The Yorkshire County Cricket Club is saddened to learn of the passing of Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent.
Her Royal Highness was married for 64 years to The Duke of Kent, cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth II and was a patron of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club (the Club).
Having grown up at Hovingham Hall near York, the Duchess was awarded the Honorary Freedom of the City of York in 1989. The Duchess became a working Member of The Royal Family following her marriage, and in 1977 she was created a Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order.
Her father, Sir William Worsley, the fourth Baronet, captained the Club in 1928 and 1929 and was for 14 years Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire.
Everyone at the Club would like to extend their condolences to His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent and all of her family.
