A solemn Requiem Mass for the repose of the soul of Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent was offered yesterday at the Venerable English College in Rome.

The Requiem Mass coincided with the funeral liturgy taking place at Westminster Cathedral in London. The Mass, held in the baroque chapel of the College on the Via di Monserrato, was presided over by Cardinal Arthur Roche, Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.

The liturgy was co-organised by the Venerable English College and the British Embassy to the Holy See. Ambassador Chris Trott took part in arranging the service alongside the rector and community of the seminary.