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 Just shared my heart on The Rue. rkrsrue.blogspot.com I hope your Saturday is one of hope, peace and love.  from R's rue https://ift.tt/CJLQxq0

  Katharine Worsley, the Duchess of Kent, died on Thursday at the age of 92. Her title was deceptive because she was a Yorkshirewoman, born at Hovingham Hall in the North Riding of Yorkshire in 1933. Can you see that there is a cricket match in progress in front of the grand country house? She married into the House of Windsor in 1961. Her husband was Prince Edward, The Duke of Kent. Princess Anne was one of the bridesmaids and Noel Coward was one of the guests. Unusually, this fabulous royal wedding took place in York Minster and not down in London. Now, I should say at this point that I am not a great royal watcher. My idea of hell would be being locked in a room with royal TV dramas like "The Crown" being played continuously on a large screen.  Normally, I am just not interested and somewhat resentful of royal privilege. However, The Duchess of Kent had a special secret that made her quite admirable in my view. Let me share it with you. For thirteen years, she paid ...