Katharine, Duchess of Kent (Katharine Lucy Mary; née Worsley, 22 February 1933), is a member of the British Royal Family, the wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, a grandson of King George V and Queen Mary, and first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. The Duchess's warm and informal manner has won her many admirers. She prefers to be known in her private life as Katharine Kent. She also has expressed a preference for being known as Katharine, Duchess of Kent, a style usually reserved for divorced or widowed peeresses. However, her formal title remains Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent.