Katharine, The Duchess of Kent

Born Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley; 22nd February 1933

Married Prince Edward, The Duke of Kent in 1961

The couple have three living children:

George, Earl of St Andrews, born 26 June 1962 at Coppins; married Sylvana Tomaselli

Lady Helen Taylor, born 28 April 1964 at Coppins; married Timothy Taylor

Lord Nicholas Windsor, born 25 July 1970 at King's College Hospital in London; married, 2006, Paola Doimi de Lupis de Frankopan

Katharine had a miscarriage in 1975 owing to rubella and gave birth to a stillborn son, Patrick, in 1977; this loss sent her into a severe depression about which she has spoken publicly

In 1978, the Duchess was hospitalised for several weeks owing to "nervous strain". The Duchess suffers from coeliac disease and Epstein–Barr virus, whose symptoms resemble those of ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as "chronic fatigue syndrome").

She stepped down from her role as head of the ME Society in the UK, and has since energetically worked with various charities and schools.

The Duchess of Kent decided in 2002 not to use the style "Her Royal Highness" herself and to reduce her royal duties. Since then, she has been informally known as Katharine Kent or Katharine, Duchess of Kent, although her formal style (e.g., in the Court Circular) remains HRH The Duchess of Kent.

In keeping with her withdrawal from full royal duties in 1996, the Duchess took a position as a music teacher in Wansbeck Primary School in Kingston upon Hull. She also gave piano lessons in a rented studio flat near her official residence at Kensington Palace. The Duchess of Kent had served as the president of the Royal Northern College of Music, and was the director of National Foundation for Youth Music from 1999 to 2007

The Duchess of Kent converted to Catholicism in 1994; she was the first member of the royal family to convert publicly since the passing of the Act of Settlement 1701.

The Duchess is strongly associated with the world of music and has performed as a member of several choirs

I ended up picking all book characters, so I'm including their names because they might not be universally recognizable. And I have no idea if anyone else has read all of these books, so this will be interesting! ^^'

Fanny Price from Mansfield Park by Jane Austen:

Lirael from the Old Kingdom series by Garth Nix:

Gavir from Powers by Ursula K. Le Guin:

Katharine from the Tales of Magic series by Edward Eager: