As he says goodbye to the Duchess of Kent in a royal milestone, King Charles appears to have broken with tradition and become the first monarch in nearly four centuries.
Prince William and Harry’s father joined his family members for a requiem mass for the Duchess of Kent, the wife of a cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth, on Tuesday, making him the first British monarch in about 400 years to attend a Roman Catholic funeral, according to a Reuters report.
After marrying Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, in 1961, Katharine Worsley became a member of the royal family. She passed away on September 4 at the age of 92.
The article goes on to explain that King Charles broke with custom.
