The Duke of Kent has celebrated a major milestone birthday just weeks after his wife, Katharine, the Duchess of Kent , died aged 92. The Duke held an intimate birthday celebration at Ognisko Polskie in South Kensington where his brother, Prince Michael of Kent and other guests were also in attendance. Pictures posted from the event shows the Duke posing with guests and sitting in front of a birthday cake. The celebration was also attended by members of British Poles – a group that focuses on Poles in the UK and British and Polish relations.

The Duke has a long-standing close relationship with the group and a deep connection with Polish culture. After the Second World War, Prince Edward's parents, Prince George and Princess Marina, offered the Polish noble family Koziell-Poklewski to

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