Duke of Kent’s Body Taken to London
Received Friday, 30 p.m. LONDON, Aug. 27. The Duke of Kent's body in an oak coffin, draped with a flog of Air Force blue, on which there was a single wreath of multi-coloured flowers, was brought to London by train to-dov from North Scotland. Aircraftmen guarded the coffin throughout the night, at Dunrobin Castle, the Duke of Sutherland’s Highland seat. Two special coaches carried the bodies of the other victims from farther north. The Duke of Kent’s coffin was placed beside them at Dunrobin station, where 30 members of the Air Force lined the platform and presented arms iu a gur.rd of honour. Country folk from the Highlands stood silent and bareheaded, paying their lart respects. The Duke’s body will lie in Albert Memorial Chapel, Windsor Castle, until the funeral in St. George’s Chapel, Windsor. The Lord Chamberlain announced that donations to the naval amenities fund for the army and air force comfort funds would be appreciated, instead of floral tributes. The London Times points out that the ordinary rules of succession apply to the Dukedom of Kent, meaning that Prince Edward succeeds as the second Duke of Kent.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 67, Issue 206, 29 August 1942, Page 4
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