Members of the British royal family have gathered in London to farewell the Katharine, the Duchess of Kent, who died earlier this month, at the age of 92 .

King Charles led the extended family, who arrived at Westminster Cathedral on Tuesday (Tuesday night AEST) for the first Catholic funeral service held for a member of the royal family in modern British history.

Queen Camilla pulled out of the service at the last minute due to illness, as she recovers from acute sinusitis ahead of the US state visit later this week.

As a result, the monarch arrived with his private secretary Sir Clive Alderton by his side instead.

But, the arrival that captured perhaps the most surprise was His Majesty's younger brother, Prince Andrew.

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