The funeral Mass for the Duchess of Kent, Queen Elizabeth II’s cousin, just ended on September 16 at Westminster Cathedral – not to be confused with nearby Westminster Abbey. One by one, members of the British royal family left the building with its neo-Byzantine architecture, blinking in the sunlight. King Charles III, his sister, Anne, his eldest son, William, his last wife, Catherine… Except for the queen, Camilla, who is ill, and Prince Harry, Charles’s second son, who is in exile in California, the Windsor family is complete.
Even Andrew, Charles’ younger brother, made the trip accompanied by his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson. However, it has been years since the 65-year-old, who was slightly overweight and had a steely gaze, was kicked out acting noble (serving members of the royal family), due to his past closeness to American sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein.
But that day, in a frock coat and black tie, the former playboy, who had still not accepted his relegation, managed to meet William in the cathedral square and tried to strike up a conversation. His nephew resolutely ignored him: there was no hesitation in interacting with an uncle whose closeness had become toxic.
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