross estate was valued at 1,433,696 pounds. The majority of the estate is arranged for the benefit of her three children: George Windsor, the Earl of St Andrews, 64; Lady Helen Taylor, 62; and Lord Nicholas Windsor, 55. Her husband, Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent, is entitled to income from the family trust, known as the Worsley Settlement, during his lifetime. After his death, the remaining capital will be divided among their children.

Specific personal bequests included leaving her interest in a property on Edwardes Square in Kensington to her grandson, Edward Windsor, Baron Downpatrick. She also left 5,000 pounds each to her nine godchildren: Catherine Cameron, Tania Astor, Clare Kerr, Amabel Kerr, Emma Scott,...